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Jackie Blanchflower

Position: half-back

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 52 32 11 9 120 67 +53 61.54
A 63 27 17 19 119 103 +16 42.86
N 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 50.00
TOTALS 117 60 28 29 242 172 +70 51.28

Name: John "Jackie" Blanchflower
Birthdate: 07-03-1933
Age: 93
Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)
Weight: 11st 10lbs (74.39kg)
Years at Club: 1951-1958
Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 05/1949. Signed Professional: 03/1950
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 24/11/1951 v Liverpool (A) 0-0 (League Division One)
Farewell: Retired due to Injury's sustained from Munich Air Disaster
Passed Away: 02/09/1998

Biography

Retired due to injury's sustained from Munich Air Disaster
 
Season Goals Season Apps
League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
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Season
Apps
1. 1951-1952 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2. 1952-1953 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3. 1953-1954 13 27 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 28
4. 1954-1955 10 29 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 32
5. 1955-1956 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18
6. 1956-1957 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
7. 1957-1958 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
TOTALS 26 105 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 117

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

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Red Cards Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Penalties scored for Manchester United Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
1. 30-11-1957 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 1
 
Manchester United Hat-Tricks  
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 

All Matches played

No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 24-11-1951 League Division One Liverpool Liverpool Draw 0-0 A 0
2. 03-04-1953 League Division One Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Draw 2-2 A 0 Tommy Taylor 30', Johnny Berry 86' Gordon Hurst 13', Stuart Leary 37'
3. 31-10-1953 League Division One Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Draw 0-0 A 0
4. 07-11-1953 League Division One Arsenal Arsenal Draw 2-2 H 1 Jack Rowley 3', Jackie Blanchflower 44' Cliff Holton 68', Don Roper 87'
5. 14-11-1953 League Division One Cardiff City Cardiff City Win 6-1 A 1 Dennis Viollet 3', 80', Jack Rowley 4', Johnny Berry 48', Tommy Taylor 52', Jackie Blanchflower 87' Ken Chisholm 30'
6. 21-11-1953 League Division One Blackpool Blackpool Win 4-1 H 0 Tommy Taylor 28', 42', 52', Dennis Viollet 40' William Perry 22'
7. 28-11-1953 League Division One Portsmouth Portsmouth Draw 1-1 A 0 Tommy Taylor 70' Jack Froggatt 40'
8. 05-12-1953 League Division One Sheffield United Sheffield United Draw 2-2 H 2 Jackie Blanchflower 30', 67' Willie Toner 46', Derek Hawksworth 65'
9. 12-12-1953 League Division One Chelsea Chelsea Loss 1-3 A 0 Johnny Berry 76' John McNichol 30', 55', Eric Parsons 62'
10. 19-12-1953 League Division One Liverpool Liverpool Win 5-1 H 2 Tommy Taylor 14', 36', Jackie Blanchflower 34', 79', Dennis Viollet 44' Louis Bimpson 58'
11. 25-12-1953 League Division One Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Win 5-2 H 1 Tommy Taylor ??', ??', ??', Dennis Viollet ??', Jackie Blanchflower ??' Eddie Gannon ??', Dennis Woodhead ??'
