Introduction
Lloyd Jason Blackman (born 24 September 1983) is an English retired semi-professional football forward who is manager of Whitstable Town. As a player, he played in the Football League for Brentford and after his release in 2004, he embarked on a nomadic career in non-league football. He began coaching while still a player and managed Ramsgate between January 2017 and December 2018.
Career
Brentford
A forward, Blackman began his career in the youth system at Crystal Palace and later moved to Brentford, where he began a scholarship in 2000. He progressed to sign his first professional contract in 2002. He made his first team debut with a start in a 5–1 Second Division defeat to Peterborough United on 28 September 2002, which proved to be his only appearance of the 2002–03 season. After signing a new one-year contract in May 2003, Blackman made just four appearances during 2003–04 and spent much of the season away on loan at non-league clubs Scarborough, Chelmsford City and Cambridge City. He was released in late April 2004, after having made just five appearances during two seasons as a professional at Griffin Park.
Non-league football
In 2004, Blackman embarked on a career in non-league football. Between 2004 and 2014, he played in the Conference, Isthmian League, Southern League and Southern Counties East League for 15 clubs.
International career
In October 2004, Blackman was named in manager Paul Fairclough's initial 30-man England National Game XI squad for a match versus Serie C on 10 November 2004. He was not named in the final 16-man squad.
Managerial and coaching career
Between 2012 and 2015, Blackman held the role of first team coach at Hythe Town and Ashford United respectively. He moved to Isthmian League First Division South club Ramsgate as first team coach in December 2015 and was promoted to manager in January 2017. He stayed in the role until resigning in December 2018. On 17 April 2019, it was announced that Blackman would take up the role of manager at Isthmian League South East Division club Whitstable Town from the beginning of the 2019–20 season.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 2002–03 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Scarborough (loan) | 2003–04 | Conference | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Chelmsford City (loan) | 2003–04 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Cambridge City (loan) | 2003–04 | Southern League Premier Division | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Farnborough Town | 2004–05 | Conference Premier | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Woking | 2005–06 | Conference Premier | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Bishop's Stortford | 2006–07 | Conference South | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Bromley | 2006–07 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2006–07 | Conference Premier | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Llanelli | 2007–08 | Welsh Premier League | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Welling United | 2007–08 | Conference South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Folkestone Invicta | 2007–08 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Maidstone United | 2008–09 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
| Margate | 2009–10 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 14 | ||
| Carshalton Athletic | 2010–11 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Whitstable Town | 2010–11 | Isthmian League First Division South | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Hythe Town | 2011–12 | Isthmian League First Division South | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Chatham Town | 2011–12 | Isthmian League First Division North | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | |||
| Hythe Town | 2012–13 | Isthmian League First Division South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Hythe Town total | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 281 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 310 | 61 | ||