Edwin Blunt

Edwin Blunt (21 May 1918 – 20 September 1993) was an English footballer who played for Northampton Town and Accrington Stanley either side of World War II.

Edwin Blunt
Personal information
Full name Edwin Blunt[1]
Date of birth (1918-05-21)21 May 1918[1]
Place of birth Brindley Ford, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 20 September 1993(1993-09-20) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position(s) Half-back / Inside-forward
Youth career
Lichfield City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937 Port Vale 0 (0)
1937–1949 Northampton Town 87 (2)
1949–1950 Accrington Stanley 9 (1)
195?–195? Northwich Victoria
195?–195? Congleton Town
1951–1952 Macclesfield Town 10 (1)
Total 106 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Blunt played for Lichfield City before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1937; he left The Old Recreation Ground without playing a first team game in May 1937.[1] He moved on to Northampton Town, but returned to Vale as a wartime guest in November 1939.[1] He scored one goal in his ten appearances and departed when the club went into abeyance in 1940.[1] He stayed in the area and guested for Wrexham, Stoke City (scoring 7 goals in 29 games) and Crewe Alexandra, before returning to Vale in August 1944.[1] He played six games before moving on in October 1944 to guest for Bury, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stafford Rangers, heading back to Northampton at the war's end.[1]

He made 87 appearances during his twelve years at Northampton, though those years did span the entire war, limiting his opportunities to play drastically. He helped the "Cobblers" to finish 13th in the Third Division South in 1946–47, and then 14th in 1947–48 and 20th in 1948–49. He then departed the County Ground and moved on to Accrington Stanley. He scored once in nine Third Division North games in 1949–50, and then left Peel Park and retired from professional football. He later represented Northwich Victoria and Congleton Town, before joining Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town.[2] He made his debut for the "Silkmen" against Buxton at Moss Rose on 13 August 1951.[2] He went on to make a total of 12 league and FA Cup appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[2]

Statistics

Source:[3][4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1936–37 Third Division North 000000
Northampton Town 1937–38 Third Division South 200020
1938–39 Third Division South 26110271
1945–46 004200
1946–47 Third Division South 30131332
1947–48 Third Division South 14000140
1948–49 Third Division South 15000150
Total 87283955
Accrington Stanley 1949–50 Third Division North 910091
Macclesfield Town 1951–52 Cheshire County League 10120121
Career total 10641031167
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References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 33. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Player Profiles - B". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. Edwin Blunt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Season Statistics - Cheshire League - 1951-52". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk.
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