Adam Blacklaw

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Adam Blacklaw

Full name	Adam Blacklaw
Date of birth	2 September 1937 (1937-09-02) (age 70)
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Playing position	Goalkeeper (retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1956–1967 1967–1970 1970–1971	Burnley Blackburn Rovers Blackpool	0318 (0) 096 (0) 01 0(0)
National team²
1963-1965	Scotland	003 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:52, 15 December 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 18:52, 15 December 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Adam Smith Blacklaw (born 2 September 1937 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a goalkeeper.

Blacklaw joined the Burnley ground staff as a schoolboy apprentice in 1954, earning a professional contract in October of that year.^[1] He made his first-team debut on 22 December 1956 and spent over ten years with the Clarets. During this time he earned a League championship medal in 1959-60 and an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1962. He joined Blackburn Rovers for £15,000 in 1967 and finished his career with short spells at Blackpool (1970) and Great Harwood.^[1]

Blacklaw also represented Scotland at schoolboy, Under-23 and full international level. He made his debut in a 4-3 defeat by Norway in 1963 and gained a further two caps in 1963 and 1965 respectively.^[1]