For the British economist, see David Blanchflower.
Danny Blanchflower
Blanchflower in 1976
Personal information
Full name
Robert Dennis Blanchflower
Date of birth
(1926-02-10)10 February 1926
Place of birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death
9 December 1993(1993-12-09) (aged 67)
Place of death
Staines, England
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)
Right-half
Youth career
Glentoran
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1946–1949
Glentoran
124
(7)
1949–1951
Barnsley
68
(2)
1951–1954
Aston Villa
148
(10)
1954–1964
Tottenham Hotspur
337
(15)
1961
→ Toronto City (loan)
12
(3)
1962
→ Boksburg (loan)
4
(1)
1965
Durban City
3
(0)
Total
693
(38)
International career
1949–1963
Northern Ireland
56
(2)
1948–1949
Irish League XI
4
(0)
Managerial career
1976–1979
Northern Ireland
1978–1979
Chelsea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Robert Dennis Blanchflower (10 February 1926 – 9 December 1993) was a former Northern Ireland footballer, football manager and journalist who played for and captained Tottenham Hotspur, including during their double-winning season of 1960–61. He was ranked as the greatest player in Spurs history by The Times in 2009.[1]
Blanchflower played as a defensive midfielder at right half and was known particularly for his accurate passing, his ability to dictate the tempo of the game and his inspiring leadership.[2] After a lengthy playing career, he retired at the age of 38. He became a respected football journalist and, later, a football manager.
Blanchflower said of football: "The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."[3][4]
^Myers, Phil (17 March 2009). "The 50 greatest Tottenham Hotspur players (Page 12 of 12)". timesonline.co.uk. London. Retrieved 31 July 2010. (subscription required)
^"Obituary: Danny Blanchflower". The Independent. London. 10 December 1993. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
^"Danny Blanchflower Quote". libquotes.com.
^Susan Ratcliffe, ed. (11 March 2010). Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Subjects (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0199567065.
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