Blair Adams

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Blair Adams

Adams with Sunderland in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Blair Vincent Adams [1]
Date of birth	(1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	South Shields, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	South Shields
Youth career
0000–2010	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Sunderland	0	(0)
2011	→ Brentford (loan)	7	(0)
2012	→ Northampton Town (loan)	22	(0)
2012–2013	→ Coventry City (loan)	11	(0)
2013–2014	Coventry City	41	(0)
2014–2016	Notts County	49	(1)
2015–2016	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	13	(0)
2016–2017	Cambridge United	4	(0)
2017	Hamilton Academical	5	(0)
2017–2018	Hartlepool United	33	(1)
2018–	South Shields	180	(11)
2021	→ Gateshead (loan)	1	(0)
International career
2011	England U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Blair Vincent Adams (born 8 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for South Shields. His professional career dates back to 2010 since which time he has played with teams including Brentford, Northampton Town, Coventry City, Mansfield Town, Cambridge United, and Gateshead. Over his career he has made over 100 appearances in the English Football League and played in more than 300 matches overall.

Career

Adams graduated from Sunderland's academy in summer 2010. ^[2] He was given the squad number 34 during his first professional season and was the reserves' leading appearance-maker in 2010–11, playing 24 games.

On 8 September 2011, Adams moved to Brentford on loan until 7 December and on 5 October, he scored his first ever professional goal against Charlton Athletic in the Football League Trophy. ^{[3] [4]} With seven appearances, Adams return to Sunderland from a loan spell. ^[5]

On 2 January 2012 Adams moved on loan to Northampton Town. ^[6] At the end of January, Adams loan spell at Northampton was extended by another month ^[7] His loan spells was soon extended twice, leading another one until the end of the season ^[8]

On 17 November 2012, he moved to Coventry City on loan. ^[9] On the same day, Adams made his debut, setting up a goal for Carl Baker, in a 5–0 win over Hartlepool United. ^[10] On 8 December 2012, Adams scored an own goal but Coventry went on to win 5–1. ^[11] This loan was made permanent on 17 January 2013. ^[12] Two days after making his move permanent, Adams played his first match in a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic. ^[11]

Adams and Coventry mutually parted ways at the end of the 2013–14 season, later signing with League One club Notts County. ^[13]

In October 2015 Adams joined Mansfield Town on a one-month loan. ^[14] On 17 November 2015, his loan contract has extended until 19 January 2016. ^[15]

After a spell with Cambridge United, Adams signed for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical in January 2017. ^[16] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season. ^[17]

After a brief period at Hartlepool United Adams was announced as a new signing for his hometown club, South Shields on 27 July 2018. ^[18] On his 27th birthday, 8 September, he scored a hat-trick in a FA Cup qualifying match against Garforth Town that ended 5–1. ^[19] Adams signed a new two-year contract in March 2020, with the option of a further year. ^[20] As of March 2020, he was coaching as part of the club's Futures Academy at Mortimer Community College. ^[21] On 12 January 2021, Adams joined National League North side Gateshead on an initial 28-day loan deal. ^[22] The one-year option on Adams' contract was triggered at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2010–11 [24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2011–12 [4]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13 [11]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brentford (loan)	2011–12 [4]	League One	7	0	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	9	1
Northampton Town (loan)	2011–12 [4]	League Two	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Coventry City (loan)	2012–13 [11]	League One	11	0	2	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	15	0
Coventry City	2012–13 [11]	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	2013–14 [25]	League One	36	0	5	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	43	0
	Total		41	0	5	0	1	0	2	0	49	0
Notts County	2014–15 [26]	League One	34	1	2	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	40	1
	2015–16 [27]	League Two	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		49	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	55	1
Mansfield Town (loan)	2015–16 [27]	League Two	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Cambridge United	2016–17 [28]	League Two	6	0	2	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
Hamilton Academical	2016–17 [28]	Scottish Premiership	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		7	0
Hartlepool United	2017–18 [29]	National League	33	1	2	0	—		1	0	36	1
South Shields	2018–19	NPL Premier Division	39	2	2	3	—		5	0	46	5
	2019–20	NPL Premier Division	23	0	2	0	—		6	1	31	1
	2020–21 [30]	NPL Premier Division	6	0	5	0	—		2	0	13	0
	2021–22 [31]	NPL Premier Division	37	5	1	1	—		3	0	41	6
	2022–23 [32]	NPL Premier Division	36	3	4	0	—		1	0	41	3
	2023–24 [29]	National League North	39	1	1	0	—		1	0	41	1
	Total		180	11	15	4	—		18	1	213	16
Gateshead (loan)	2020–21 [29]	National League North	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			331	12	30	4	4	0	28	2	393	18

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

South Shields

• Northern Premier League: 2022–23 ^[33]

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2013 and 31/01/2013". The Football Association. p. 10. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
2. Blair Adams at Soccerbase
3. "Brentford sign Blair Adams and Miguel Llera on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
4. "Games played by Blair Adams in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
5. "On-loan defender returns to Sunderland". Houslow Chronicle. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
6. "Sunderland defender Blair Adams joins Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
7. "Blair Adams remains at Northampton Town on loan". BBC. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
8. "Adams extends Cobblers stay". Sky Sports. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
9. "Coventry City sign Sunderland full back Blair Adams on loan". 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
10. "Hartlepool 0–5 Coventry City". Coventry City. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
11. "Games played by Blair Adams in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
12. "Adams secures permanent deal". Sky Sports. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
13. BBC Sport – Blair Adams joins Notts County after leaving Coventry City
14. "Magpies' full-back joins on loan". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
15. "Full-back Blair Adams has extended his loan at Mansfield Town until January 19 2016". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
16. "Hamilton Accies sign Blair Adams from Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
17. "Players Leaving". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
18. "South Shields complete signing of Blair Adams". South Shields F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
19. "Blair Adams enjoys birthday hat-trick as South Shields romp to FA Cup win". The Shields Gazette. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
20. "Blair Adams signs new contract with South Shields". South Shields FC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
21. "Leaders South Shields secure services of Black Cats grad Blair Adams". The Non-League Football Paper. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
22. "Adams and Morse arrive on loan". Gateshead F.C. 12 January 2021.
23. "South Shields retention list for 2022/23". The Pitching In Northern Premier League. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
24. "Games played by Blair Adams in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Blair Adams in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
26. "Games played by Blair Adams in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
27. "Games played by Blair Adams in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
28. "Games played by Blair Adams in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
29. Blair Adams at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
30. "South Shields | Appearances | Blair Adams | 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
31. "South Shields | Appearances | Blair Adams | 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
32. "South Shields | Appearances | Blair Adams". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
33. "Shields clinch title after 1–0 win at Whitby". South Shields FC. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

External links

• Blair Adams at Soccerbase