Colin Blant

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Colin Blant
Personal information
Full name	Colin Blant
Date of birth	7 October 1946 (1946-10-07) (age 61)
Place of birth	Rawtenstall, England
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1965–1967	Rossendale United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1964–1970 1970–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976 1976 1976–1977	Burnley Portsmouth Rochdale Darlington Grimsby Workington	53 0(7) 64 0(1) 51 0(0) 89 0(0) 09 0(0) 21 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Colin Blant (born 7 October 1946 in Rawtenstall) was an English professional footballer who played for six clubs,^[1] in a decade long career that spanned the sixties and seventies. Born in Rawtenstall he joined his first League club Burnley from Rossendale United^[2] in 1964 but but had to wait over two years before making his first team debut. He made just over 50 appearances for the Turf Moor club before joining Portmouth in July 1970.^[3] After two years at Fratton Park he moved to Rochdale F.C, a move he later regretted.^[4] Further spells at Darlington and Grimsby followed before his league career career ended with Workington’s in 1977.^[5] In retirement he was firstly a newsagent and since 1993 a school caretaker.

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