Jackie BLANCHFLOWER | 1957-1958 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

BLANCHFLOWER PES STATS | 1957-1958

electric_trigger Jackie BLANCHFLOWER | 1957-1958 Club: Manchester United Number: 5 Position: *CB, DM, CMF, AM Nationality: Northern Irish Age: 24 Era: 1957-1958 Foot: R Side: B Length: Weight: Attack: 69 Defence: 85 Balance: 82 Stamina: 79 Top Speed: 73 Acceleration: 76 Response: 85 Agility: 80 Dribble Accuracy: 75 Dribble Speed: 76 Short Pass Accuracy: 75 Short Pass Speed: 76 Long Pass Acc.: 84 Long Pass Speed: 78 Shot Accuracy:70 Shot Power: 85 Shot Technique: 72 Free Kick Accuracy: 70 Curling: 67 Header: 88 Jump: 86 Technique: 82 Aggression: 72 Mentality: 80 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 82 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 SPECIAL ABILITIES: *POSITIONING *PASSING *COVERING *MARKING John ''Jackie'' Blanchflower (7 March 1933 – 2 September 1998) was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United's youth system and played for the club on 117 occasions, before his career was cut short due to injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster. He was the younger brother of Dennis 'Danny' Blanchflower, the captain of the Tottenham Hotspur side that dominated English football in the early 1960s. Career Manchester United Jackie Blanchflower's first appearance in a professional game was for Manchester United on 24 November 1951 against Liverpool, away at Anfield. He helped the club to two league titles during the 1950s. Nicknamed Twiggy by his teammates, he was renowned for his versatility. Initially, he played many games as a forward, but the Manchester United manager at the time, Matt Busby recognised his intelligent positioning sense and aerial power and chose to play him at centre-half. He scored 27 goals during his time at the club. During the 1957/1958 season he was waging war with Mark Jones for the #5 spot. He would have made the Northern Squad for the 1958 World Cup. Munich air disaster On 6 February 1958, the Manchester United team that had travelled to Belgrade for the second leg of a European cup tie had their chartered plane stop in Munich to refuel. Weather conditions caused the plane to crash when the pilot attempted to take-off from Munich airport and 23 of the 43 passengers on board were killed. Jackie Blanchflower was severely injured, suffering from a fractured pelvis and arms and legs, and crushed kidneys, and his right arm was nearly severed. He tried to return to football, but never made a full recovery. Doctors advised him not to return to football due to fears he would damage his kidney and, a year later, Blanchflower retired from football. The Munich air disaster had ended his short career at the age of just 24, having earned 12 caps for Northern Ireland. Ivan Ponting in his excellent Manchester United player by player comments on Jackie Blanchflower.... Assured touch with both feet....combative in the air....could turn defence into attack with an incisive pass....possesed a formidable football brain....his most marked defect was a lack of pace. Though he survived the crash he was another sad loss to Manchester United and football in general Jackie BLANCHFLOWER | 1957-1958 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)