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George
Blackburn |
Aston Villa
FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 3:
A 1
100% successful
1924
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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George Frederick Blackburn |
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Birth |
8 March 1899 in Willesden Green, Middlesex [registered in
Hendon, June 1899].
Attended Pound Lane School in
Willesden. |
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Baptism |
2 April 1899 in Willesden |
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According to the 1901 census,
the two year-old George had a younger sister and two older siblings to
George and Kate, living at 40 Sandringham Road in Willesden. His
father is a brass finisher. |
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According to the 1911 census,
George now has two more younger brothers, and still living at 40
Sandringham Road with their parents. His father is now a sanitary brass
finisher. |
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According to the 1921 census,
George F. is now a professional footballer (for Aston Villa FC) and is the
middle of three children still living at home with their parents still at
40 Sandringham Road.
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According to the 1939 register, George F., is living at 58 Ivyfield Road
in the Upper Witton area of Birmingham. |
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Death |
3 July 1957 in
Birmingham, aged
58 years 117 days
[registered in Birmingham, September 1957]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played football with Willesden schools and
represented London schools. Also played for Willesden Juniors FC, as well
as Athenian League team, Hampstead Town FC. Joined Aston Villa FC as an amateur in December
1920, turning professional in January 1921.
After 133 league appearances, scoring once, he moved on to Cardiff
City FC in 1926 in exchange for Joe Nicholson.
He scored one more goal, in 115 league appearances. Joined
Mansfield Town FC as club captain in June 1931. Joined Cheltenham Town
AFC as a
player-coach and club captain in July 1932. Also represented both the London FA and
Middlesex FA. Retired on 30 June 1934. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup runners-up
1923-24; Welsh Cup winners 1926-27,
1929-30, runners-up 1928-29; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10½", 12st.
0lbs [1924]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who became the 474th
players (475) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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Only match |
No. 141, 17 May 1924,
France
1 England 3,
an end-of-season
friendly match at Stade Pershing, Bois de Vincennes, Paris, aged 25 years
60 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Took up various coaching roles after
he retired from playing whilst at Cheltenham Town AFC. Moor Green FC, then
a trainer for Birmingham FC's youth side from 8 June 1937 to 1946, joining the coaching
staff afterwards. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.36. |
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