Charles Blakey

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Charles Blakey
Personal information
Full name Charles Henry Smithson Blakey[1]
Date of birth 4 January 1896[2]
Place of birth Lincoln, Lincolnshire[1] England
Date of death 31 August 1962(1962-08-31) (aged 65–66)[1]
Place of death Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper / Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Lincoln YMCA
Newland Athletic
1916–1920 Lincoln City 30 (0)
1920–1921 Doncaster Rovers (0)
19??–1933 Boston Town
1933–1934 Boston United 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Henry Smithson Blakey (4 January 1896 – 31 August 1962) was an English footballer who made 30 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City as a goalkeeper. He went on to play for Midland League clubs Doncaster Rovers,[4] Boston Town,[5] and the newly formed Boston United, for whom he played as a defender.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Charles Blakey". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  4. ^ Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
  5. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  6. ^ "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Boston United's Season 1933/4". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 16 April 2013.