Ernest Blackham

Ernest Blackham
Personal information
Full name Ernest Blackham
Date of birth (1898-07-04)4 July 1898
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Date of death 24 December 1966(1966-12-24) (aged 68)
Place of death Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1923 Port Vale 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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. 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.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1921–22Second Division10000010
Total 10000010

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 32. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "The Prospects". Athletic News. 14 August 1922. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Ernest Blackham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)