Jack Blackman (English footballer) explained

Jack Blackman
Fullname:John James Blackman
Birth Date:25 November 1911
Birth Place:Bermondsey, England
Death Date:[1]
Height:5 ft 9 in[2]
Position:Forward
Years1:1931–1935
Clubs1:Queens Park Rangers
Caps1:108
Goals1:62
Years2:1935–1946
Clubs2:Crystal Palace
Caps2:99
Goals2:52
Years3:1946–1947
Clubs3:Guildford City
Death Place:Croydon, England
Youthclubs1:Weston United

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

Blackman began his senior career at Queens Park Rangers and in October 1935, signed for Crystal Palace, then playing in the Football League Third Division South. 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. 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. 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. In May 1946, Blackman moved on to Guildford City and remained with the club for one season. After retiring from football, he served as a trainer and physiotherapist at Millwall in the 1960s.

Personal life

Blackman died in 1987, aged 76.

References

BibliographyBook: Purkiss. Mike. Sands. Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. 0907969542 . 1989.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaufman . Neilson . VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020 . 18 July 2020 . 12.
  2. News: Palace out for championship. No lack of enterprise at Selhurst . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xi . Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: King, Ian . Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011 . April 2012 . The Derby Books Publishing Company . 9781780910468 . 532.