Kenneth Alan Blackburn (born 13 May 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Born in Wembley, Middlesex, and raised in the west of England, Blackburn played both rugby and football to representative level as a schoolboy. He played for Cheltenham Town as a youngster, joined Brighton & Hove Albion as an apprentice, and made his debut on 3 March 1969 in the Third Division, scoring the last-minute winner away to Shrewsbury Town. That was his only first-team appearance. He turned professional in May 1969, but was released at the end of the following season and went on to play non-league football for clubs including Dover[2] and Gloucester City. He took up coaching, and spent 19 years as head of youth football at Gloucester City before taking up a similar role at Tuffley Rovers in 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ken Blackburn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. ^ Palmer, Jon (2 August 2018). "Former Gloucester City Under-18s coach takes on new role at Tuffley Rovers". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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