Dave Blakey
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Blakey | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Newburn, England | ||
Date of death | 4 April 2014 | (aged 84)||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
East Chevington Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1967 | Chesterfield | 617 | (20) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Blakey (29 August 1929 – 4 April 2014)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.[2] Blakey spent his entire senior career with Chesterfield.[3] He is the club's record appearance holder, making 617 appearances in the Football League and 658 appearances in all competitions.[4] After retiring as a player he worked as a scout at a number of clubs.[4] He died on 4 April 2014.[5]
References
- ^ "Sad News - Dave Blakey".
- ^ "658 reasons for Dave to join party". Derbyshire Times. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b "David Blakey". cfchistory.com. Retrieved 5 April 2014.Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dave Blakey: 1929 – 2014". Chesterfield F.C. 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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