Appearances:
155 |
Starts:
155 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
10 |
Games per Goal:
15.50 |
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #426
Source: Football card #4 Danny Blanchflower issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, tenth series.
Source: Football card #4 Danny Blanchflower issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, tenth series.
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Midfielder
1950-51
1954-55
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Danny Blanchflower
Danny Blanchflower
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Season
1950-51 | 1951-52 | 1952-53 | 1953-54 | 1954-55 |
Age
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
11 | 43 | 46 | 41 | 14 |
Starts
11 | 43 | 46 | 41 | 14 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1950-51 | 1951-52 | 1952-53 | 1953-54 | 1954-55 |
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Robert Dennis Blanchflower
Birth Date
10 February 1926
Birth Place
Belfast
Birth Country
Northern Ireland
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Citizenship
Northern Ireland
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
1946-49 Glentoran |
1949-51 Barnsley |
Transfer in
Aged
25
From
Barnsley
For
£15,000
On
March 1951
Under
George Martin
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
28
Tottenham Hotspur
To
For
£30,000
On
December 1954
Under
Eric Houghton
Subsequent Clubs
1954-64 Tottenham Hotspur |
1961 Toronto City, NASL (L) |
1962 Boksburg (L) |
1965 Durban City |
Died
9 December 1993, Aged 67
Villa Career
1951-54 £15k, 155 | 10 | #426 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
155
0
Goals
10
Played Under
George Martin
Eric Houghton
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1950-51
17 March 1951
Burnley (h), Division One
25
No Substitutes in Period
1 November 1952
Appearances
Goals
155
10
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1954-55
4 December 1954
Cardiff City (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
28
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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Northern Ireland
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Danny Blanchflower
Source: Football card #4 Danny Blanchflower issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, tenth series.
Source: Football card #4 Danny Blanchflower issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, tenth series.
Player #431 for Aston Villa, Robert Dennis Blanchflower, known as Danny Blanchflower played as a midfielder for the club.
Blanchflower played for Villa between 1950-51 and 1954-55 making 155 appearances and scoring 10 goals.
Blanchflower was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 10 February 1926 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 17 March 1951 at the age of 25.
Villa had signed Blanchflower from Barnsley for a fee of £15,000 in March 1951 and he went on to appear 11 times in his debut season being an ever present to the season end that saw Villa beaten just once in 11 games.
Despite Blanchflower’s obvious quality however and his status as an almost permanent fixture in the Villa first team, his time at Villa was not an era of great success, with Villa’s best finishing position in the league being two 6th places in his 5 seasons at Villa Park.
Described as “a whizz in both attack and defence as his clever ball playing skills allowed him to place the ball with discretion and accuracy regardless of the role he was playing.
“On his best form Blanchflower was a brilliant ball player, capable of turning the course of a game in an instant.”
Blanchflower was no shrinking violet and despite the opportunity provided to him by Villa he proved to be a constant thorn in the side of the management team off the pitch with regular complaints about ambition, training methods amongst other bugbears.
Despite his off pitch flaws however his on pitch ability - lacking pace and physicality his passing and vision were all - meant he was dutifully picked by his managers before his angling for a move was finally granted and he left for Tottenham Hotspur.
After a slow start at the club, overshadowed by Villa’s record seventh FA Cup win, a move derided by many transformed into a great success for Spurs and Blanchflower.
Blanchflower played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 4 December 1954 aged 28, before his move to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £30,000 that same month.
Blanchflower had played under Villa managers George Martin and Eric Houghton.
Blanchflower passed away in London on 9 December 1993 aged 67.