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 59)
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)
1996	→ Bristol 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.