Gary Blackledge (born 8 April 1958) was a Northern Ireland footballer who, playing as a forward, scored 159 goals in just over 200 games for Glentoran.[1]
He was Ronnie McFall's first signing in 1979 when he was transferred to Glentoran from Portadown for £9,000. During his career Blackledge was named by the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association as Player of the Month five times, which was the joint record until 2006.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Football:Best of all; Glens legend recalls class of George & United in 1982". Daily Mirror. 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Seventh Heaven!". The News Letter. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
External links
edit- Gary Blackledge at WorldFootball.net
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