John Blanchflower

Born on : March 07, 1933 at Belfast

Date of death : September 02, 1998

Nationality : Northern Ireland

Number of international caps : 12 (1 goal)

First cap : vs Wales 31/03/1954

First international goal : vs Scotland 08/10/1955

Main position
Offensive Midfielder

Blanchflower's career statisticsLast updated on 14/05/2024 at 13:31

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

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eff.

Games played

goals

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eff.

Games played

goals

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eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1957/1958

Man United

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	18	1	31	4	1620	100%	43%	56%	11%	33%
Man United	(C1) Ligue des Champions	2			2	180	100%	25%	100%	0%	0%
Man United	Charity Shield	1			1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
N. Ireland	British Home Championship	2		3		180	100%	67%	50%	50%	0%
N. Ireland	Friendlies	1		2		90	100%	100%	0%	100%	0%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1		1		90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%

1956/1957

Man United

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Man United	(C1) Ligue des Champions	3	5	1	270	100%	38%	33%	33%	33%
Man United	Division 1	11	11	3	990	100%	26%	55%	36%	9%
Man United	FA Cup	2	2	1	180	100%	33%	50%	0%	50%
N. Ireland	British Home Championship	2	2		180	100%	67%	0%	50%	50%
N. Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1	1		90	100%	33%	0%	100%	0%

1955/1956

Man United

180

Club	Competition															V	D	L
N. Ireland	British Home Championship	2	1		180		2		180	0	100%		67%			50%	50%	0%

1954/1955

Man United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
N. Ireland	British Home Championship	2					4		180	0	100%		67%			0%	50%	50%

1953/1954

Man United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
N. Ireland	British Home Championship	1					1		90	0	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%

1952/1953

1951/1952

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Premier League	1	1957
Community Shield	1	1957
British Home Championship	2	19561958

Runner-ups

FA Cup

1957

Transfers

01/07/58 > 02/09/98		Retired
01/07/51 > 01/07/58		Man United

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 10/05/2024 at 20:10

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
N. Ireland	12	1		1080	1080			100%12	33%4	17%2
Man United	37				3330			100%37	57%21	24%9

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Tottenham	3	0	0
Everton	3	2	0
Aston Villa	3	1	0
Leeds United	2	2	0
Burnley	2	2	0
Dukla Prague	1	1	0
Shamrock	1	1	0
Anderlecht	1	1	0
Birmingham	1	1	0
Sunderland	1	1	0
Leicester	1	1	0
Luton Town	1	1	0
Scotland	4	1	1
England	3	1	0
Real Madrid	2	0	0
Italy	2	1	0
Wales	2	1	0
Bolton	2	0	0
Wolves	2	0	0
Blackpool	2	1	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Bolton	2	2	6
Real Madrid	2	1	5
England	3	1	5
Scotland	4	1	5
Aston Villa	3	1	3
Tottenham	3	1	6
Wolves	2	1	4
Portsmouth	1	1	3
WBA	1	1	4
Blackpool	2	1	3

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1957/1958	Man United	62%	29%	21	37%	32%	38	Positive
1956/1957	Man United	50%	19%	16	73%	15%	41	Negative
1955/1956	Man United	0%	0%	0	58%	19%	43	-
1954/1955	Man United	0%	0%	0	47%	36%	45	-
1953/1954	Man United	0%	0%	0	42%	30%	43	-
1952/1953	Man United	0%	0%	0	45%	32%	47	-
1951/1952	Man United	0%	0%	0	53%	21%	43	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Manchester United
12/09/1956	C1LC	Anderlecht - Man United	0 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
25/03/1957	D1	Man United - Bolton	0 - 2	First loss
30/11/1957	D1	Man United - Tottenham	3 - 4	First own goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 10/05/2024 at 20:10

