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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Henry Blackman | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-04-02)2 April 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Cosham, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 February 2016(2016-02-16) (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gosport Borough | |||
| 1946–1954 | Reading | 218 | (158) |
| 1954–1955 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | (3) |
| 1955–1958 | Ipswich Town | 27 | (12) |
| Tonbridge | |||
| Total | 256 | (173) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Henry Blackman (2 April 1925 – 16 February 2016), known asRonnie orRon Blackman, was an English professionalfootballer.[1]
Blackman played a vital role in the Reading team that finished second in the 1951–52 Third Division, narrowly missing out on promotion. Towards the end of that season, within the space of three weeks, Blackman scored a total of 10 goals at Elm Park – including five goals againstSouthend United on 14 April and four against Bournemouth on 3 May to end the season on a high note. He scored 39 league goals that season and another goal in theFA Cup, a league club record which has yet to be equalled six decades later, althoughTrevor Senior edged ahead by scoring 41 goals in all competitions in1983–84.[2]
Blackman died on 16 February 2016.[3] A minute's applause was held in his honour before Reading's FA Cup tie withWest Bromwich Albion on 19 February 2016.
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