Jeff Trice Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Just had some sad news - Margate's second highest post war goalscorer Alan Blackburn has passed away aged 78. He scored 122 times from 211 appearances for the club spanning the four seasons from 1961/62 to 1964/65, finishing as Margate's top scorer in the first three of those seasons. A former West Ham player, there's a tribute to Alan on the Hammers' site at http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140114/alan-blackburn-1935-2014_2236884_3620469 and his profile on my site can be found at http://www.margatefchistory.com/alanblackburn.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyriding Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Just had some sad news - Margate's second highest post war goalscorer Alan Blackburn has passed away aged 78. He scored 122 times from 211 appearances for the club spanning the four seasons from 1961/62 to 1964/65, finishing as Margate's top scorer in the first three of those seasons. A former West Ham player, there's a tribute to Alan on the Hammers' site at http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140114/alan-blackburn-1935-2014_2236884_3620469 and his profile on my site can be found at http://www.margatefchistory.com/alanblackburn.shtml sad sad news..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientBlue Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 very sad news indeed. Was in awe of him in my younger days.LEGEND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorba Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 A true giant of a player for Margate. Leapt like a salmon to outjump centrehalves to bullet the ball into the net. Simply one of the best headers of a football that I ever saw, and that includes Ron Davies and John Charles. Will always remain in the memory of watching a lifetime of football. A joy to watch, even on a wet stormy Tuesday night at Hartsdown. Sad loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Threegoals Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 What we give to have an Alan Blackburn playing for us now? Great Player - RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Sorry to hear this. A great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasidesteve Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 loved watchin him he was probably the best no9 to wear the margate shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastside Urchin Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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