Alec Blakeman
English footballer
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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]
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]
| 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 | 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
Blakeman spent four years in a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War.[5]
Career statistics
| 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] | Second Division | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| Sheffield United | 1948–49[7] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
