- Noel Blake
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Noel Blake Personal information Full name Noel Lloyd George Blake Date of birth 12 January 1962 Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club England Under 19 Manager Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1978–1979 Sutton Coldfield Town 1979–1982 Aston Villa 4 (0) 1982 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 6 (0) 1982–1984 Birmingham City 76 (5) 1984–1988 Portsmouth 144 (10) 1988–1990 Leeds United 51 (4) 1990–1992 Stoke City 75 (3) 1992 → Bradford City (loan) 6 (0) 1992–1993 Bradford City 39 (3) 1993–1995 Dundee 54 (2) 1995–2001 Exeter City 147 (10) Total 602 (37) Teams managed 2000–2001 Exeter City 2003–2006 Stoke City Academy 2008– England U19 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Noel Blake (born 12 January 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a retired footballer and current head coach of the England national under-19 football team. He played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City, Bradford City and Exeter City, and in the Scottish Football League for Dundee.[1]
He was a member of two teams who won promotion to the old First Division – Portsmouth in 1987 and Leeds United in 1990.
He became Exeter's player-manager in 2000, but left in 2001.[1] He was the successful manager of the youth team at Stoke City.
A qualified coach, holder of the UEFA Pro Licence,[2] Blake was appointed in February 2007 as one of the Football Association's National Coaches to work with players in England's youth teams and to assist with coach education.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Noel Blake". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/noelblake.htm. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Austin, Simon (22 February 2007). "Focus: Football's black mark". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6376121.stm. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Noel Blake on board". The Football Association. 12 February 2007. http://www.thefa.com/England/MensUnder19s/NewsAndFeatures/2007/NoelBlakeAppointment.aspx. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
External links
1986–87 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Andy Goram · DF: Lee Dixon · DF: Larry May · DF: Noel Blake · DF: Julian Dicks · MF: John Sheridan · MF: John Gregory · MF: Stuart McCall · FW: Bobby Davison · FW: Micky Quinn · FW: John HendrieSporting positions Preceded by
Neil WebbPortsmouth F.C. Fans' Player of the Year
1986 and 1987Succeeded by
Barry HorneExeter City F.C. – managers Chadwick (1908–22) · Maven (1923–27) · D. Wilson (1928–29) · McDevitt (1929–35) · English (1935–39) · Roughton (1945–52) · Kirkman (1952–53) · Ward (1953) · Dodgin (1953–57) · Thompson (1957–58) · Broome (1958–60) · G. Wilson (1960–62) · Spiers (1962–63) · Edwards (1963–65) · Stuttard (1965–66) · Basford (1966–67) · Broome (1967–69) · Newman (1969–76) · Saxton (1977–79) · Godfrey (1979–83) · Francis (1983–84) · Iley (1984–85) · Appleton (1985–87) · Cooper (1988–91) · Ball (1991–94) · Cooper (1994–95) · Fox (1995–2000) · Blake (2000–01) · Cornforth (2001–02) · McNab (2002–03) · Peters (2003) · Dolan (2003–04) · Perryman (2004) · Inglethorpe (2004–06) · Tisdale (2006–)
Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Kingston, Jamaica
- Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Leeds United A.F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. managers
- UEFA Pro Licence holders
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff
- English football defender, 1960s birth stubs
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