12. 26-12-1953 League Division One Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Win 1-0 A 0 Dennis Viollet 65'
13. 02-01-1954 League Division One Newcastle United Newcastle United Win 2-1 A 1 Bill Foulkes 17', Jackie Blanchflower 31' Ivor Broadis 62'
14. 09-01-1954 FA Cup Burnley Burnley Loss 3-5 A 1 Dennis Viollet 6', Jackie Blanchflower 7', Tommy Taylor 51' Les Shannon 1', 18', William Holden 5', Jimmy McIlroy 67', Billy Gray 69'
15. 16-01-1954 League Division One Manchester City Manchester City Draw 1-1 H 0 Johnny Berry 37' Billy McAdams 81'
16. 23-01-1954 League Division One Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Loss 1-5 H 0 Tommy Taylor 80' Nat Lofthouse 2', 24', Ray Parry 36', 43', Willie Moir 72'
17. 06-02-1954 League Division One Preston North End Preston North End Win 3-1 A 1 Jackie Blanchflower 1', Jack Rowley 15', Tommy Taylor 24' Jimmy Baxter 60' (pen)
18. 13-02-1954 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Win 2-0 H 0 Jack Rowley 39', Tommy Taylor 77'
19. 20-02-1954 League Division One Burnley Burnley Loss 0-2 A 0 Billy Gray 12', 89'
20. 27-02-1954 League Division One Sunderland Sunderland Win 2-0 A 1 Tommy Taylor 7', Jackie Blanchflower 77'
21. 06-03-1954 League Division One Wolves Wolves Win 1-0 H 0 Johnny Berry 85'
22. 13-03-1954 League Division One Aston Villa Aston Villa Draw 2-2 A 0 Tommy Taylor 4', 41' Thomas Thompson 23', Billy Baxter 75'
23. 20-03-1954 League Division One Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Win 3-1 H 1 Jack Rowley 6', Dennis Viollet 61', Jackie Blanchflower 83' Vic Metcalfe 76' (pen)
24. 27-03-1954 League Division One Arsenal Arsenal Loss 1-3 A 0 Tommy Taylor 2' Jimmy Logie 53', 80', Cliff Holton 65'
25. 03-04-1954 League Division One Cardiff City Cardiff City Loss 2-3 H 0 Dennis Viollet 30', Jack Rowley 75' Wilf Grant 77', 87', Derek Sullivan 79'
26. 10-04-1954 League Division One Blackpool Blackpool Loss 0-2 A 0 Stan Mortensen 21', William Perry 57'
27. 16-04-1954 League Division One Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Win 2-0 H 0 Dennis Viollet 61', John Aston Snr 70'
28. 17-04-1954 League Division One Portsmouth Portsmouth Win 2-0 H 1 Jackie Blanchflower 48', Dennis Viollet 77'
29. 19-04-1954 League Division One Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Loss 0-1 A 0 Eddie Firmani 59'
30. 24-04-1954 League Division One Sheffield United Sheffield United Win 3-1 A 1 John Aston Snr 21', Jackie Blanchflower 34', Dennis Viollet 48' Harold Brook 22'
31. 21-08-1954 League Division One Portsmouth Portsmouth Loss 1-3 H 0 Jack Rowley 64' Gordon Dale 20', Allenby Chilton 50' (o.g.), John Henderson 62'
32. 23-08-1954 League Division One Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Win 4-2 A 2 Dennis Viollet 4', 9', Jackie Blanchflower 61', 84' Jack Shaw 30', Norman Curtis 60' (pen)
33. 28-08-1954 League Division One Blackpool Blackpool Win 4-2 A 1 Colin Webster 16', 33', Jackie Blanchflower 18', Dennis Viollet 26' Stan Mortensen 20', Ewan Fenton 64'
34. 01-09-1954 League Division One Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Win 2-0 H 0 Dennis Viollet 8', 26'
35. 04-09-1954 League Division One Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Win 3-1 H 0 Jack Rowley 15', 83', Tommy Taylor 53' Benny Fenton 89'
36. 08-09-1954 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Win 2-0 A 0 Johnny Berry, 5', Colin Webster 57'
37. 11-09-1954 League Division One Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Draw 1-1 A 0 Colin Webster 88' Nat Lofthouse 85'
