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Robert Dennis Blanchflower (10 February 1926 – 9 December 1993) was a former Northern Ireland footballer, football manager and journalist who played for and captained Tottenham Hotspur, including during their double-winning season of 1960–61.
David Graham Blanchflower, CBE (born 2 March 1952), sometimes called Danny Blanchflower, is a British-American labour economist and academic. He is currently a tenured economics professor at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Dec 10, 1993 · IF THE 20TH century is going to throw up a more original, eloquent, free-thinking football man than Danny Blanchflower, then it has little time to lose. The intellectual Ulsterman played the...
Aug 23, 2020 · Danny Blanchflower, one of Northern Ireland's greatest footballers, has had his gravestone spruced up by a group of Tottenham Hotspur fans. Blanchflower captained Spurs in the 1960s as they won...
In 1961, after skippering Spurs to the double, he was voted Footballer of the Year for a second time having previously won it in 1958. Danny Blanchflower was not just a wonderfully gifted footballer but also one of the most tactically aware players of his generation.
Blanchflower was captain of the ‘Spurs 1961 ‘double’ winning side, a feat not achieved since Aston Villa in 1897. Adding to his achievements in 1962, he helped Tottenham to win the FA Cup against Burnley, a game in which he scored a penalty.
Aug 23, 2020 · Danny Blanchflower, one of Northern Ireland's greatest footballers, has had his gravestone spruced up by a group of Tottenham Hotspur fans. Blanchflower captained Spurs in the 1960s as they won...