Jack Blackman (English footballer)

John James Blackman (25 November 1911 – December 1987) was an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers as a forward.[2] He also played non-league football for Guildford City.

Jack Blackman
Personal information
Full name John James Blackman
Date of birth (1911-11-25)25 November 1911[1]
Place of birth Bermondsey, England
Date of death December 1987 (1988-01) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Croydon, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Weston United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1935 Queens Park Rangers 108 (62)
1935–1946 Crystal Palace 99 (52)
1946–1947 Guildford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Blackman began his senior career at Queens Park Rangers and in October 1935,[1] signed for Crystal Palace, then playing in the Football League Third Division South.[3] He made a goal-scoring debut in November in a home 5–0 win against Millwall and went on to make 27 appearances that season scoring 19 times.[4] Blackman made 29 appearances in each of the next two seasons scoring 12 and 16 goals respectively and 14 appearances (5 goals) in 1938–9.[5] Regular league football was then suspended due to World War II but Blackman went on to play Wartime League football for Palace up until 1946.[6] In May 1946, Blackman moved on to Guildford City and remained with the club for one season.[1] After retiring from football, he served as a trainer and physiotherapist at Millwall in the 1960s.[1]

Personal life

Blackman died in 1987, aged 76.[1]

References
  1. Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 532. ISBN 9781780910468.
  3. Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 318.
  4. Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 164-165.
  5. Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 166-171.
  6. Purkiss & Sands 1989, p. 172-185.
Bibliography

Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. ISBN 0907969542.


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