Ken Blackburn (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Alan Blackburn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1951[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wembley,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cheltenham Town | |||
| 1968–1969 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1970 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | (1) |
| 1970–19?? | Dover | ||
| Gloucester City | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Alan Blackburn (born 13 May 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
Born in Wembley, Middlesex, and raised in the west of England, Blackburn played both rugby and football to representative level as a schoolboy. He played for Cheltenham Town as a youngster, joined Brighton & Hove Albion as an apprentice, and made his debut on 3 March 1969 in the Third Division, scoring the last-minute winner away to Shrewsbury Town. That was his only first-team appearance. He turned professional in May 1969, but was released at the end of the following season and went on to play non-league football for clubs including Dover[2] and Gloucester City. He took up coaching, and spent 19 years as head of youth football at Gloucester City before taking up a similar role at Tuffley Rovers in 2018.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ken Blackburn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ Palmer, Jon (2 August 2018). "Former Gloucester City Under-18s coach takes on new role at Tuffley Rovers". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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- Dover F.C. players
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