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Birthdate:
20.04.1902
Birthplace: Cudworth, Yorkshire, England
Other clubs: Brierley Colliery (amateur), Cudworth United Methodists (amateur), Hull, Sheff Wed, Cardiff, Buxton, Halifax Town, Bradford City, Buxton (amateur), Hurst (amateur)
Bought from: Sheffield Wednesday
Signed for LFC: £5000 March 1934
International debut: 17.05.1928 vs. France
International caps: 26/0 - 01.04.1933
Liverpool debut:
17.03.1934
Last appearance: 04.09.1937
Contract expiry: November 1937
LFC league games/goals: 71 / 0
Total LFC games/goals: 71 / 0
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Player Notes:
Former England captain Blenkinsop was almost 32 years of age when he joined Liverpool from Sheffield Wednesday where he had played 424 games from 1923-1934 and won the League Championship two years in succession in 1929 and 1930. Blenkinsop started out as an inside left, but was early on converted to left-back. His positional play was said to have been impeccable and his delivery accurate.
Blenkinsop was at Anfield for 5 seasons, but in only one of those, 1935-36, could he be considered a regular in the side, a season in which he missed only 5 league matches. He played in the first 7 matches of the 1936-37 season, before losing his place to Benjamin Dabbs. Ernie's 71st and final league appearance for the Reds came in a home match against Charlton Athletic on 4th of September 1937. |
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