Edwin Blunt (21 May 1918 – 20 September 1993) was an English footballer who played for Northampton Town and Accrington Stanley either side of World War II.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Blunt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1918[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brindley Ford, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1993 (aged 75)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back / Inside-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lichfield City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1937–1949 | Northampton Town | 87 | (2) |
| 1949–1950 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | (1) |
| 195?–195? | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 195?–195? | Congleton Town | ||
| 1951–1952 | Macclesfield Town | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 106 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBlunt played for Lichfield City before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1937; he left The Old Recreation Ground without playing a first-team game in May 1937.[1] He moved on to Northampton Town, but returned to Vale as a wartime guest in November 1939.[1] He scored one goal in ten appearances and departed when the club went into abeyance in 1940.[1] He stayed in the area and guested for Wrexham, Stoke City (scoring 7 goals in 29 games) and Crewe Alexandra, before returning to Vale in August 1944.[1] He played six games before moving on in October 1944 to guest for Bury, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stafford Rangers, heading back to Northampton at the war's end.[1]
He made 87 appearances during his twelve years at Northampton, though those years did span the entire war, limiting his opportunities to play drastically. He helped the "Cobblers" to finish 13th in the Third Division South in 1946–47, and then 14th in 1947–48 and 20th in 1948–49. He then departed the County Ground and moved on to Accrington Stanley. He scored once in nine Third Division North games in 1949–50, and then left Peel Park and retired from professional football. He later represented Northwich Victoria and Congleton Town, before joining Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town.[2] He made his debut for the "Silkmen" against Buxton at Moss Rose on 13 August 1951.[2] He made 12 league and FA Cup appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northampton Town | 1937–38 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1938–39 | Third Division South | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | Third Division South | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
| 1947–48 | Third Division South | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | Third Division South | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 95 | 5 | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1949–50 | Third Division North | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Macclesfield Town | 1951–52 | Cheshire County League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | 106 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 116 | 7 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 33. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c "Player Profiles - B". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Edwin Blunt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Season Statistics - Cheshire League - 1951-52". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk.