Ernest Blackburn

English footballer and manager

Ernest Blackburn
Personal information
Full name Robert Ernest Blackburn
Date of birth (1893-04-23)23 April 1893
Place of birth Crawshawbooth, England
Date of death 13 July 1964(1964-07-13) (aged 71)
Place of death Birkenhead, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Loveclough
Manchester Youth Club
The Army
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1922 Aston Villa 32 (0)
1922–1924 Bradford City 40 (0)
Total 72 (0)
Managerial career
1932–1936 Wrexham
1937–1946 Hull City
1946–1955 Tranmere Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Ernest Blackburn (23 April 1893 – 13 July 1964) was an English football player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Born in Crawshawbooth on the edge of the Pennines in England, Blackburn played as a full back for Loveclough, Manchester Youth Club, The Army, Aston Villa and Bradford City.[2] For Aston Villa, he made 32 appearances in the Football League; he also made 1 FA Cup appearance.[2] For Bradford City, he made 40 appearances in the Football League; he also made 2 FA Cup appearances.[3]

Management career

After retiring as a player, Blackburn became a trainer at Accrington Stanley in May 1924.[4] He later managed Wrexham, Hull City and Tranmere Rovers.[5]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ "The lure of promotion. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ Frost, p. 379
  4. ^ Frost, p. 392
  5. ^ Ernest Blackburn management career statistics at Soccerbase
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Wrexham A.F.C. – managers
  • Robinson (1912–24)
  • Hewitt (1924–29)
  • Baynes (1929–31)
  • Blackburn (1932–37)
  • Logan (1937–38)
  • Morgan (1938–40)
  • Cowell (1938)
  • T. Williams (1940–49)
  • McDowall (1949–50)
  • Jackson (1950–54)
  • Lloyd (1955–57)
  • Love (1957–59)
  • Lloyd (1959–60)
  • Morris (1960–61)
  • Barnes (1961–65)
  • Morris (1965)
  • Rowley (1966–67)
  • A. Williams (1967–68)
  • Neal (1968–77)
  • Griffiths (1977–81)
  • Sutton (1981–82)
  • Roberts (1982–85)
  • McNeil (1985–89)
  • Flynn (1989–2001)
  • Jonesc (2001)
  • Smith (2001–07)
  • Carey (2007)
  • Little (2007–08)
  • Carey & Foylec (2008)
  • Saunders (2008–11)
  • Morrell (2011–14)
  • Barrc (2014)
  • Wilkin (2014–15)
  • Darlingtonc (2015)
  • Mills (2015–16)
  • Keates (2016–18)
  • Daviesc (2018)
  • Ricketts (2018)
  • Barrow (2018–2019)
  • Hughes (2019)
  • Keates (2019–2021)
  • Parkinson (2021–)
(c) = caretaker manager
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Hull City A.F.C. – managers
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Tranmere Rovers F.C. – managers
  • Cooke (1912–35)
  • Carr (1935–36)
  • Knowles (1936–39)
  • Moreton (1939–42)
  • Ridding (1942–46)
  • T. Jones (1946)
  • Blackburn (1946–55)
  • Kelly (1955–56)
  • Blackburn (1956–57)
  • Farrell (1957–60)
  • Galbraith (1961)
  • Russell (1961–69)
  • Wright (1969–72)
  • Yeats (1972–75)
  • King (1975–80)
  • Hamilton (1980–85)
  • Worthington (1985–87)
  • Moore (1987)
  • King (1987–96)
  • Aldridge (1996–2001)
  • Mathias & Sheedyc (2001)
  • Watson (2001–02)
  • Mathias (2002–03)
  • McMahonc (2003)
  • Little (2003–06)
  • Moore (2006–09)
  • Barnes (2009)
  • Parry (2009–12)
  • Moore (2012–14)
  • McMahonc (2014)
  • Edwards (2014)
  • Adams (2014–15)
  • Rogersc (2015)
  • Brabin (2015–16)
  • Cardenc (2016)
  • Mellon (2016–20)
  • Jackson (2020)
  • Hill (2020–21)
  • Dawesc (2021)
  • Mellon (2021–23)
  • Dawes (2023)
  • Adkins (2023–)
(c) = caretaker manager (i) = interim manager


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