Alec Blakeman

Alec George Blakeman (11 June 1918 – November 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Sheffield United and Bournemouth as an inside forward.^[2][3][4]

Alec Blakeman

Personal information
Full name	Alec George Blakeman[1]
Date of birth	(1918-06-11)11 June 1918
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Date of death	November 1994 (1994-12) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death	Headington, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Wycombe Wanderers
1945–1946	Oxford City	15	(24)
1946–1948	Brentford	42	(7)
1948–1949	Sheffield United	5	(0)
1949–1950	Bournemouth	25	(8)
	March Town United
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Blakeman spent four years in a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1946–47[6]	First Division	8	4	0	0	8	4
	1947–48[6]	Second Division	25	2	2	0	27	2
	1948–49[6]	Second Division	9	1	—		9	1
	Total		42	7	2	0	44	7
Sheffield United	1948–49[7]	First Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			47	7	2	0	49	7