Ernest Blackham

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

Ernest Blackham

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Blackham[1]
Date of birth	4 July 1898[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death	24 December 1966 (aged 68)
Place of death	Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1923	Port Vale	1	(0)
Total		1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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]

Statistics

Source:[2]

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

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 32. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Ernest Blackham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)