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Chelsea FC Profile: Danny Blanchflower

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Full Name: Robert Dennis Blanchflower

Born: Wednesday, 10th February 1926
Place of birth: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died: Thursday, 9th December 1993 (aged 67)
Place of death: Cobham, Surrey, England
Burial: Buried - Englefield Green Cemetery, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England - Plot 7

Involvement with Chelsea:


Manager from 1978 to 1979


Playing Career:



Chelsea Manager Career Summary


Manager from: December, 1978
Manager until: September, 1979

PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin %Goals / Game
League295717316117.24%1.07
F.A. Cup1001030%0.00
League Cup2011340%1.50
Total325819346815.63%1.06

Players In

DateNameAmount
Jan 1979Kevin HalesFrom Juniors
Feb 1979Eamonn Bannon£220,000
Feb 1979Jim Docherty£50,000
Mar 1979Petar Borota£70,000
Jul 1979Colin PatesFrom Juniors
Jul 1979Peter Rhoades-BrownFrom Juniors

Players Out

DateName
Dec 1978Kenny Swain
Jan 1979Steve Wicks
Feb 1979Ray Lewington
Mar 1979Duncan McKenzie
May 1979Peter Bonetti
Jun 1979Garry Stanley
Aug 1979Ray Wilkins

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Robert Dennis Blanchflower View CGS profile for Robert Dennis Blanchflower on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Robert Dennis Blanchflower View CGS profile for Robert Dennis Blanchflower on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Robert Dennis Blanchflower View location on Zeemaps for Robert Dennis Blanchflower



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