John Blackburn (footballer)

Colonel John Edward Blackburn  (30 April 1851 – 29 September 1927) was a Scottish footballer and soldier.

In 1869, he entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned in the Royal Engineers in 1871. He played for the Royal Engineers A.F.C. and Scotland.

He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in  the 1917 New Year Honours for services during the First World War.

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London Hearts profile

Category:1851 births
Category:1927 deaths
Category:Scottish footballers
Category:Scotland international footballers
Category:Royal Engineers A.F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Edinburgh
Category:Association football wingers
Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath