Joe Blackett

Joe Blackett

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Blackett [1]
Date of birth	20 June 1875 (1875-06-20)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s)	Full back, inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Jubilee Rovers
	Gateshead NER
	Willington Athletic
1895–1896	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1896–1897	Loughborough	21	(8)
1897–1900	Wolverhampton Wanderers	96	(11)
1900–1901	Derby County	17	(1)
1901	Sunderland	0	(0)
1901–1905	Middlesbrough	78	(4)
1905–1906	Luton Town	34	(1)
1906–1909	Leicester Fosse	78	(0)
1909–1912	Rochdale
	Barrow
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Blackett was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County, Middlesbrough and Leicester Fosse. ^[1]

Personal life

Blackett served as a sergeant in the Army Service Corps and the Labour Corps during the First World War. ^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1897–98 [3]	First Division	30	1	2	0	32	1
	1898–99 [4]		33	9	3	3	36	12
	1899–1900 [5]		33	1	2	0	35	1
	Total		96	11	7	3	103	14
Derby County	1900–01 [6]	First Division	17	1	0	0	17	1
Middlesbrough	1901–02 [6]	Second Division	27	0	2	0	29	0
	1902–03 [6]	First Division	8	0	0	0	8	0
	1903–04 [6]		32	3	4	0	36	3
	1904–05 [6]		11	1	0	0	11	1
	Total		78	4	6	0	84	4
Luton Town	1905–06 [7]	Southern League First Division	34	1	2	0	36	1
Leicester Fosse	1906–07 [8]	Second Division	33	0	1	0	34	0
	1907–08 [8]		27	0	2	0	29	0
	1908–09 [8]	First Division	18	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		78	0	3	0	81	0
Career total			303	17	18	3	321	20

Honours

Middlesbrough

• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1901–02 ^[9]

Leicester Fosse

• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1907–08 ^[10]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 29. ISBN   978-1905891610.
2. "Joseph Blackett | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
3. "Squad List 1897/98". Wolves. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
4. "Squad List 1898/99". Wolves. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
5. "Squad List 1899/1900". Wolves. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
6. "Joseph Blackett". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
7. "Joseph Blackett". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
8. "Joe Blackett | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
9. "Blackett Joe Luton Town 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
10. "Leicester City 1907–08 season | Stats galore for LCFC!". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 27 October 2019.