Adam Blakeman (footballer)

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Adam Blakeman
Personal information
Full name Adam John Blakeman[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Southport, England
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Chorley
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2009 Liverpool
2009–2011 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2013–2015 Hyde 62 (8)
2015 Ayr United 14 (2)
2015–2016 Southport 28 (1)
2016–2020 Chorley 149 (12)
2020–2021 Spennymoor Town 9 (0)
2021– Chorley 115 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Adam John Blakeman (born 3 December 1991) is a professional English footballer who plays for Chorley. He began his career at Bolton Wanderers, before being released at the end of the 2012–13 season. He then signed for Hyde. Blakeman plays primarily as a left back but is equally adept playing in the centre or on the left side of midfield.[2]

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Born in

Marcos Alonso.[6]

He was released by Bolton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[7]

Hyde

Blakeman signed for

Conference Premier team Hyde in August 2013.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Forest Green Rovers in January 2014.[9]

In January 2015, the club announced Blakeman's departure.[10]

Ayr United

On 20 January 2015, Blakeman signed for Scottish League One club Ayr United.[3] In explaining his decision to join the club, he cited his desire to join up again with former Bolton youth coach John Henry.[11]

Blakeman made his debut for the club just four days after signing in a 1–1 draw against Stenhousemuir.[12] Blakeman scored his first goals on 28 April 2015, in a 4–0 win over Stirling Albion.[13]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Blakeman was offered a new contract by the club.[14][15]

Southport

The following season, Blakeman returned to England, where he signed for Southport, where he lined up with his brother, Liam.[16] He made his Southport debut on 18 August 2015, playing on the left of midfield in a 2–1 loss against Gateshead.[17] Blakeman scored his first Southport goal in a 1–0 win over Wrexham on 26 December 2015.[18]

Chorley

Blakeman joined National League North's

F.C. Halifax Town
. The fixture was held on 13 May 2017, with an attendance of 7,920 fans. Chorley lost 2–1 with Blakeman scoring their only goal from a free kick.

Spennymoor Town

On 16 June 2020 Blakeman signed for Spennymoor Town.[19]

Chorley

In May 2021 Blakeman re-signed for Chorley.[20]

Personal life

He is the grandson of Larry Carberry, who won a League Championship medal with Ipswich Town in 1962 as a member of Alf Ramsey's team that won the Second Division the previous season.[21] His elder brother Liam, played for a number of non-league clubs including Southport and Hednesford Town.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 March 2019[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 2011–12 Premier League 0 0 — 1 0 — 1 0
2012–13 Championship 0 0 — — — 0 0
Bolton total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Hyde 2013–14 Conference Premier 40 5 1 0 — 1[a] 0 42 5
2014–15 Conference North 22 3 — — 1[a] 0 23 3
Hyde total 62 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 65 8
Ayr United 2014–15 Scottish League One 14 2 — — — 14 2
Southport 2015–16 National League 28 1 — — 3[a] 0 31 1
Chorley 2016–17 National League North 43 3 — — 1[a] 0 44 3
2017–18 38 1 3 0 — 1[a] 0 42 1
2018–19 33 9 3 0 — 0[a] 0 36 9
Chorley total 114 13 6 0 0 0 2 0 122 13
Career total 218 24 7 0 1 0 7 0 257 24
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Chorley[23]

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Reserve Profiles 2011/12". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  3. ^ a b "New signing". Ayr United F.C. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Wanderers bank on their gold reserves". The Bolton News. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Quartet Agree Professional Deals". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Evolution, not revolution, is the plan for Whites boss". Bolton News. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Bolton officially add two names to list of youngsters leaving". The Lion of Vienna Suite. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Further Signings and Squad List". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Hyde 2 – 6 Forest Green". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  10. ^ McAnulty, Andy (20 January 2015). "Adam Blakeman Departs For Ayr United". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ^ "United new boys have ambition". Ayr Advertiser. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Stenhousemuir 1–1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Ayr United 4 – 0 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Ayr United begin planning for title tilt as offers are made to raft of first team stars". Daily Record. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Nicky Devlin becomes Ayr United's youngest captain in more than 100 years". Daily Record. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Southport FC sign four new players and a player coach and re-engages five on new contracts". Southport Visiter. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Port left to rue missed chances as search for win goes on". Southport Visiter. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Wrexham 0 – 1 Southport". BBC Sport. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  19. ^ "spennymoortownfc.co.uk "Moors strengthen with left back"".
  20. ^ "► NonLeagueDaily.com | Non League News and Interviews for 2021". Non League Daily.
  21. ^ a b "Blakeman proud to keep family tradition". The Free Library. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  22. ^ Adam Blakeman at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  23. ^ "A. Blakeman". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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