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Appearances:

33

Starts:

33

Substitute:

0

Unused:

0

Goals:

0

Games per Goal:

Assists:

Goal Involvements:

Player #259

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1919-20

1921-22

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Ernie Blackburn

Ernie Blackburn

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Season

1919-20
1920-21
1921-22

Age

27
28
29

Division

D1
D1
D1

Squad #

Appearances

9
4
20

Starts

9
4
20

Subs

0
0
0

Unused

0
0
0

Goals

0
0
0

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

Goalkeeping Statistics

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1920-21
1921-22

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Robert Ernest Blackburn

Birth Date

23 April 1892

Birth Place

Crawshaw Booth, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams

Loveclough FC |
Manchester Youth Club |
The Royal Medical Corps |

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Aged

27

From

Royal Medical Corps

For

Free

On

1919

Under

George Ramsay

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

Under

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

Aged

30

Bradford City

To

For

Free

On

July 1922

Under

George Ramsay

Subsequent Clubs

1922-24 Bradford City |

Died

9 December 1969, Aged 70

Villa Career

1919-22 Free, 33 | 0 | #259 |

Appearances

Unused

33

0

Goals

0

Played Under

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

(First Squad)

Manager

First Goal

1919-20

30 August 1919

Sunderland (a), Division One

26

No Substitutes in Period

Did not score

Appearances

Goals

33

0

Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

1921-22

17 April 1922

Chelsea (h), Division One

Aged

Manager

(Final Squad)

Manager

29

No Substitutes in Period

Honours

1919-20 FA Cup Winners |

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

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England

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Ernie Blackburn

Player #261 for Aston Villa, Robert Ernest Blackburn, known as Ernie Blackburn played as a full back for the club.

Ernie played for Villa between 1919-20 and 1921-22 season making 33 appearances.

Ernie was born in Crawshaw Booth, Manchester on 23rd April 1892 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on the 13th September 1919 aged 27.

Villa had signed Ernie from youth football and during his time with Villa won the 1919-20 FA Cup, appearing in the 1st Round match versus Queens Park Rangers.

Ernie played his last game for Villa on the 17th April 1922 at the age of 30 before moving on to Bradford City.

Ernie played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Ernie passed away in Handsworth on 9th December 1969 aged 70.

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