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	29			1	2610	100%29	55%16	21%6	24%7
FA Cup	FA Cup	2				180	100%2	50%1		50%1
Community Shield	Community Shield	1				90	100%1	100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	1				90	100%1		100%1
BHC	British Home Championship	9	1	810		810	100%9	33%3	44%4	22%2
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2				180	100%2	50%1	50%1
Champions League	Champions League	5				450	100%5	60%3	20%1	20%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1957/1958	Man United	1	9	43	42	16	11	15	85	75
1956/1957	Man United	1	1	64	42	28	8	6	103	54
1955/1956	Man United	1	1	60	42	25	10	7	83	51
1954/1955	Man United	1	5	47	42	20	7	15	84	74
1953/1954	Man United	1	4	48	42	18	12	12	73	58
1952/1953	Man United	1	8	46	42	18	10	14	69	72
1951/1952	Man United	1	1	57	42	23	11	8	95	52

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
June 19, 1958	19/06	WC	Quarter-finals	France	4 - 0	N. Ireland	Absent
June 17, 1958	17/06	WC	Barrage Groupe A	N. Ireland	2 - 1a.e.t.	Czechoslovakia	Absent
June 15, 1958	15/06	WC	Group A	Germany	2 - 2	N. Ireland	Absent
June 11, 1958	11/06	WC	Group A	Argentina	3 - 1	N. Ireland	Absent
June 08, 1958	08/06	WC	Group A	N. Ireland	1 - 0	Czechoslovakia	Absent
May 14, 1958	14/05	C1LC	Semi-finals	AC Milan	4 - 0	Man United	Absent
May 08, 1958	08/05	C1LC	Semi-finals	Man United	2 - 1	AC Milan	Absent
May 03, 1958	03/05	FAC	Final	Bolton	2 - 0	Man United	Absent
April 26, 1958	26/04	D1	Round 42	Chelsea	2 - 1	Man United	Absent
April 23, 1958	23/04	D1	Round 41	Man United	1 - 1	Newcastle	Absent
April 21, 1958	21/04	D1	Round 40	Man United	0 - 4	Wolverhampton	Absent
April 19, 1958	19/04	D1	Round 41	Man United	0 - 2	Birmingham	Absent
April 16, 1958	16/04	D1	Round 40	Portsmouth	3 - 3	Man United	Absent
April 16, 1958	16/04	BHC	Round 3	Wales	1 - 1	N. Ireland	Absent
April 12, 1958	12/04	D1	Round 40	Tottenham	1 - 0	Man United	Absent
April 07, 1958	07/04	D1	Round 39	Sunderland	1 - 2	Man United	Absent
April 05, 1958	05/04	D1	Round 35	Man United	0 - 0	Preston NE	Absent
April 04, 1958	04/04	D1	Round 37	Man United	2 - 2	Sunderland	Absent
March 31, 1958	31/03	D1	Round 35	Aston Villa	3 - 2	Man United	Absent
March 29, 1958	29/03	D1	Round 32	S Wednesday	1 - 0	Man United	Absent
March 26, 1958	26/03	FAC	Semi-finals	Man United	5 - 3	Fulham	Absent
March 22, 1958	22/03	FAC	Semi-finals	Man United	2 - 2	Fulham	Absent
March 15, 1958	15/03	D1	Round 33	Burnley	3 - 0	Man United	Absent
March 08, 1958	08/03	D1	Round 31	Man United	0 - 4	WBA	Absent
March 05, 1958	05/03	FAC	Quarter-finals	Man United	1 - 0	WBA	Absent
March 01, 1958	01/03	FAC	Quarter-finals	WBA	2 - 2	Man United	Absent
February 22, 1958	22/02	D1	Round 31	Man United	1 - 1	Nottingham	Absent
February 19, 1958	19/02	FAC	Round of 16	Man United	3 - 0	S Wednesday	Absent
February 05, 1958	05/02	C1LC	Quarter-finals	RS Belgrade	3 - 3	Man United	Absent
February 01, 1958	01/02	D1	Round 28	Arsenal	4 - 5	Man United	Absent
