| First: | RU |
| Joe Blacklock | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Blacklock |
| Birth Date: | 1878 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | South Shields, England |
| Death Place: | Fletchertown, England |
| Ru Position: | Forward |
| Ru Club1: | Maryport RUFC |
| Ru Appearances1: | 0 |
| Ru Tries1: | 0 |
| Ru Goals1: | 0 |
| Ru Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Ru Points1: | 0 |
| Ru Club2: | Aspatria RUFC |
| Ru Year2start: | 1895 |
| Ru Year2end: | 00 |
| Ru Appearances2: | 0 |
| Ru Tries2: | 0 |
| Ru Goals2: | 0 |
| Ru Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Ru Points2: | 0 |
| Ru Teama: | England |
| Ru Yearastart: | 1898 |
| Ru Yearaend: | 99 |
| Ru Appearancesa: | 2 |
| Ru Triesa: | 0 |
| Ru Goalsa: | 0 |
| Ru Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Ru Pointsa: | 0 |
| Club1: | Broughton Rangers |
| Year1start: | 1900 |
| Appearances1: | 0 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Club2: | Aspatria Hornets RLFC |
| Appearances2: | 0 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Club3: | Workington Town |
| Appearances3: | 0 |
| Tries3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Updated: | 1 May 2021 |
| New: | yes |
Joseph H. Blacklock (20 October 1878 – 28 June 1945) was an English rugby football player.[1] [2]
He began his playing career with Maryport RUFC where he gained the first of his twenty-nine Cumberland county caps. He was a member of their cup winning side in 1893 and again in 1894. He came to Aspatria in 1895, after accepting a position of Deputy Foreman in the local colliery. Blacklock, a strong forward played regularly for the Aspatria club.[1] He was a member of the Cumberland cup winning side of 1895, ’96 and ’99, captaining the side in the latter. He gained two England international caps, both against Ireland; he also represented the North, in their annual game against the South, on several occasions. In 1900, he left Aspatria for a short spell at Broughton Rangers, where he continued to play under the amateur code. He captained the Aspatria Hornets for a brief period before moving to Workington until his retirement. Joseph Blacklock died at Fletchertown, Cumberland on 28 June 1945.[3]
Blacklock played twice for, against in the 1898 and 1899 Home Nations Championships.[1] [2]