38. 15-09-1954 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Win 2-1 H 0 Jack Rowley 5', Dennis Viollet 18' Sid McClellan 14'
39. 18-09-1954 League Division One Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Draw 1-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 44' Tommy Cavanagh 71'
40. 25-09-1954 League Division One Manchester City Manchester City Loss 2-3 A 1 Tommy Taylor 28', Jackie Blanchflower 86' Billy McAdams 9', Fionan Fagan 21', John Hart 83'
41. 09-10-1954 League Division One Cardiff City Cardiff City Win 5-2 H 0 Tommy Taylor 30', 42', 59', 67', Dennis Viollet 60' Trevor Ford 10', Ron Stockin 85'
42. 16-10-1954 League Division One Chelsea Chelsea Win 6-5 A 1 Dennis Viollet 15', 41', 57', Tommy Taylor 38', 47', Jackie Blanchflower 63' Seamus O'Connell 20', 67', 76', Jim Lewis 35', Ken Armstrong 61'
43. 23-10-1954 League Division One Newcastle United Newcastle United Draw 2-2 H 0 Jimmy Scoular 52' (o.g.), Tommy Taylor 57' Ivor Broadis 17', Robert Mitchell 75'
44. 30-10-1954 League Division One Everton Everton Loss 2-4 A 0 Jack Rowley 10', Tommy Taylor 20' Dave Hickson 11', Tommy E. Jones 30' (pen), 85' (pen), Tommy Eglington 65'
45. 06-11-1954 League Division One Preston North End Preston North End Win 2-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 44', 75' Jimmy Baxter 10'
46. 13-11-1954 League Division One Sheffield United Sheffield United Loss 0-3 A 0 Colin Grainger 70', Jack Cross 75', Jimmy Hagan 83'
47. 20-11-1954 League Division One Arsenal Arsenal Win 2-1 H 1 Tommy Taylor 60', Jackie Blanchflower 87' Derek Tapscott 32'
48. 27-11-1954 League Division One West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Loss 0-2 A 0 Johnny Nicholls 44', Ronnie Allen 78' (pen)
49. 04-12-1954 League Division One Leicester City Leicester City Win 3-1 H 0 Colin Webster 17', Jack Rowley 42', Dennis Viollet 70' Derek Hines 20'
50. 11-12-1954 League Division One Burnley Burnley Win 4-2 A 0 Colin Webster 47', 57', 84', Dennis Viollet 88' William Holden 14', Billy Gray 70'
51. 18-12-1954 League Division One Portsmouth Portsmouth Draw 0-0 A 0
52. 27-12-1954 League Division One Aston Villa Aston Villa Loss 0-1 H 0 John Dixon 20'
53. 01-01-1955 League Division One Blackpool Blackpool Win 4-1 H 2 Jackie Blanchflower 20', 89', Dennis Viollet 34', Duncan Edwards 78' William Perry 80'
54. 08-01-1955 FA Cup Reading Reading Draw 1-1 A 0 Colin Webster 85' Allenby Chilton 22' (o.g.)
55. 12-01-1955 FA Cup Reading Reading Win 4-1 H 0 Colin Webster 36', 62', Dennis Viollet 53', Jack Rowley 64' Dennis Uphill 84' (pen)
56. 22-01-1955 League Division One Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Draw 1-1 H 0 Tommy Taylor 47' Dennis Stevens 57'
57. 29-01-1955 FA Cup Manchester City Manchester City Loss 0-2 A 0 Joe Hayes 65', Don Revie 89'
58. 05-02-1955 League Division One Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Win 3-1 A 0 David Pegg 15', Duncan Edwards 35', Johnny Berry 40' Jim Glazzard 90'
59. 12-02-1955 League Division One Manchester City Manchester City Loss 0-5 H 0 John Hart 15', Fionan Fagan 58', 89', Joe Hayes 62', 69'
60. 23-04-1955 League Division One Arsenal Arsenal Win 3-2 A 2 Jackie Blanchflower 6', 60', Peter Goring 30' (o.g.) Doug Lishman 3', 9'
61. 26-04-1955 League Division One Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Draw 1-1 A 0 Dennis Viollet 4' Syd O'Linn 34'
62. 30-04-1955 League Division One Chelsea Chelsea Win 2-1 H 0 Albert Scanlon 34', Tommy Taylor 85' Roy Bentley 82'
63. 20-08-1955 League Division One Birmingham City Birmingham City Draw 2-2 A 0 Dennis Viollet 31', 82' Noel Kinsey 63', Gordon Astall 84'
