Personal information | |||
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Full name | Herbert Charles Edwin Blake | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 24 April 1986 (1986-04-25) (aged 78) | ||
Place of death | Bath, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.79 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1930 | Brislington Old Boys | ||
1930– | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
0000–1931 | Glenmore | ||
1931 | Yeovil & Petters United | ||
1931–1935 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | (2) |
1935–1938 | Bath City | ||
1938–1947 | Trowbridge Town | ||
Managerial career | |||
1934–1935 | Bristol Rovers (youth) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Herbert Charles Edwin Blake (16 March 1908 – 24 April 1986) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Bristol Rovers.
Personal life
Blake's uncle Herbert Blake was also a professional footballer. During his time with Bristol Rovers, Blake worked as a schoolmaster at Eastville Boys' School. Blake served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Second World War.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol Rovers | 1931–32 | Third Division South | 4 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |
1932–33 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Career total | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
- Includes FA Cup
Honours
Trowbridge Town
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 30. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "A and B". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- Trowbridge Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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- 1908 births
- 1986 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Bristol
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Bath City F.C. players
- Trowbridge Town F.C. players
- Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs