Joe Blackett Explained

Joe Blackett
Fullname:	Joseph Blackett
Birth Date:	20 June 1875
Birth Place:	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position:	Full back, inside left
Clubs1:	Jubilee Rovers
Clubs2:	Gateshead NER
Clubs3:	Willington Athletic
Years4:	1895–1896
Clubs4:	Newcastle United
Caps4:	0
Goals4:	0
Years5:	1896–1897
Clubs5:	Loughborough
Caps5:	21
Goals5:	8
Years6:	1897–1900
Clubs6:	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps6:	96
Goals6:	11
Years7:	1900–1901
Clubs7:	Derby County
Caps7:	17
Goals7:	1
Years8:	1901
Clubs8:	Sunderland
Caps8:	0
Goals8:	0
Years9:	1901–1905
Clubs9:	Middlesbrough
Caps9:	78
Goals9:	4
Years10:	1905–1906
Clubs10:	Luton Town
Caps10:	34
Goals10:	1
Years11:	1906–1909
Clubs11:	Leicester Fosse
Caps11:	78
Goals11:	0
Years12:	1909–1912
Clubs12:	Rochdale
Clubs13:	Barrow

Joseph Blackett was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County, Middlesbrough and Leicester Fosse.^[1]

Personal life

Blackett served as a sergeant in the Army Service Corps and the Labour Corps during the First World War.^[2]

Career statistics

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Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1897–98^[3]	First Division	30	1	2	0	32	1
	1898–99^[4]		33	9	3	3	36	12
	1899–1900^[5]		33	1	2	0	35	1
	Total		96	11	7	3	103	14
Derby County	1900–01^[6]	First Division	17	1	0	0	17	1
Middlesbrough	1901–02	Second Division	27	0	2	0	29	0
	1902–03	First Division	8	0	0	0	8	0
	1903–04		32	3	4	0	36	3
	1904–05		11	1	0	0	11	1
	Total		78	4	6	0	84	4
Luton Town	1905–06^[7]	Southern League First Division	34	1	2	0	36	1
Leicester Fosse	1906–07^[8]	Second Division	33	0	1	0	34	0
	1907–08		27	0	2	0	29	0
	1908–09	First Division	18	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		78	0	3	0	81	0
Career total			303	17	18	3	321	20

Honours

Middlesbrough

• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1901–02^[9]

Leicester Fosse

• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1907–08^[10]

Notes and References

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 29.
2. Web site: Joseph Blackett Service Record . 4 October 2021 . Football and the First World War . en-US.
3. Web site: Squad List 1897/98 . 27 October 2019 . Wolves.
4. Web site: Squad List 1898/99 . 27 October 2019 . Wolves.
5. Web site: Squad List 1899/1900 . 27 October 2019 . Wolves.
6. Web site: Joseph Blackett . 27 October 2019 . 11v11.com.
7. Web site: Joseph Blackett . 3 December 2020 . Hatters Heritage.
8. Web site: Joe Blackett Leicester City career stats . 27 October 2019 . FoxesTalk . en-GB.
9. Web site: Blackett Joe Luton Town 1905 . 27 October 2019 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
10. Web site: Leicester City 1907–08 season Stats galore for LCFC! . 27 October 2019 . FoxesTalk . en-GB.