64. 24-08-1955 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Draw 2-2 H 0 Colin Webster 21', Johnny Berry 65' Johnny Gavin 31' (pen), Alfie Stokes 49'
65. 27-08-1955 League Division One West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Win 3-1 H 0 Edward Lewis 38', Dennis Viollet 50', Albert Scanlon 75' Derek Kevan 52'
66. 31-08-1955 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Win 2-1 A 0 Duncan Edwards 3', 41' Harry Clarke 87'
67. 03-09-1955 League Division One Manchester City Manchester City Loss 0-1 A 0 Joe Hayes 28'
68. 07-09-1955 League Division One Everton Everton Win 2-1 H 1 Duncan Edwards 60', Jackie Blanchflower 85' Eddie Wainwright 31'
69. 10-09-1955 League Division One Sheffield United Sheffield United Loss 0-1 A 0 Mark Jones 85' (o.g.)
70. 14-09-1955 League Division One Everton Everton Loss 2-4 A 1 Colin Webster 14', Jackie Blanchflower 43' John Parker 12', 47', Eddie Wainwright 64', Tommy Eglington 82'
71. 17-09-1955 League Division One Preston North End Preston North End Win 3-2 H 0 David Pegg 2', Tommy Taylor 54', Dennis Viollet 73' Jimmy Baxter 15', Sammy Taylor 44'
72. 24-09-1955 League Division One Burnley Burnley Draw 0-0 A 0
73. 01-10-1955 League Division One Luton Town Luton Town Win 3-1 H 0 Colin Webster 52', Tommy Taylor 64', 65' George Cummins 20' (pen)
74. 15-10-1955 League Division One Aston Villa Aston Villa Draw 4-4 A 1 Jackie Blanchflower 25', Colin Webster 35', David Pegg 42', 50' John Dixon 16', 21', Dave Hickson 61', Pat Saward 65'
75. 22-10-1955 League Division One Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Win 3-0 H 0 Johnny Berry 40', Tommy Taylor 47', David Pegg 89'
76. 29-10-1955 League Division One Cardiff City Cardiff City Win 1-0 A 0 Tommy Taylor 43'
77. 05-11-1955 League Division One Arsenal Arsenal Draw 1-1 H 0 Tommy Taylor 70' Doug Lishman 60'
78. 12-11-1955 League Division One Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Loss 1-3 A 0 Tommy Taylor 3' Nat Lofthouse 26', 39', Ray Parry 89'
79. 11-02-1956 League Division One Luton Town Luton Town Win 2-0 A 0 Dennis Viollet 7', Billy Whelan 84'
80. 14-04-1956 League Division One Sunderland Sunderland Draw 2-2 A 0 Wilf McGuinness 26', Billy Whelan 62' Stan Anderson 27' (pen), Billy Elliott 38'
81. 12-09-1956 European Cup Anderlecht Anderlecht Win 2-0 A 0 Dennis Viollet 27', Tommy Taylor 75'
82. 24-11-1956 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Draw 2-2 A 0 Johnny Berry 47', Eddie Colman 88' Tommy Harmer 3' (pen), George Robb 7'
83. 06-03-1957 League Division One Everton Everton Win 2-1 A 0 Colin Webster 30', 75' Wally Fielding 54'
84. 09-03-1957 League Division One Aston Villa Aston Villa Draw 1-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 15' John Dixon 60'
85. 16-03-1957 League Division One Wolves Wolves Draw 1-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 35' Peter Broadbent 17'
86. 23-03-1957 FA Cup Birmingham City Birmingham City Win 2-0 N 0 Johnny Berry 12', Bobby Charlton 13'
87. 25-03-1957 League Division One Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Loss 0-2 H 0 Ray Parry 30', Bill Foulkes 49' (o.g.)
88. 30-03-1957 League Division One Leeds United Leeds United Win 2-1 A 0 Johnny Berry 34', Bobby Charlton 88' John Charles 42'
89. 06-04-1957 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Draw 0-0 H 0
90. 11-04-1957 European Cup Real Madrid Real Madrid Loss 1-3 A 0 Tommy Taylor 82' Hector Rial 61', Alfredo Di Stefano 63', Enrique Mateos 83'
91. 13-04-1957 League Division One Luton Town Luton Town Win 2-0 A 0 Tommy Taylor 52' 76'
