Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Donald Blain [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 April 1940||
Place of birth | Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back, inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
195?–1959 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1960 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
1960–1962 | Southport | 127 | (40) |
1962–1964 | Rotherham United | 23 | (1) |
1964–1965 | Carlisle United | 41 | (7) |
1965–1974 | Exeter City | 320 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Donald Blain (born 9 April 1940) is an English professional footballer who made 501 appearances in the Football League playing as a left back or inside forward for Southport, [2] Rotherham United, Carlisle United and Exeter City. [1] [3] Blain was born in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, [2] and began his career as a youngster with Everton, but never played for their first team. [4] After retiring from football he remained in the Exeter area and worked as a carpet fitter. [2] Blain was a schoolmate of John Lennon, Jimmy Tarbuck and Peter Sissons at Dovedale Primary School. [5]