John Blackwood (soccer player, 1935)
| John Blackwood | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | John Syme Duncan Blackwood | |
| birthday | January 25, 1935 | |
| place of birth | Cronberry , Cumnock , Scotland | |
| position | Half-striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| Girvan Juniors | ||
| 1958-1959 | Accrington Stanley | 4 (1) |
| 1959 | York city | 0 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
John Syme Duncan Blackwood (born January 25, 1935 in Cronberry , Cumnock ) is a retired Scottish football player .
Career
Blackwood came in October 1958 on the recommendation of Scout Peter Devlin of the Scottish amateur club Girvan Juniors to Accrington Stanley in the Football League Third Division . After the sale of the regular left half- forward Wattie Dick (who moved to Bradford Park Avenue together with Ray Byrom ), Blackwood made his debut on Boxing Day 1958 against Halifax Town . At the end of the season he was reamateurized, but played his last game for Accrington in October 1959 when he scored a goal in a 3-4 loss to Norwich City . In November 1959, he and teammate David Toward , another Accrington amateur player, signed a professional contract with league rivals York City , but did not play a competitive game there until he left a month later.
literature
- Mike Jackman & Garth Dykes: Accrington Stanley: A Complete Record, 1894–1962 . Breedon Books, Derby 1991, ISBN 978-0-907969-89-1 , pp. 114 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ barryhugmansfootballers.com: Profile John Blackwood , accessed June 25, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blackwood, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blackwood, John Syme Duncan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cronberry , Cumnock (Scotland) , Scotland |