92. 19-04-1957 League Division One Burnley Burnley Win 3-1 A 0 Billy Whelan 17', 44', 65' Jimmy McIlroy 36'
93. 20-04-1957 League Division One Sunderland Sunderland Win 4-0 H 0 Billy Whelan 12', 74', Duncan Edwards 81', Tommy Taylor 89'
94. 25-04-1957 European Cup Real Madrid Real Madrid Draw 2-2 H 0 Tommy Taylor 62', Bobby Charlton 85' Raymond Kopa 25', Hector Rial 33'
95. 27-04-1957 League Division One Cardiff City Cardiff City Win 3-2 A 0 Albert Scanlon 43', 90' (pen), Alex Dawson 86' Gerry Hitchens 47', 52'
96. 04-05-1957 FA Cup Aston Villa Aston Villa Loss 1-2 N 0 Tommy Taylor 83' Peter McParland 68', 73'
97. 24-08-1957 League Division One Leicester City Leicester City Win 3-0 A 0 Billy Whelan 71', 75', 79'
98. 28-08-1957 League Division One Everton Everton Win 3-0 H 0 Tommy Taylor 44', Tommy Jones 54' (o.g.), Dennis Viollet 60'
99. 31-08-1957 League Division One Manchester City Manchester City Win 4-1 H 0 Duncan Edwards 15', Johnny Berry 20', Dennis Viollet 65', Tommy Taylor 86' Ken Barnes 59'
100. 04-09-1957 League Division One Everton Everton Draw 3-3 A 0 Dennis Viollet 12', Johnny Berry 30', Billy Whelan 39' Derek Temple 37', 77', Jimmy Harris 57'
101. 07-09-1957 League Division One Leeds United Leeds United Win 5-0 H 0 Johnny Berry 44', 65', Tommy Taylor 62', 69', Dennis Viollet 60'
102. 09-09-1957 League Division One Blackpool Blackpool Win 4-1 A 0 Billy Whelan 8', 60', Dennis Viollet 12', 75' Jackie Mudie 87'
103. 14-09-1957 League Division One Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Loss 0-4 A 0 Dennis Stevens 6', Brian Birch 52', Ray Parry 72' (pen), Nat Lofthouse 85'
104. 18-09-1957 League Division One Blackpool Blackpool Loss 1-2 H 0 Duncan Edwards 86' Jackie Mudie 1', 31'
105. 21-09-1957 League Division One Arsenal Arsenal Win 4-2 H 0 Tommy Taylor 10', Billy Whelan 22', 43', David Pegg 82' Mike Tiddy 38', *David Herd 39'
106. 25-09-1957 European Cup Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Win 6-0 A 0 Billy Whelan 36', 51', Tommy Taylor 56', 80', Johnny Berry 85', David Pegg 86'
107. 28-09-1957 League Division One Wolves Wolves Loss 1-3 A 0 John Doherty 89' Norman Deeley 63', 68', Dennis Wilshaw 70'
108. 12-10-1957 League Division One Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Win 2-1 A 0 Billy Whelan 3', Dennis Viollet 59' Stuart Imlach 47'
109. 19-10-1957 League Division One Portsmouth Portsmouth Loss 0-3 H 0 John Henderson 6', Ron Newman 43', Peter Harris 44'
110. 22-10-1957 Charity Shield Aston Villa Aston Villa Win 4-0 H 0 Tommy Taylor 50', 54', 70', Johnny Berry 87' (pen)
111. 26-10-1957 League Division One West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Loss 3-4 A 0 Tommy Taylor 7', 22', Billy Whelan 76' Bobby Robson 16', 27', Derek Kevan 41', Ronnie Allen 62'
112. 02-11-1957 League Division One Burnley Burnley Win 1-0 H 0 Tommy Taylor 52'
113. 09-11-1957 League Division One Preston North End Preston North End Draw 1-1 A 0 Billy Whelan 84' Tom Finney 71'
114. 16-11-1957 League Division One Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Win 2-1 H 0 Colin Webster 6', 26' Alan Finney 10'
115. 20-11-1957 European Cup Dukla Prague Dukla Prague Win 3-0 H 0 Colin Webster 63', Tommy Taylor 65', David Pegg 79'
116. 23-11-1957 League Division One Newcastle United Newcastle United Win 2-1 A 0 Duncan Edwards 85', Tommy Taylor 88' Robert Mitchell 28'
117. 30-11-1957 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Loss 3-4 H 0 David Pegg 17', 62', Billy Whelan 67' Bobby Smith 22', 25', 44', Jackie Blanchflower 35' (o.g.)
 

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