Ian Blease

Ian Blease (born 1 January 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop or second-row for Salford and Swinton. He also represented Lancashire on one occasion in 1991.[1]

Ian Blease

Personal information
Born	(1965-01-01) 1 January 1965 Swinton, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–97 Salford 252 49 0 0 196 Swinton Total 252 49 0 0 196 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1991 Lancashire 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Representative honours

Blease played one match for Lancashire in September 1991 against Yorkshire at Headingley.[2]

County Cup Final appearances

Blease played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing Fullback Peter Williams) in Salford's 17–22 defeat by Wigan in the 1988 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 23 October 1988,[3] and played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, was captain, and scored a try in the 18–24 defeat by Widnes in the 1990 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 September 1990.

Club career

Born in the Swinton suburb of Manchester, Blease joined Salford in 1985. He became the team's captain in 1990, and went on to make 252 appearances for the club before moving to Swinton in January 1998.[4]

Post-playing career

In November 2016 Blease was brought back to the club by Salford's former owner Marwan Koukash as Chief Executive Officer.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
2. Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 September 1991). "Ashton on the trail". The Guardian. p. 17. ProQuest 187277308.
3. "1988–1989 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
4. Morris, Graham (2001). 100 Greats: Salford Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7524-2196-4.