Jack Blackwell

Jack Blackwell
Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1909
Place of birth	Ecclesall, Sheffield, England
Date of death	25 October 2001 (aged 91)
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Youth career
	Chapel-en-le-Frith
Senior career*
Years	Team
1931–1932	Huddersfield Town
1932–1934	Charlton Athletic
1934–1935	Port Vale
1935–1936	Boston United
1936–1937	Ipswich Town
	Bridlington Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Blackwell (28 October 1909 – 25 October 2001) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward for Huddersfield Town, Charlton Athletic, Port Vale, Boston United, Ipswich Town, and Bridlington Town. He helped Ipswich to the Southern League title in 1936–37.

Playing career

Blackwell played for Chapel-en-le-Frith, before joining Huddersfield Town in October 1931. He appeared in two First Division games in 1931–32 and featured once at Leeds Road in 1932–33.^[3] He finished the season though with Charlton Athletic, who were relegated out of the Second Division in last place. The "Addicks" finished fifth in the Third Division South in 1933–34, but Blackwell had already left The Valley for Port Vale in February 1934.^[1] He scored a brace on his debut in a 5–1 win over Millwall at The Old Recreation Ground on 24 February.^[1] However, he only found the net once in the remaining eleven games of the 1933–34 campaign.^[1] He picked up a serious knee injury in August 1934, which sidelined him for four months.^[1] He never regained his first team spot and was instead released in May 1935, having scored twice in 12 games in 1934–35.^[1] He spent the 1935–36 season at York Street with non-league Boston United. He spent the 1936–37 season with Ipswich Town; scoring 15 goals in 28 games across all competitions, he helped the "Tractor Boys" to win the Southern League title.^[2] After leaving Portman Road, he later appeared for Bridlington Town.^[2]

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	1931–32	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1932–33	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Charlton Athletic	1932–33	Second Division	27	5	1	1	0	0	28	6
	1933–34	Third Division South	7	2	3	0	1	0	11	2
	Total		34	7	4	1	1	0	39	8
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
	1934–35	Second Division	12	2	1	0	0	0	13	2
	Total		24	5	1	0	0	0	25	5

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 32. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jack Blackwell". tmwmtt.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History
^ Jack Blackwell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)