Tommy Blenkinsopp
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas William Blenkinsopp[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Witton Park, England | ||
Date of death | 29 January 2004 | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Witton Park, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
West Auckland | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939–1948 | Grimsby Town | 74 | (10) |
1939–1940 | → Hartlepool United (wartime) | ||
1948–1952 | Middlesbrough | 98 | (0) |
1952–1953 | Barnsley | 8 | (0) |
Blyth Spartans | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas William Blenkinsopp (13 May 1920 – 29 January 2004) was an English footballer, who played for Grimsby Town, Middlesbrough and Barnsley.[2][3]
Blenkinsopp signed professional forms with Grimsby Town just before the outbreak of World War II.[4]
He made eight appearances in the wartime North-East League for Hartlepool United during the 1939–40 season.[1] He also represented the Football League.[5]
He signed for Middlesbrough in 1948 for transfer fee of £12,000.[4]
After his professional career ended with Barnsley, he went on to play for Blyth Spartans.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TW Blenkinsopp". poolstats.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ a b Tommy Blenkinsopp at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Tommy Blenkinsopp". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Centurion dies at 83". Evening Gazette. 5 February 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Raise a glass to Blenkinsopp". The Northern Echo. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2004 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bishop Auckland
- Footballers from County Durham
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- West Auckland Town F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. wartime guest players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- People from Witton Park
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs