Adam Smith Blacklaw was a Scottish professional football player who played as a goalkeeper. Blacklaw joined the Burnley ground staff as a schoolboy apprentice in 1954, directly from Frederick Street School in Aberdeen, earning a professional contract in October of that year. He made his first-team debut on 22 December 1956 and spent over ten seasons with the Clarets. During this time he earned a League championship medal in season 1959?60 and an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1962. Blacklaw weighed around 15 stone, giving him a great advantage at a time when goalkeepers had less protection than they do nowadays. He joined Blackburn Rovers for �15,000 at the start of the 1967?68 season and stayed for three years before finishing his career with short spells at Blackpool in season 1970?71 and moving into the non-league game with Great Harwood in season 1971?72. He later had a spell as manager of Clitheroe. Blacklaw represented Scotland at schoolboy level 3 times, at Under?23 level and also at full international level. He made his debut in a 4?3 defeat by Norway on 4 June 1963 and gained a further two caps. 

September 2nd, 1937 in Aberdeen  /  Died:   Feb 28th, 2010