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Gary Blackledge (born 8 April 1958) was a Northern Ireland footballer who, playing as a forward, scored 159 goals in just over 200 games for Glentoran. [1]

He was Ronnie McFall's first signing in 1979 when he was transferred to Glentoran from Portadown for £9,000. During his career Blackledge was named by the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association as Player of the Month five times, which was the joint record until 2006. [2]

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References

  1. "Football:Best of all; Glens legend recalls class of George & United in 1982". Daily Mirror . 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. "Seventh Heaven!". The News Letter . 5 January 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2010.