| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Huitson Blackburn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1957[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 2018 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | York, North Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Hull City | 68 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | York City | 76 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Hartlepool United | 161 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Halmstads BK (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 312 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edwin Huitson Blackburn (18 April 1957 – 20 April 2018) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Football League for Hull City, York City and Hartlepool United, before he finished his career in the Swedish Allsvenskan with Halmstads BK.[3]
Career
Born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, Blackburn started his career with Hull City as an apprentice in February 1973 before signing a professional contract in September 1974.[2] He made 75 appearances for Hull in all competitions before becoming Barry Lyons' first signing for York City for a fee of £5,750 in April 1980.[2][4] He finished his first season at the club being named Clubman of the Year as York finished bottom of the Fourth Division.[2] After York signed Roger Jones in the summer of 1982 he joined Hartlepool United on loan in December, before joining the club permanently in January 1983.[2] He finished his career in Sweden on loan to Halmstads BK after that club's first-choice goalkeeper injured his knee.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 1974–75[6] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975–76[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976–77[8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977–78[9] | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1978–79[10] | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1979–80[11] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
| York City | 1979–80[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980–81[13] | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 1981–82[14] | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1982–83[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 1982–83[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1983–84[17] | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 1984–85[18] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1985–86[19] | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 1986–87[20] | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Total | 161 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 175 | 0 | |
| Halmstads BK (loan) | 1987[21] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career totals | 312 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 344 | 0 | |
Footnotes
- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Allsvenskan.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 63. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ a b c d e Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
- ^ "Former Pools keeper passes away aged 61". The Northern Echo. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Peterson, Mike (1999). The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. Tony Brown. p. 109. ISBN 1-899468-13-7.
- ^ "HBK i Allsvenskan: 1987" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 78.
- ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 79.
- ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 80.
- ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 81.
- ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 82.
- ^ Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 83.
- ^ Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 352–353. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ^ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 354–355.
- ^ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 356–357.
- ^ Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 358–359.
- ^ "1982/83 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "1983/84 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "1984/85 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "1985/86 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "1986/87 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Allsvenska spelare genom tiderna" [All-time Allsvenskan players] (PDF) (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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