Ernest Blackburn

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Ernest Blackburn
Personal information
Full name Robert Ernest Blackburn
Date of birth (1893-04-23)23 April 1893
Place of birth Crawshawbooth, England
Date of death 13 July 1964(1964-07-13) (aged 71)
Place of death Birkenhead, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Loveclough
Manchester Youth Club
The Army
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1922 Aston Villa 32 (0)
1922–1924 Bradford City 40 (0)
Total 72 (0)
Teams managed
1932–1936 Wrexham
1937–1946 Hull City
1946–1955 Tranmere Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Ernest Blackburn (23 April 1893 – 13 July 1964) was an English football player and manager.

Career[]

Playing career[]

Born in Crawshawbooth, Blackburn played as a full back for Loveclough, Manchester Youth Club, The Army, Aston Villa and Bradford City.[2] For Aston Villa, he made 32 appearances in the Football League; he also made 1 FA Cup appearance.[2] For Bradford City, he made 40 appearances in the Football League; he also made 2 FA Cup appearances.[3]

Management career[]

After retiring as a player, Blackburn became a trainer at Accrington Stanley in May 1924.[4] He later managed Wrexham, Hull City and Tranmere Rovers.[5]

Sources[]

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References[]

  1. ^ "The lure of promotion. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ Frost, p. 379
  4. ^ Frost, p. 392
  5. ^ Ernest Blackburn management career statistics at Soccerbase


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