Frank Blunstone

Frank Blunstone
Personnel
birthday	October 17, 1934
place of birth	Crewe ,  England
position	Winger
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1951-1953	Crewe Alexandra	48 (12)
1953-1964	Chelsea FC	317 (47)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1954-1956	England	5 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1964-1969	Chelsea FC (lower teams)
1969-1973	Brentford FC
1979-1980	Ethnikos Piraeus
1980	Aris Thessaloniki
1984	Brentford FC
1 Only league games are given.

Frank Blunstone (born October 17, 1934 in Crewe ) is a former English football player and football coach.

life and career

Blunstone's great strength was his ability to run, which is why his former soccer colleague Jimmy Greaves called him a man with a heart the size of a cabbage. Blunstone signed a professional contract with his hometown club Crewe Alexandra in 1951 . In 1953 he moved to Chelsea for a fee of £ 7,500 . He made his debut in February 1953 against Tottenham Hotspur . With Chelsea he was English champion in 1955. After two broken legs, the winger had to end his playing career in 1964. Internationally, the Englishman played five times for his home country . He made his debut in 1954 against Wales . After the end of his career as a player, he worked as a coach for various classes at Chelsea FC until 1969. In 1969 he became the head coach of Brentford FC . He remained head coach for four years before taking over the coaching chair of the same club again at short notice in 1984. He was also assistant coach to Tommy Docherty at Manchester United . He is currently back in his home town of Crewe .

successes

• 1 × English champion with Chelsea FC in 1955