Alan Blackburn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Pleasley, Mansfield | ||
| Date of death | January 2014 (aged 78) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1958 | West Ham United | 15 | (3) |
| 1958–1961 | Halifax Town | 124 | (35) |
| 1961–1965 | Margate | ||
| 1965–1968 | Wellington Town | ||
| 1968 | Stevenage Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Blackburn (4 August 1935 – January 2014) was an English footballer. He played outside-left professionally for West Ham United and Halifax Town between 1954 and 1961, making a total of 139 Football League appearances.[1] After his time in the Football League, Blackburn went on to play for non-league clubs including Margate, Wellington Town and Stevenage Athletic.[2] Blackburn died in January 2014.[3]
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 42. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
- ↑ "Alan Blackburn Player Profile". Stevenage Football Archive. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Alan Blackburn 1935- 2014". whufc.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2014 deaths
- People from Mansfield District
- Footballers from Nottinghamshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs