Edwin Blunt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edwin Blunt[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 May 1918||
Place of birth | Brindley Ford, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 20 September 1993[1] | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back / Inside-forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Lichfield City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1937 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
1937–1949 | Northampton Town | 87 | (2) |
1949–1950 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | (1) |
195?–195? | Northwich Victoria | ||
195?–195? | Congleton Town | ||
1951–1952 | Macclesfield Town | 10 | (1) |
Total | 106 | (4) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edwin Blunt (21 May 1918 – 20 September 1993) was an English footballer who played for Northampton Town and Accrington Stanley either side of World War II.
Career
Blunt played for Lichfield City before joining
He made 87 appearances during his twelve years at Northampton, though those years did span the entire war, limiting his opportunities to play drastically. He helped the "Cobblers" to finish 13th in the Third Division South in 1946–47, and then 14th in 1947–48 and 20th in 1948–49. He then departed the County Ground and moved on to Accrington Stanley. He scored once in nine Third Division North games in 1949–50, and then left Peel Park and retired from professional football. He later represented Northwich Victoria and Congleton Town, before joining Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town.[2] He made his debut for the "Silkmen" against Buxton at Moss Rose on 13 August 1951.[2] He went on to make a total of 12 league and FA Cup appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Port Vale | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northampton Town | 1937–38 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1938–39 | Third Division South | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
1946–47 | Third Division South | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
1947–48 | Third Division South | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
1948–49 | Third Division South | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 87 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 95 | 5 | ||
Accrington Stanley | 1949–50 | Third Division North | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Macclesfield Town | 1951–52 | Cheshire County League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Career total | 106 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 116 | 7 |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c "Player Profiles - B". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Edwin Blunt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Season Statistics - Cheshire League - 1951-52". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk.