Danny Blair

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Danny Blair
Full name	Daniel Blair
Date of birth	February 2, 1905(1905-02-02)
Place of birth	Parkhead, Scotland
Date of death	February 26, 1967 (aged 76)
Place of death	Staten Island, New York, USA
Playing position	Wing Half / Fullback
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1924-1925 1925-1931 1931-1936 1936-1939	Davonport Albion Toronto Scottish Willys Overland Providence Clamdiggers Clyde Aston Villa Blackpool	036 (5) 00? (2) 129 (0) 121 (0)
National team
1929-1933	Scotland	009 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel "Danny" Blair (February 2, 1906 — 7 March 1976) was a Scottish football player who began his career in North America before finishing it in England. He also earned nine caps with the Scottish national team.

Although he was born in Parkhead, Scotland, Blair began his career in Toronto, Canada, with Davonport Albion. He then moved to Toronto Scottish and Willys Overland before signing with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League in 1924.^[1] After one season, he returned to Scotland where he signed with Clyde F.C. in 1925. He spent six seasons with Clyde before transferring to Aston Villa of the Football League on 24 October 1931. Blair played 138 League and Cup games for Aston Villa. He signed for Villa before joining Blackpool F.C. He remained with Blackpool until the Second World War in 1939. Throughout his whole career he played in 408 League matches and scored 2 goals, both for Clyde. He appeared in 9 internationals between 1929 and 1933.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
^ Today in History (2007-10-24). Association of football statisticians. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.