Alec George Blakeman (11 June 1918 – November 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Sheffield United and Bournemouth as an inside forward.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alec George Blakeman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Date of death | November 1994 (aged 76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Headington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wycombe Wanderers | |||
| 1945–1946 | Oxford City | 15 | (24) |
| 1946–1948 | Brentford | 42 | (7) |
| 1948–1949 | Sheffield United | 5 | (0) |
| 1949–1950 | Bournemouth | 25 | (8) |
| March Town United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Blakeman spent four years in a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War.[5]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1946–47[6] | First Division | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1947–48[6] | Second Division | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 1948–49[6] | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Alec Blakeman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Brentford Quick Guide from Chairboys on the Net". www.chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Players (Alphabetic)". Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Oxford City FC – History & Statistics". citystats.moonfruit.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Bees On Trial To-Day. Good News Of George Wilkins: Keen Fight For Inside-Forward Places". Middlesex Chronicle. 24 August 1946.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 379–380. ISBN 0951526200.
External links edit
- Alec Blakeman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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