Adam Blakeman (footballer)
Adam John Blakeman (born 3 December 1991) is a professional English footballer who plays for Chorley. He began his career at Bolton Wanderers, before being released at the end of the 2012–13 season. He then signed for Hyde. Blakeman plays primarily as a left back but is equally adept playing in the centre or on the left side of midfield.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam John Blakeman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Southport, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chorley | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Liverpool | ||
| 2009–2011 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Hyde | 62 | (8) |
| 2015 | Ayr United | 14 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Southport | 28 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Chorley | 149 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Spennymoor Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | Chorley | 21 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 1 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Bolton Wanderers
Born in Southport, Blakeman started his professional career at Liverpool at the age of eleven.[3][4] After seven years at the club, Blakeman left Liverpool and joined Bolton Wanderers, regularly playing in their reserve side. Blakeman signed a professional contract with Bolton in March 2011.[5] A product of the youth system, he made his competitive debut in the League Cup tie at home to Macclesfield Town on 24 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcos Alonso.[6]
He was released by Bolton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[7]
Hyde
Blakeman signed for Conference Premier team Hyde in August 2013.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Forest Green Rovers in January 2014.[9]
In January 2015, the club announced Blakeman's departure.[10]
Ayr United
On 20 January 2015, Blakeman signed for Scottish League One club Ayr United.[3] In explaining his decision to join the club, he cited his desire to join up again with former Bolton youth coach John Henry.[11]
Blakeman made his debut for the club just four days after signing in a 1–1 draw against Stenhousemuir.[12] Blakeman scored his first goals on 28 April 2015, in a 4–0 win over Stirling Albion.[13]
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Blakeman was offered a new contract by the club.[14][15]
Southport
The following season, Blakeman returned to England, where he signed for Southport, where he lined up with his brother, Liam.[16] He made his Southport debut on 18 August 2015, playing on the left of midfield in a 2–1 loss against Gateshead.[17] Blakeman scored his first Southport goal in a 1–0 win over Wrexham on 26 December 2015.[18]
Chorley
Blakeman joined National League North's Chorley F.C. prior to the 2016–2017 season. On 8 October 2016, Chorley beat Harrogate Town F.C. 1–0 with Blakeman scoring a penalty to win the game. At the start of the new year, Chorley lost 3–1 against AFC Fylde, with Blakeman scoring Chorley's goal. After making it into the Promotion play-offs, their first game was at home against Kidderminster Harriers F.C. which they lost 1–0. They travelled to Kidderminster for the second leg, where a 2–0 win put them through to the play-off final against F.C. Halifax Town. The fixture was held on 13 May 2017, with an attendance of 7,920 fans. Chorley lost 2–1 with Blakeman scoring their only goal from a free kick.
Spennymoor Town
On 16 June 2020 Blakeman signed for Spennymoor Town.[19]
Chorley
Personal life
He is the grandson of Larry Carberry, who won a League Championship medal with Ipswich Town in 1962 as a member of Alf Ramsey's team that won the Second Division the previous season.[21] His elder brother Liam, played for a number of non-league clubs including Southport and Hednesford Town.[21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 March 2019[22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bolton total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hyde | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
| 2014–15 | Conference North | 22 | 3 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| Hyde total | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 8 | ||
| Ayr United | 2014–15 | Scottish League One | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Southport | 2015–16 | National League | 28 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Chorley | 2016–17 | National League North | 43 | 3 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 36 | 9 | |||
| Chorley total | 114 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 257 | 24 | ||
Honours
Chorley[23]
- Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy: 2017-2018
References
- ^ (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ . Bolton Wanderers F.C. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ a b . Ayr United F.C. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Wanderers bank on their gold reserves". The Bolton News. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ . Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Evolution, not revolution, is the plan for Whites boss". Bolton News. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Bolton officially add two names to list of youngsters leaving". The Lion of Vienna Suite. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ . Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Hyde 2 – 6 Forest Green". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ McAnulty, Andy (20 January 2015). . Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ . Ayr Advertiser. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Stenhousemuir 1–1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Ayr United 4 – 0 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Ayr United begin planning for title tilt as offers are made to raft of first team stars". Daily Record. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Nicky Devlin becomes Ayr United's youngest captain in more than 100 years". Daily Record. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Southport FC sign four new players and a player coach and re-engages five on new contracts". Southport Visiter. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Port left to rue missed chances as search for win goes on". Southport Visiter. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Wrexham 0 – 1 Southport". BBC Sport. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "spennymoortownfc.co.uk "Moors strengthen with left back"".
- ^ "► NonLeagueDaily.com | Non League News and Interviews for 2021". Non League Daily.
- ^ a b "Blakeman proud to keep family tradition". The Free Library. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Adam Blakeman at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "A. Blakeman". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
- Adam Blakeman at Soccerbase