Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Blakey | ||
Date of birth | (1929-08-22)22 August 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Newburn, England | ||
Date of death | 4 April 2014(2014-04-04) (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) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. Blakey spent his entire senior career with Chesterfield. He is the club's record appearance holder, making 617 appearances in the Football League and 658 appearances in all competitions. After retiring as a player he worked as a scout at a number of clubs. He died on 4 April 2014.
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.
- ^ "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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