Clayton Blackmore

Who is this?

Clayton Graham Blackmore (born 23 September 1964) is a Welsh former international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled in defence, but could play equally well in midfield. Blackmore began his professional career at Manchester United in 1982, having progressed through the club's youth ranks. After twelve years and 186 league appearances, he switched to Middlesbrough on a free transfer, and made 53 league appearances in five years, whilst also having a brief loan spell at Bristol City in 1996. Having left Middlesbrough in 1999, he had short spells at Barnsley, Notts County and Leigh RMI over the next couple of seasons, before a much longer stint at Bangor City commenced in 2000. He left Bangor City in 2006 (after a brief stint as player-manager), having made 176 league appearances for the club, and, after spending a season with Porthmadog (where he was also player-manager), switched to Neath Athletic in 2007, where he made a further 22 league appearances before retiring in 2010. Internationally, Blackmore won 39 caps for Wales between 1985 and 1997.

Career

1. 1964
   Born
2. 1982
   Joined Manchester United F.C.
3. 1983
   Joined Wales national under-21 football team
4. 1985
   Joined Wales men's national association football team
5. 1994
   Joined Middlesbrough F.C.
6. 1996
   Joined Bristol City F.C.
7. 1999
   Joined Barnsley F.C.
8. 1999
   Joined Notts County F.C.
9. 2000
   Joined Leigh Genesis F.C.
10. 2000
    Joined Bangor City F.C.
11. 2006
    Joined Porthmadog F.C.
12. 2007
    Joined Neath F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Neath
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football