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John James Blackman (25 November 1911 – December 1987) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers as a forward.[2] He also played non-league football for Guildford City.

Jack Blackman

Personal information
Full name	John James Blackman
Date of birth	(1911-11-25)25 November 1911[1]
Place of birth	Bermondsey, England
Date of death	December 1987 (1988-01) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death	Croydon, England[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Weston United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931–1935	Queens Park Rangers	108	(62)
1935–1946	Crystal Palace	99	(52)
1946–1947	Guildford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Blackman began his senior career at Queens Park Rangers and in October 1935,[1] signed for Crystal Palace, then playing in the Football League Third Division South.[3] He made a goal-scoring debut in November in a home 5–0 win against Millwall and went on to make 27 appearances that season scoring 19 times.[4] Blackman made 29 appearances in each of the next two seasons scoring 12 and 16 goals respectively and 14 appearances (5 goals) in 1938–9.[5] Regular league football was then suspended due to World War II but Blackman went on to play Wartime League football for Palace up until 1946.[6] In May 1946, Blackman moved on to Guildford City and remained with the club for one season.[1] After retiring from football, he served as a trainer and physiotherapist at Millwall in the 1960s.[1]

Personal life

Blackman died in 1987, aged 76.[1]

References

Bibliography

Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. ISBN 0907969542.

External links

• Blackman at holmesdale.com

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