James Blair (13 January 1947 – 6 April 2011) was a

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professional

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who played as a striker. Active between 1967 and 1977 in Scotland, England and Belgium, Blair made 158 appearances in the

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and

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, scoring 65 goals. Born in

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, Blair played youth football for Shotts Bon Accord before turning professional with St Mirren in 1967. Blair moved to Hibernian in 1970, before returning to St Mirren a year later. Blair played in England for

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between 1973 and 1974, before playing with Belgian club K.V. Mechelen. Blair died at his home in Belgium on 6 April 2011, at the age of 64.

Honours

St Mirren *

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: 1967–68

References

* 1947 births 2011 deaths Scottish men's footballers Shotts Bon Accord F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Belgian Pro League players K.V. Mechelen players Footballers from North Lanarkshire Men's association football forwards Scottish Junior Football Association players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1940s-stub