Danny Blanchflower

January 8, 2024
Soccer Player

Quick Facts

Danny Blanchflower
Full Name Danny Blanchflower
Occupation Soccer Player
Date Of Birth Feb 10, 1926(1926-02-10)
Age 98
Date Of Death 1993-12-09
Birthplace Belfast
Country United Kingdom
Horoscope Aquarius

Danny Blanchflower Biography

Name Danny Blanchflower
Birthday Feb 10
Birth Year 1926
Place Of Birth Belfast
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Aquarius

Danny Blanchflower is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on February 10, 1926 in Belfast, United Kingdom. Between 1946 until 1964, this soccer midfielder was part of the Northern Irish Glentoran Football Club and England’s Barnsley, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur clubs. He scored 29 goals over the time of his career, including two of them as a part of the national Northern Ireland team.

In the 1960s, He and English forward In the early 1960s, he and English winger Stanley Matthews both played briefly for Canada’s Toronto City soccer team. both were briefly on the Canadian Toronto City soccer team.

The youngest of five children born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Selina and John Blanchflower. The younger brother Jackie Blanchflower also became a professional player, playing for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team and Manchester United.

Danny Blanchflower Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Soccer Player
House Living in own house.

Danny Blanchflower is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny Blanchflower 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before starting his sporting career, he was electrician and served in the Royal Air Force. Although he was still an amateur footballer and a member of the University College Dundee football team.

In the latter half of the 1970s he was the manager of in the late 1970s, he managed the Northern Ireland and Chelsea football teams in the late 1970s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Danny Blanchflower Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Danny Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Danny Blanchflower celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Danny Blanchflower

  1. Danny Blanchflower was a Northern Irish footballer born in 1926.
  2. He played for Tottenham Hotspur from 1954 to 1964.
  3. Blanchflower won the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award twice.
  4. He captained Northern Ireland at the 1958 World Cup.
  5. Blanchflower is widely regarded as one of Tottenham’s greatest ever players.
  6. He was known for his elegant style and intelligent playmaking abilities.
  7. Blanchflower retired from playing in 1964 and went on to become a successful journalist and broadcaster.
  8. In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
  9. Blanchflower passed away in December 1993 at the age of 67.
  10. His legacy continues to inspire generations of footballers and fans alike.

Why did Danny Blanchflower refuse this is your life?

Danny Blanchflower, the Irish and Tottenham Hotspur footballer, said at a press conference in London yeaterday that he did not like being “shanghaied” into the BBC television This Is Your Life programme. His walk-out shortly after Eamonn Andrews had begun the usual introduction was not calculated.

Did Danny Blanchflower play for Manu?

He was the younger brother of the great Danny. Blanchflower was a fantastic talent whose burgeoning career was cut short due to serious injuries caused by the Munich air disaster in 1958. In May 1949 Blanchflower signed for Manchester United as a sixteen year old under legendary Reds manager Matt Busby.

Did Danny Blanchflower play for Spurs?

Blanchflower captained Spurs in the 1960s as they won the League, FA Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup. Belfast-born Blanchflower also made 56 appearances for Northern Ireland and later managed the international side.

Where is Danny Blanchflower from?

Belfast, United Kingdom

Who walked off of This Is Your Life?

One of the most unexpected moments that confronted me was the night Danny Blanchflower walked out on This Is Your Life. It was one of the few occasions when I wasn’t worried at the beginning of a programme. I knew Danny, not only as the star footballer he is, but as a radio and television performer.

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