William Blackadder (9 January 1899 – 1977) was an English professional

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who played as a

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. He started his career with

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

, but never made a senior appearance for the club. In 1924, he joined

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side Accrington Stanley and played 17 league matches during the 1924–25 season. Blackadder left Accrington in 1925 and moved into

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with

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

, Clitheroe and Lancaster Town.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackadder, Bill 1899 births 1977 deaths People from Padiham English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Burnley F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Chorley F.C. players Clitheroe F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Lancashire