Blair Adams

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Blair Adams
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Sunderland 0 (0)
2011Brentford (loan) 7 (0)
2012Northampton Town (loan) 22 (0)
2012–2013Coventry City (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 Coventry City 41 (0)
2014–2016 Notts County 49 (1)
2015–2016Mansfield 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)
2021Gateshead (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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2010–11 [24] Premier League 00000000
2011–12 [4] Premier League00000000
2012–13 [11] Premier League00000000
Total0000000000
Brentford (loan) 2011–12 [4] League One 7010001 [lower-alpha 1] 191
Northampton Town (loan) 2011–12 [4] League Two 220000000220
Coventry City (loan) 2012–13 [11] League One11020002 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
Coventry City 2012–13 [11] League One5000001 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2013–14 [25] League One36050101 [lower-alpha 1] 0430
Total410501020490
Notts County 2014–15 [26] League One34120103 [lower-alpha 1] 0401
2015–16 [27] League Two150000000150
Total491201030551
Mansfield Town (loan) 2015–16 [27] League Two130200000150
Cambridge United 2016–17 [28] League Two6020202 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Hamilton Academical 2016–17 [28] Scottish Premiership 50200070
Hartlepool United 2017–18 [29] National League 3312010361
South Shields 2018–19 NPL Premier Division 3922350465
2019–20 NPL Premier Division2302061311
2020–21 [30] NPL Premier Division605020130
2021–22 [31] NPL Premier Division3751130416
2022–23 [32] NPL Premier Division3634010413
2023–24 [29] National League North 3911010411
Total1801115418121316
Gateshead (loan) 2020–21 [29] National League North 1010
Career total331123044028239318
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

South Shields

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