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Ernie Blenkinsop Profile

Full name Ernest Blenkinsop
Popular name Ernie Blenkinsop
Born  20 April 1902 in Cudworth, Yorkshire.
Died 24 April 1969

Club Career while Captain

Club(s) Sheffield Wednesday FC.
Distinctions -

England Career as Captain

Captain number 57th player to captain England.
Player number 529th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back.
First match No. 180, 9 December 1931, England 7 Spain 1, a friendly match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London; aged 29 years, 234 days.
Last match No. 185, 1 April 1933, Scotland 2 England 1, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow; aged 30 years, 346 days.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours 26 full caps for England.
Distinctions

None.

 

Ernie Blenkinsop - Captain's Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 0 2 3.667 0.333 100.0 +3
Away 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.000 2.000 00.0 -1
All 4 3 0 1 12 3 +9 0 2 3.000 0.750 75.0 +2

 

Ernie Blenkinsop - Captain's Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 0 2 1.667 0.667 66.7 +1
Friendlies 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 0 0 7.000 1.000 100.0 +1
All 4 3 0 1 12 3 +9 0 2 3.000 0.750 75.0 +2

 

Ernie Blenkinsop - Captain's Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1931-32 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.000 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1932-33 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 0 1 1.000 1.000 50.0 =0
BC All 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 0 2 1.667 0.667 66.7 +1
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 0 2 1.667 0.667 66.7 +1
All 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 0 2 1.667 0.667 66.7 +1

 

Ernie Blenkinsop - Captain History
Club:  Sheffield Wednesday FC - 4 captaincies
Selector: F.A. International Select Committee  - 4 captaincies
Cap No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 180 Spain 09-Dec-1931 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London F 7 1 HW Start
21st app
LB
2 181 Scotland 09-Apr-1932 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 3 0 HW Start
22nd app
LB
3 182 Northern Ireland 17-Oct-1932 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool BC 1 0 HW Start
23rd app
LB
4 185 Scotland 01-Apr-1933 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC 1 2 AL Start
26th app
LB

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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