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Fred
Blackburn |
Blackburn Rovers
FC
3 appearances,
1 debut goal
P 3 W 2 D 1 L 0 F 4:
A
2
83% successful
1901-04
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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James Thomas Alfred Blackburn |
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Birth |
Saturday, 20 July 1878
at The Eagle Inn, Mellor, Blackburn, Lancashire |
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registered as James Thomas A. in Blackburn July-September 1878 |
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"My full name is James Thomas Alfred Blackburn. When a youngster I
was always called Fred at home, and every since in my football life, I
have been called 'Freddy'." - The Morning Leader, Friday, 6
January 1911 |
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Baptism |
18 August 1878 in
St Mary Church, Mellor, Blackburn.
Abode stated as the Eagle Inn in Mellor. His father's occupation was an
innkeeper; Baptism by G R G Pughe. |
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According to the 1881 census,
James T.A. is the youngest of eight children to parents John and Eliza
(née Kenyon).
They live at Mellor Lane in Mellor. His father is a Cotton Overlooker. |
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According to the 1891 census,
James T.A. is the youngest of five children still with their parents at
Mellor Brow, Elswick Terrace in Mellor. His father is at The Mill. |
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According to the 1901 census,
James Thomas Alfred is a professional footballer, living with his parents
at Mellor Brow. His father is still at The Mill. |
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Marriage |
to Mary Ann
Hayhurst, on Monday, 27 October 1902, in Blackburn, Lancashire |
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registered in Blackburn October-December 1902 |
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Children |
Fred & Mary Blackburn had two
children together. Mary Teresa (b.15 October 1903) and John Thomas
(b.late-1906). |
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(His mother died in the 1903
summer in Blackburn)
According to the 1911 census,
James Thomas Alfred is head of his own household at 175 Altmore Avenue in
East Ham, London. Has two boarders, one is fellow Blackburn-born, West Ham
professional footballer Herbert Ashton, the other is his housekeeper, also
his mother-in-law. His
son, John, is with him, although his wife and daughter is elsewhere. |
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According to the 1921 census,
James, now an 'at sea' winchman & sea fairing engineer (for P & O
Ferries) is still married, and with his two children, they live at 143
Plashet Grove in East Ham. |
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According to the 1939 register, James T. and Mary A. are still married,
living at 63 Highwood Gardens in Ilford, with their daughter, Mary T.. He
is a general labourer and heavy worker. |
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Death |
Tuesday, 13 March
1951 at 63 Highwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex |
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aged
72 years 236 days |
registered as James T.A. in Ilford January-March 1951 |
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Probate |
"BLACKBURN
James Thomas Alfred otherwise James Thomas of 63 Highwood-gardens Ilford
Essex died
13 March 1951 Probate
London
19 October to
Mary Teresa Blackburn spinster.
Effects £3815 0s. 7d.
[2024 equivalent: £101,282]. |
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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) |
Began with
his local club, Mellor FC. Joined Blackburn Rovers FC in 1897 and made the
move to West Ham United FC on 3 May 1905. He retired in 1913. |
League honours
192 appearances, 26 goals
1 expulsion |
Blackburn
Rovers FC 1898-1905 192 appearances 26 goals
debut: 5 March
1898 Notts County FC 0 Blackburn Rovers FC 0.
expulsion: 11 October
1902 Blackburn Rovers 0 Bury FC 3.
last: 22 April 1905 Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC 2 Blackburn Rovers FC 0. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division One fourth place 1901-02 (31ᵃ 5ᵍ);
FA Cup best third round 1903-04 (3ᵃ 1ᵍ) (lost 1-2 vs. Derby County); |
| Individual honours |
Football
League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
Older brother,
Arthur, also played for Blackburn Rovers FC, also Southampton FC. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
7", 11st.
0lbs
[1901],
5'
6½", 10st.
12lbs [1904], 5' 6", 11st 3lbs
[also 1904]. |
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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 two who
became the 268th
players (269) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 73,
30 March 1901, England 2
Scotland
2,
a British Championship match at Sports Arena, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, aged
22 years
253 days.
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Last match
3 years 10 days |
No.
82,
9 April 1904, Scotland
0 England 1,
a British Championship match at
Celtic Park, Kerrydale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, aged
25 years 264 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1900-01, 1901-02, 1903-04; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1900-01, 1903-04; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Joined the Navy during the war, and remained
with them until he was appointed
coach of Barking Town FC in August 1931. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.35/36. |
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