Bill Blackshaw
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 September 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
Date of death | 1994 (aged 73–74) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1938 | Audenshaw United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1939 | Manchester City | 3 | (0) |
1946–1949 | Oldham Athletic | 67 | (22) |
1949–1951 | Crystal Palace | 32 | (5) |
1951–? | Rochdale | ? | (?) |
? | Stalybridge Celtic | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bill Blackshaw (6 September 1920[1] – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger, in the Football League for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Crystal Palace and Rochdale.[1][2] His first professional club was Manchester City but after only three appearances his career was interrupted by the Second World War. When football resumed thereafter, he moved on to play for Oldham Athletic and subsequently Crystal Palace and Rochdale. He later moved into non-league football with Stalybridge Celtic.
Blackshaw died in 1994 aged 73 or 74.[2]
References
- ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 318. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b King, Ian. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 532. ISBN 9781780910468.
External links
- Bill Blackshaw at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Bill Blackshaw at holmesdale.net
- Bill Blackshaw Man City Player by Player at Google books
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1994 deaths
- Footballers from Ashton-under-Lyne
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs