Ernest Blackham Explained

Ernest Blackham
Fullname:Ernest Blackham
Birth Date:4 July 1898
Birth Place:Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Death Place:Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height:5 ft 9+1/2 in[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1921–1923
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Totalcaps:1
Totalgoals:0

Ernest Blackham (4 July 1898 – 24 December 1966) was an English football goalkeeper who appeared once for Port Vale in May 1921.

Career

Blackham joined Port Vale in May 1921 and made his Second Division debut on 6 May 1921, in a 2–0 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue.[2] This was to be his only appearance however, and he was released at the end of the 1922–23 season, in which rivals Teddy Peers played 43 games and Daniel Smith also played once.[2]

Career statistics

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Prospects . 31 October 2023 . Athletic News . 14 August 1922.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 32. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.