Noel Blake

Noel Blake
Blake as manager of England U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Noel Lloyd George Blake[1]
Date of birth (1962-01-12) 12 January 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1978–1979 Sutton Coldfield Town
1979–1980 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982 Aston Villa 4 (0)
1982Shrewsbury 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)
1992Bradford City (loan) 6 (0)
1992–1993 Bradford City 39 (3)
1993–1995 Dundee 54 (2)
1995–2001 Exeter City 147 (10)
Total 602 (37)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Exeter City
2009–2014 England U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Noel Lloyd George Blake (born 12 January 1962) is a former professional footballer and current coach. He was formerly the head coach of the England national under-19 football team.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Noel Blake". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "National Coach and Young Lions boss Noel Blake leaves". www.thefa.com. The FA. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Noel Blake". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 May 2009.