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Sidney Blunt
Personal information
Full name	Sidney Blunt
Date of birth	13 April 1902
Place of birth	Bilston, England
Date of death	1965 (aged 62–63)
Place of death	Wolverhampton, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1920–1921	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	Worcester City
	Bilston United
	Lichfield City
1924–1928	Port Vale
	Shrewsbury Town
	Hereford United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Sidney Blunt (13 April 1902 – 1965) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.

Career

Blunt began his career with his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers but never appeared for their first team. He had spells at Worcester City, Bilston United and Lichfield City before joining Port Vale in May 1924.^[1] He played 36 Second Division and three FA Cup games in the 1924–25 season, and scored one goal in a 4–2 win over Clapton Orient at The Old Recreation Ground on 21 March.^[1] He appeared 26 times in the 1925–26 campaign and suffered a double fracture of his leg in a 3–0 home win over Swansea Town on 13 March.^[1] He could not regain his first-team place upon his recovery and instead was given a free transfer in May 1928.^[1] Blunt later played for Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1920–21	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	1924–25	Second Division	36	1	3	0	39	1
	1925–26	Second Division	25	0	1	0	26	0
	Total		61	1	4	0	65	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 34. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "Port Vale". Athletic News. 18 August 1924. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ Sidney Blunt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 34. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[2] "Port Vale". Athletic News. 18 August 1924. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

[3] Sidney Blunt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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 ==Career==
-Blunt began his career with his hometown club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], but never appeared for their first-team. He had spells at [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]], [[Bilston Town F.C.|Bilston United]] and [[Lichfield City F.C.|Lichfield City]], before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in May 1924.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=34|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He played 36 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] and three [[FA Cup]] games in the [[1924–25 Port Vale F.C. season|1924–25]] season, and scored one goal in a 4–2 win over [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Clapton Orient]] at [[The Old Recreation Ground]] on 21 March.<ref name="kent"/> He appeared 26 times in the [[1925–26 Port Vale F.C. season|1925–26]] campaign, and suffered a [[bone fracture|double fracture]] of his leg in a 3–0 home win over [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] on 13 March.<ref name="kent"/> He could not regain his first-team place upon his recovery and instead was given a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] in May 1928.<ref name="kent"/> Blunt later played for [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] and [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]].<ref name="kent"/>
+Blunt began his career with his hometown club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] but never appeared for their first team. He had spells at [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]], [[Bilston Town F.C.|Bilston United]] and [[Lichfield City F.C.|Lichfield City]] before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in May 1924.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=34|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He played 36 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] and three [[FA Cup]] games in the [[1924–25 Port Vale F.C. season|1924–25]] season, and scored one goal in a 4–2 win over [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Clapton Orient]] at [[The Old Recreation Ground]] on 21 March.<ref name="kent"/> He appeared 26 times in the [[1925–26 Port Vale F.C. season|1925–26]] campaign and suffered a [[bone fracture|double fracture]] of his leg in a 3–0 home win over [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] on 13 March.<ref name="kent"/> He could not regain his first-team place upon his recovery and instead was given a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] in May 1928.<ref name="kent"/> Blunt later played for [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] and [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]].<ref name="kent"/>
 ==Career statistics==
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