Alan Blackburn

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306th all-time scorer514th for appearances

Born: 4 Aug 1935Pleasley, Mansfield
Shirt: #9, #10
Debut: 27 Dec 1954at Derby County, aged 19
Last game: 9 Sept 1957v Sheffield United, aged 22

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

17 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.18 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1955/56, 2 in 6 appearances.

Playing Time by season, all competitions

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1957/58	1	1	0	0	0.00
1956/57	6	6	0	0	0.67
1955/56	6	6	0	0	1.00
1954/55	4	4	0	0	0.50
Career	17	17	0	0	0.71

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

3 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	3	15 apps
FA Cup	0	2 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 14 Apr 1956, at Leicester City 2–1

Latest goal: 27 Aug 1956, at Blackburn Rovers 0–2

With him, without him

27 Dec 1954 to 9 Sept 1957

When he played

0.71

points per game

3 W 6 D 8 L

17 games · 1.24 scored · 1.71 conceded

18% wins

When he didn't

1.08

points per game

44 W 22 D 36 L

102 games · 1.7 scored · 1.58 conceded

43% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

27 Dec 1954Debutat Derby County 0–0 1954/55
14 Apr 1956First goalat Leicester City 2–1 1955/56
9 Sept 1957Last appearancev Sheffield United 0–3 1957/58

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1957/58	Second Division	1	1	–	0	–
1956/57	Second Division	6	6	–	1	–
1955/56	Second Division	6	6	–	2	–
1954/55	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1954/55	Second Division	2	2	–	0	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
9 Sept 1957	D2	Sheffield United	0–3	L
9 Mar 1957	D2	at Grimsby Town	1–2	L
27 Oct 1956	D2	Grimsby Town	0–1	L
20 Oct 1956	D2	at Bristol Rovers	1–1	D
3 Sept 1956	D2	Liverpool	1–1	D
27 Aug 1956	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W	1
25 Aug 1956	D2	Swansea City	1–2	L
28 Apr 1956	D2	Bristol City	3–0	W	1
21 Apr 1956	D2	Lincoln City	2–4	L
18 Apr 1956	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
14 Apr 1956	D2	at Leicester City	1–2	L	1
7 Apr 1956	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	3–3	D
30 Mar 1956	D2	Stoke City	2–0	W
10 Jan 1955	FAC	at Port Vale	1–3	L
8 Jan 1955	FAC	Port Vale	2–2	D
1 Jan 1955	D2	at Notts County	1–5	L
27 Dec 1954	D2	at Derby County	0–0	D