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English footballer and manager

Ernest Blackburn
Personal information
Full name	Robert Ernest Blackburn
Date of birth	(1893-04-23)23 April 1893
Place of birth	Crawshawbooth, England
Date of death	13 July 1964(1964-07-13) (aged 71)
Place of death	Birkenhead, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
	Loveclough
	Manchester Youth Club
	The Army
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1922	Aston Villa	32	(0)
1922–1924	Bradford City	40	(0)
Total		72	(0)
Managerial career
1932–1936	Wrexham
1937–1946	Hull City
1946–1955	Tranmere Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Ernest Blackburn (23 April 1893 – 13 July 1964) was an English football player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Born in Crawshawbooth on the edge of the Pennines in England, Blackburn played as a full back for Loveclough, Manchester Youth Club, The Army, Aston Villa and Bradford City. For Aston Villa, he made 32 appearances in the Football League; he also made 1 FA Cup appearance. For Bradford City, he made 40 appearances in the Football League; he also made 2 FA Cup appearances.

Management career

After retiring as a player, Blackburn became a trainer at Accrington Stanley in May 1924. He later managed Wrexham, Hull City and Tranmere Rovers.

Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

"The lure of promotion. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
^ "Profile". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
Frost, p. 379
Frost, p. 392
Ernest Blackburn management career statistics at Soccerbase

v t e Wrexham A.F.C. – managers
Robinson (1912–24) Hewitt (1924–29) Baynes (1929–31) Blackburn (1932–37) Logan (1937–38) Morgan (1938–40) Cowell (1938) T. Williams (1940–49) McDowall (1949–50) Jackson (1950–54) Lloyd (1955–57) Love (1957–59) Lloyd (1959–60) Morris (1960–61) Barnes (1961–65) Morris (1965) Rowley (1966–67) A. Williams (1967–68) Neal (1968–77) Griffiths (1977–81) Sutton (1981–82) Roberts (1982–85) McNeil (1985–89) Flynn (1989–2001) Jones (2001) Smith (2001–07) Carey (2007) Little (2007–08) Carey & Foyle (2008) Saunders (2008–11) Morrell (2011–14) Barr (2014) Wilkin (2014–15) Darlington (2015) Mills (2015–16) Keates (2016–18) Davies (2018) Ricketts (2018) Barrow (2018–2019) Hughes (2019) Keates (2019–2021) Parkinson (2021–) (c) = caretaker manager

Wrexham A.F.C. – managers

Robinson (1912–24)
Hewitt (1924–29)
Baynes (1929–31)
Blackburn (1932–37)
Logan (1937–38)
Morgan (1938–40)
Cowell (1938)
T. Williams (1940–49)
McDowall (1949–50)
Jackson (1950–54)
Lloyd (1955–57)
Love (1957–59)
Lloyd (1959–60)
Morris (1960–61)
Barnes (1961–65)
Morris (1965)
Rowley (1966–67)
A. Williams (1967–68)
Neal (1968–77)
Griffiths (1977–81)
Sutton (1981–82)
Roberts (1982–85)
McNeil (1985–89)
Flynn (1989–2001)
Jones (2001)
Smith (2001–07)
Carey (2007)
Little (2007–08)
Carey & Foyle (2008)
Saunders (2008–11)
Morrell (2011–14)
Barr (2014)
Wilkin (2014–15)
Darlington (2015)
Mills (2015–16)
Keates (2016–18)
Davies (2018)
Ricketts (2018)
Barrow (2018–2019)
Hughes (2019)
Keates (2019–2021)
Parkinson (2021–)

v t e Hull City A.F.C. – managers
Ramster (1904–05) Langley (1905–13) Chapman (1913–14) Stringer (1914–16) Menzies (1916–21) Lewis (1921–23) McCracken (1923–31) Green (1931–34) Hill (1934–36) Menzies (1936) Blackburn (1936–46) Buckley (1946–48) Carter (1948–51) Jackson (1952–55) Brocklebank (1955–61) Britton (1961–69) Neill (1970–74) Kaye (1974–77) Collins (1977–78) McGuinness (1978) Houghton (1978–79) Smith (1979–82) R. Brown (1982) Appleton (1982–84) Horton (1984–88) Gray (1988–89) Appleton (1989) Ternent (1989–91) Dolan (1991–97) Hateley (1997–98) Joyce (1998–2000) Russell (2000) Little (2000–02) Russell (2002) Mølby (2002) Russell (2002) Taylor (2002–06) Parkinson (2006) P. Brown (2006–10) Dowie (2010) Pearson (2010–11) Barmby (2011–12) Bruce (2012–16) Phelan (2016–17) Silva (2017) Slutsky (2017) Adkins (2017–19) McCann (2019–22) Arveladze (2022) Dawson (2022) Rosenior (2022–24) Walter (2024) Dawson (2024) Sellés (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

