Jack Blackman (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John James Blackman | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1911[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bermondsey, England | ||
| Date of death | December 1987 (aged 76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Croydon, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Weston United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1935 | Queens Park Rangers | 108 | (62) |
| 1935–1946 | Crystal Palace | 99 | (52) |
| 1946–1947 | Guildford City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John James Blackman (25 November 1911 – December 1987) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers as a forward.[3] He also played non-league football for Guildford City.
Playing career
[edit]Blackman began his senior career at Queens Park Rangers and in October 1935,[1] signed for Crystal Palace, then playing in the Football League Third Division South.[4] He made a goal-scoring debut in November in a home 5–0 win against Millwall and went on to make 27 appearances that season scoring 19 times.[5] Blackman made 29 appearances in each of the next two seasons scoring 12 and 16 goals respectively and 14 appearances (5 goals) in 1938–9.[6] Regular league football was then suspended due to World War II but Blackman went on to play Wartime League football for Palace up until 1946.[7] In May 1946, Blackman moved on to Guildford City and remained with the club for one season.[1] After retiring from football, he served as a trainer and physiotherapist at Millwall in the 1960s.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Blackman died in 1987, aged 76.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Palace out for championship. No lack of enterprise at Selhurst". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 532. ISBN 9781780910468.
- ^ Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 318.
- ^ Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 164-165.
- ^ Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 166-171.
- ^ Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 172-185.
- Bibliography
Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. ISBN 0907969542.
External links
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- 1911 births
- 1987 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Southwark
- People from Bermondsey
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Guildford City F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. non-playing staff
- Aldershot F.C. wartime guest players
- Millwall F.C. wartime guest players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. wartime guest players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. wartime guest players
- Luton Town F.C. wartime guest players
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- 20th-century English sportsmen
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