| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Smith Blacklaw | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 28 February 2010 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Barnoldswick, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1967 | Burnley | 318 | (0) |
| 1967–1970 | Blackburn Rovers | 96 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 415 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Scotland under-23[2] | 2 | (0) |
| 1963–1965 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Clitheroe | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adam Smith Blacklaw (2 September 1937 – 28 February 2010[3]) was a Scottish professional football player who played as a goalkeeper.[4]
Blacklaw joined the Burnley ground staff as a schoolboy apprentice in 1954, directly from Frederick Street School in Aberdeen, earning a professional contract in October of that year.[5] He made his first-team debut on 22 December 1956 and spent over ten seasons with the Clarets. He took over as regular goalkeeper when Colin McDonald suffered a broken leg in March 1959.[6] During his time at Burnley, Blacklaw earned a League championship medal in season 1959–60 and an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1962. He played regularly for Burnley until 1965.[7]
Blacklaw joined Blackburn Rovers for £15,000 at the start of the 1967–68 season and stayed for three years before finishing his career with short spells at Blackpool in season 1970–71 and moving into the non-league game with Great Harwood in season 1971–72.[5] He later had a spell as manager of Clitheroe.[1]
Blacklaw represented Scotland at schoolboy, under–23 and full international levels. He played in two international friendlies in June 1963, a 4–3 defeat by Norway and a 6–2 win against Spain in Madrid.[7] His last appearance for Scotland was on 7 December 1965 in Naples, where they lost 3–0 to Italy in a crucial 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[7][5]
Blacklaw died on 28 February 2010. For their fixture away to Arsenal on 6 March 2010, the Burnley players wore black armbands in memory of him.[8]
Honours
- Football League champions: 1959–60
- Football League runner-up: 1961–62
- FA Cup finalists: 1962
References
- ^ a b Simpson, Ray (1996). The Clarets Collection 1946–1996. Burnley FC. p. 28. ISBN 0-9521799-0-3.
- ^ "Adam Blacklaw". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Burnley's title-winning goalkeeper Adam Blacklaw dies Guardian article
- ^ Adam Blacklaw 1937 – 2010 Archived 3 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Burnley club website's extensive obituary, with photographs
- ^ a b c Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986 (Hardback). Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4. ().
- ^ Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
- ^ a b c Glanville, Brian (25 April 2010). "Adam Blacklaw obituary". The Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Adam Blacklaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
External links
- Article by Tony Scholes, Burnley Hall of Fame
- Adam Blacklaw at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database