Clayton Blackmore

Clayton Blackmore
Blackmore in June 2022
Personal information
Full name Clayton Graham Blackmore
Date of birth (1964-09-23) 23 September 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Full-back
Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1982 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1994 Manchester United 186 (19)
1994–1999 Middlesbrough 53 (4)
1996Bristol City (loan) 5 (1)
1999 Barnsley 7 (0)
1999–2000 Notts County 21 (2)
2000 Leigh RMI 1 (0)
2000–2006 Bangor City 176 (11)
2006–2007 Porthmadog 18 (4)
2007–2010 Neath Athletic 22 (0)
Total 489 (41)
International career
1983 Wales U21 3 (0)
1985–1997 Wales 39 (1)
Managerial career
2006 Bangor City
2007 Porthmadog
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clayton Graham Blackmore (born 23 September 1964)[1] is a Welsh former international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled in defence, but could play equally well in midfield.

Blackmore began his professional career at Manchester United in 1982, having progressed through the club's youth ranks. After twelve years and 186 league appearances, he switched to Middlesbrough on a free transfer, and made 53 league appearances in five years, whilst also having a brief loan spell at Bristol City in 1996. Having left Middlesbrough in 1999, he had short spells at Barnsley, Notts County and Leigh RMI over the next couple of seasons, before a much longer stint at Bangor City commenced in 2000. He left Bangor City in 2006 (after a brief stint as player-manager), having made 176 league appearances for the club, and, after spending a season with Porthmadog (where he was also player-manager), switched to Neath Athletic in 2007, where he made a further 22 league appearances before retiring in 2010. Internationally, Blackmore won 39 caps for Wales between 1985 and 1997.

  1. ^ Clayton Blackmore at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database