Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #343
Appearances:
138
Starts:
138
Goals:
0
Seasons:
5
Source: Football card #72 Danny Blair issued by J A Pattreiouex Ltd under the Footballers in Action series, 1934.
Source: Football card #72 Danny Blair issued by J A Pattreiouex Ltd under the Footballers in Action series, 1934.
Danny Blair
Position
Full Back
From
1931-32
To
1935-36
IMAGE CREDIT
Danny Blair
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
138 |
10 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 12 |
Starts
138 |
10 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 12 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Daniel Blair
Birth Date
Thursday, 2 February 1905
Birth Place
Parkhead, Glasgow
Birth Country
Scotland
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Clyde
From
For
£7,000
On
Friday, 24 October 1931
Previous Clubs
Whitehall Higher Grade School |
Parkhead Juniors |
Rasharkin FC, Ireland |
Culleybackey FC, Ireland |
Devonport Albion |
Toronto Scottish FC |
Rhode Island, USA |
Willys Overland Motor Works, USA |
1924-25 Providence Clamdiggers FC, Canada |
1925 Parkhead Juniors |
1925-31 Clyde FC |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Blackpool
For
Free
On
June 1936
Subsequent Clubs
1936 Blackpool |
Source: Football card #72 Danny Blair issued by J A Pattreiouex Ltd under the Footballers in Action series, 1934.
Source: Football card #72 Danny Blair issued by J A Pattreiouex Ltd under the Footballers in Action series, 1934.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1931-36 Aston Villa, £7k, 138 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Billy Smith led Management Committee |
Jimmy McMullan |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 7 November 1931
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 7 November 1931
Blackpool (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 4 April 1936
Grimsby Town (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 4 April 1936
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Scotland
Died
7 March 1976, Aged 70
Danny Blair
Player #343 for Aston Villa, Daniel Blair, known as Danny Blair, played as a full back for the club.
Danny played for Villa between 1931-32 and 1935-36 making 138 appearances.
Danny was born in Parkhead, Glasgow on 2 February 1905 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 7 November 1931 aged 26.
Villa had signed Danny from from Clyde on 24th October 1931 for a fee of £7,000, making his Football League debut against Blackpool two weeks later.
In total Danny played 138 League and Cup games for Villa over the next five seasons, including playing 37 games as Villa finished league runners up in 1932-33 and reached the 1934 FA Cup semi final, where they were beaten by eventual winner Manchester City at Leeds Road, Huddersfield.
Danny played his last game for Villa on 4 April 1936 aged 31 ahead of his move to Blackpool in June 1936. Danny had played 12 games in Villa’s relegation season.
Danny had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee, Villa’s first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan.
Danny passed away in Staten Island, New York on 7th March 1976 aged 70.