Hull City A.F.C. – managers

Ramster (1904–05)
Langley (1905–13)
Chapman (1913–14)
Stringer (1914–16)
Menzies (1916–21)
Lewis (1921–23)
McCracken (1923–31)
Green (1931–34)
Hill (1934–36)
Menzies (1936)
Blackburn (1936–46)
Buckley (1946–48)
Carter (1948–51)
Jackson (1952–55)
Brocklebank (1955–61)
Britton (1961–69)
Neill (1970–74)
Kaye (1974–77)
Collins (1977–78)
McGuinness (1978)
Houghton (1978–79)
Smith (1979–82)
R. Brown (1982)
Appleton (1982–84)
Horton (1984–88)
Gray (1988–89)
Appleton (1989)
Ternent (1989–91)
Dolan (1991–97)
Hateley (1997–98)
Joyce (1998–2000)
Russell (2000)
Little (2000–02)
Russell (2002)
Mølby (2002)
Russell (2002)
Taylor (2002–06)
Parkinson (2006)
P. Brown (2006–10)
Dowie (2010)
Pearson (2010–11)
Barmby (2011–12)
Bruce (2012–16)
Phelan (2016–17)
Silva (2017)
Slutsky (2017)
Adkins (2017–19)
McCann (2019–22)
Arveladze (2022)
Dawson (2022)
Rosenior (2022–24)
Walter (2024)
Dawson (2024)
Sellés (2024–)

v t e Tranmere Rovers F.C. – managers
Cooke (1912–35) Carr (1935–36) Knowles (1936–39) Moreton (1939–42) Ridding (1942–46) T. Jones (1946) Blackburn (1946–55) Kelly (1955–56) Blackburn (1956–57) Farrell (1957–60) Galbraith (1961) Russell (1961–69) Wright (1969–72) Yeats (1972–75) King (1975–80) Hamilton (1980–85) Worthington (1985–87) Moore (1987) King (1987–96) Aldridge (1996–2001) Mathias & Sheedy (2001) Watson (2001–02) Mathias (2002–03) McMahon (2003) Little (2003–06) Moore (2006–09) Barnes (2009) Parry (2009–12) Moore (2012–14) McMahon (2014) Edwards (2014) Adams (2014–15) Rogers (2015) Brabin (2015–16) Carden (2016) Mellon (2016–20) Jackson (2020) Hill (2020–21) Dawes (2021) Mellon (2021–23) Dawes (2023) Adkins (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager (i) = interim manager

Tranmere Rovers F.C. – managers

Cooke (1912–35)
Carr (1935–36)
Knowles (1936–39)
Moreton (1939–42)
Ridding (1942–46)
T. Jones (1946)
Blackburn (1946–55)
Kelly (1955–56)
Blackburn (1956–57)
Farrell (1957–60)
Galbraith (1961)
Russell (1961–69)
Wright (1969–72)
Yeats (1972–75)
King (1975–80)
Hamilton (1980–85)
Worthington (1985–87)
Moore (1987)
King (1987–96)
Aldridge (1996–2001)
Mathias & Sheedy (2001)
Watson (2001–02)
Mathias (2002–03)
McMahon (2003)
Little (2003–06)
Moore (2006–09)
Barnes (2009)
Parry (2009–12)
Moore (2012–14)
McMahon (2014)
Edwards (2014)
Adams (2014–15)
Rogers (2015)
Brabin (2015–16)
Carden (2016)
Mellon (2016–20)
Jackson (2020)
Hill (2020–21)
Dawes (2021)
Mellon (2021–23)
Dawes (2023)
Adkins (2023–)

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