Bert Blake

Bert Blake
Personal information
Full name Herbert Charles Edwin Blake[1]
Date of birth 16 March 1908
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 24 April 1986 (1986-04-25) (aged 78)[2]
Place of death Bath, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1930 Brislington Old Boys
1930– Bristol City 0 (0)
–1931 Glenmore
1931 Yeovil & Petters United
1931–1935 Bristol Rovers 31 (2)
1935–1938 Bath City
1938–1947 Trowbridge Town
Managerial career
1934–1935 Bristol Rovers (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Charles Edwin Blake (16 March 1908 – 24 April 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Bristol Rovers.[1]

Personal life

Blake's uncle Herbert Blake was also a professional footballer.[2] During his time with Bristol Rovers, Blake worked as a schoolmaster at Eastville Boys' School.[2] Blake served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Second World War.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol Rovers 1931–32[3] Third Division South 4 0 ― 4 0
1932–33[3] 27 2 5 0 32 2
Career total 31 2 0 0 35 2
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup

Honours

Trowbridge Town

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 30. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "A and B". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ Trowbridge Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database


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