Allen was born in Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan and as a schoolboy attracted the attention of several football League clubs, including Manchester United, where he had an unsuccessful trial.
Gary Dobbs (born 1965), the author and actor was raised in Gilfach Goch though currently lives in the nearby village of Tonyrefail.
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Bryn Allen (1921–2005), the Wales international footballer was born in Gilfach Goch.
Mynydd Maendy (translation: Maindy Mountain) is a hilltop and moorland, near Gilfach Goch, in south Wales, to the southwest of Tonyrefail.
Gilfach Goch | Owain Goch ap Gruffydd | Rhys Goch Eryri | Johannes von Goch | Iolo Goch | Dafydd Goch |
It runs generally from north to south from the Ogmore Vale and Gilfach Goch, past Bridgend and Ogmore.