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Ernest Blackham

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Ernest Blackham
Personal information
Full name Ernest Blackham[1]
Date of birth (1898-07-04)4 July 1898[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death 24 December 1966(1966-12-24) (aged 68)
Place of death Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1923 Port Vale 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Blackham (4 July 1898 – 24 December 1966) was an English football goalkeeper who appeared once for Port Vale in May 1921.

Career

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Blackham joined Port Vale in May 1921 and made his Second Division debut on 6 May 1921, in a 2–0 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue.[1] This was to be his only appearance however, and he was released at the end of the 1922–23 season, in which rivals Teddy Peers played 43 games and Daniel Smith also played once.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1921–22 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 32. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "The Prospects". Athletic News. 14 August 1922. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ Ernest Blackham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)