Eddie Blackburn

Eddie Blackburn

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Huitson Blackburn[1]
Date of birth	(1957-04-18)18 April 1957[1]
Place of birth	Houghton-le-Spring, England
Date of death	20 April 2018(2018-04-20) (aged 61)
Place of death	York, North Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1973–1974	Hull City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1980	Hull City	68	(0)
1980–1983	York City	76	(0)
1982–1983	→ Hartlepool United (loan)	0	(0)
1983–1987	Hartlepool United	161	(0)
1987	→ Halmstads BK (loan)	7	(0)
Total		312	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Huitson Blackburn (18 April 1957 – 20 April 2018) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Football League for Hull City, York City and Hartlepool United, before he finished his career in the Swedish Allsvenskan with Halmstads BK.[3]

Career

Born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, Blackburn started his career with Hull City as an apprentice in February 1973 before signing a professional contract in September 1974.[2] He made 75 appearances for Hull in all competitions before becoming Barry Lyons' first signing for York City for a fee of £5,750 in April 1980.[2][4] He finished his first season at the club being named Clubman of the Year as York finished bottom of the Fourth Division.[2] After York signed Roger Jones in the summer of 1982 he joined Hartlepool United on loan in December, before joining the club permanently in January 1983.[2] He finished his career in Sweden on loan to Halmstads BK after that club's first-choice goalkeeper injured his knee.[5]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League^[A]		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[B]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	1974–75[6]	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1975–76[7]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1976–77[8]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1977–78[9]	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	1978–79[10]	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	1979–80[11]	29	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
	Total	68	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	75	0
York City	1979–80[12]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1980–81[13]	45	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	51	0
	1981–82[14]	31	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	36	0
	1982–83[15]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	76	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	87	0
Hartlepool United (loan)	1982–83[16]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hartlepool United		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	1983–84[17]	41	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	44	0
	1984–85[18]	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
	1985–86[19]	46	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	51	0
	1986–87[20]	45	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	50	0
	Total	161	0	3	0	6	0	5	0	175	0
Halmstads BK (loan)	1987[21]	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career totals		312	0	13	0	14	0	5	0	344	0

Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Allsvenskan.

B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 63. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 12. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
3. "Former Pools keeper passes away aged 61". The Northern Echo. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
4. Peterson, Mike (1999). The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. Tony Brown. p. 109. ISBN 1-899468-13-7.
5. "HBK i Allsvenskan: 1987" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
6. Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 78.
7. Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 79.
8. Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 80.
9. Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 81.
10. Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 82.
11. Peterson. The Definitive Hull City A.F.C. : A statistical history to 1999. p. 83.
12. Batters, Dave (2008). York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. 352–353. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
13. Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 354–355.
14. Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 356–357.
15. Batters. York City The Complete Record. pp. 358–359.
16. "1982/83 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
17. "1983/84 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
18. "1984/85 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
19. "1985/86 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
20. "1986/87 Games Featuring Eddie Blackburn". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
21. "Allsvenska spelare genom tiderna" [All-time Allsvenskan players] (PDF) (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2009.