David Blakey (29 August 1929 – 4 April 2014) was an English professional

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who played as a

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. Blakey spent his entire senior career with Chesterfield. He is the club's record appearance holder, making 617 appearances in

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and 658 appearances in all competitions. After retiring as a player he worked as a scout at a number of clubs. He died on 4 April 2014.

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