Personal information | |||
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Full name | Herbert Edwin Blake | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 1958 (aged 63–64) | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1914–? | Bristol City | 1 | |
Mid Rhondda | |||
1921–1923 | Tottenham Hotspur | 51 | |
Kettering Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Herbert Blake (26 August 1894 – 1958) was a professional footballer who played for Bristol City, Tottenham Hotspur and Kettering Town.
Career
Blake began his career at the non-League club Fishponds before joining Bristol City in 1914 where he played a solitary match. In 1919 the goalkeeper had a trial at Preston North End. Blake moved on to Welsh Southern League club Mid-Rhondda before joining Tottenham Hotspur where he went on to appear in 56 matches in all competitions between 1921 and 1923. He ended his career at Kettering Town.
Personal life
Blake's nephew Bert Blake also became a professional footballer. He served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.
References
- The Vagrant (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 28. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- "TOPSPURS – the world famous home of Tottenham Hotspur on the internet". 2 November 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- "A and B". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- Barton, Dave (2 November 2023). "Remembering those who defended our freedoms". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- 1894 births
- 1958 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English Football League players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Mid Rhondda F.C. players
- Footballers from Bristol
- British military personnel of World War I
- 20th-century English sportsmen