January 25, 1958	25/01	FAC	Round of 32	Man United	2 - 0	Ipswich Town	Absent
January 18, 1958	18/01	D1	Round 27	Man United	7 - 2	Bolton	Absent
January 15, 1958	15/01	WCQEZ	Group 8	N. Ireland	2 - 1	Italy	90 Minutes
January 14, 1958	14/01	C1LC	Quarter-finals	Man United	2 - 1	RS Belgrade	Absent
January 11, 1958	11/01	D1	Round 26	Leeds United	1 - 1	Man United	Absent
January 04, 1958	04/01	FAC	3rd round	Workington	1 - 3	Man United	Absent
December 28, 1957	28/12	D1	Round 25	Man City	2 - 2	Man United	Absent
December 26, 1957	26/12	D1	Round 24	Luton Town	2 - 2	Man United	Absent
December 25, 1957	25/12	D1	Round 23	Man United	3 - 0	Luton Town	Absent
December 21, 1957	21/12	D1	Round 22	Man United	4 - 0	Leicester	Absent
December 14, 1957	14/12	D1	Round 21	Man United	0 - 1	Chelsea	Absent
December 07, 1957	07/12	D1	Round 21	Birmingham	3 - 3	Man United	Absent
December 04, 1957	04/12	C1LC	Round of 16	Pribram	1 - 0	Man United	Absent
December 04, 1957	04/12	F	Europe	N. Ireland	2 - 2	Italy	90 Minutes
November 30, 1957	30/11	D1	Round 20	Man United	3 - 4	Tottenham	90 Minutes	1
November 23, 1957	23/11	D1	Round 18	Newcastle	1 - 2	Man United	90 Minutes
November 20, 1957	20/11	C1LC	Round of 16	Man United	3 - 0	Pribram	90 Minutes
November 16, 1957	16/11	D1	Round 17	Man United	2 - 1	S Wednesday	90 Minutes
November 09, 1957	09/11	D1	Round 16	Preston NE	1 - 1	Man United	90 Minutes
November 06, 1957	06/11	BHC	Round 2	England	2 - 3	N. Ireland	90 Minutes
November 02, 1957	02/11	D1	Round 15	Man United	1 - 0	Burnley	90 Minutes
October 26, 1957	26/10	D1	Round 15	WBA	4 - 3	Man United	90 Minutes
October 22, 1957	22/10	CS	Final	Man United	4 - 0	Aston Villa	90 Minutes
October 19, 1957	19/10	D1	Round 13	Man United	0 - 3	Portsmouth	90 Minutes
October 12, 1957	12/10	D1	Round 12	Nottingham	1 - 2	Man United	90 Minutes
October 05, 1957	05/10	D1	Round 12	Man United	4 - 1	Aston Villa	Absent
October 05, 1957	05/10	BHC	Round 1	N. Ireland	1 - 1	Scotland	90 Minutes
October 02, 1957	02/10	C1LC	First round	Man United	3 - 2	Shamrock	Absent
September 28, 1957	28/09	D1	Round 10	Wolverhampton	3 - 1	Man United	90 Minutes
September 25, 1957	25/09	C1LC	First round	Shamrock	0 - 6	Man United	90 Minutes
September 21, 1957	21/09	D1	Round 8	Man United	4 - 2	Arsenal	90 Minutes
September 18, 1957	18/09	D1	Round 8	Man United	1 - 2	Blackpool	90 Minutes
September 14, 1957	14/09	D1	Round 7	Bolton	4 - 0	Man United	90 Minutes
September 09, 1957	09/09	D1	Round 6	Blackpool	1 - 4	Man United	90 Minutes
September 07, 1957	07/09	D1	Round 5	Man United	5 - 0	Leeds United	90 Minutes
September 04, 1957	04/09	D1	Round 4	Everton	3 - 3	Man United	90 Minutes
August 31, 1957	31/08	D1	Round 3	Man United	4 - 1	Man City	90 Minutes
August 28, 1957	28/08	D1	Round 2	Man United	3 - 0	Everton	90 Minutes
August 24, 1957	24/08	D1	Round 1	Leicester	0 - 3	Man United	90 Minutes

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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