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Blair Adams

{{Short description|English footballer (born 1991)}}

{{About|the athlete|the unsolved murder victim|Murder of Blair Adams}}

{{use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Blair Adams

| image = Blair Adams - Sunderland.jpg

| caption = Adams with Sunderland in 2011

| full_name = Blair Vincent Adams{{Cite web |title=List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2013 and 31/01/2013 |url=http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/more/~/media/8BF9813E66EF44A7A9D993448E8D1A32.ashx |access-date=5 July 2013 |publisher=The Football Association |page=10}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = South Shields, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Darlington

| clubnumber = 38

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010

| youthclubs1 = Sunderland

| years1 = 2010–2013

| clubs1 = Sunderland

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = → Brentford (loan)

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = → Northampton Town (loan)

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2013

| clubs4 = → Coventry City (loan)

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013–2014

| clubs5 = Coventry City

| caps5 = 41

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2014–2016

| clubs6 = Notts County

| caps6 = 49

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2015–2016

| clubs7 = → Mansfield Town (loan)

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016–2017

| clubs8 = Cambridge United

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017

| clubs9 = Hamilton Academical

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2017–2018

| clubs10 = Hartlepool United

| caps10 = 33

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2018–2024

| clubs11 = South Shields

| caps11 = 180

| goals11 = 11

| years12 = 2021

| clubs12 = → Gateshead (loan)

| caps12 = 1

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2025

| clubs13 = North Shields

| caps13 = 6

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2025–

| clubs14 = Darlington

| caps14 = 4

| goals14 = 0

| club-update = 07:45, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = England U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Blair Vincent Adams (born 8 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for {{English football updater|Darlingt}} club Darlington. His professional career dates back to 2010 since which time he has played with teams including Brentford, Northampton Town, Coventry City, Mansfield Town, Cambridge United, and Gateshead. Over his career he has made over 100 appearances in the English Football League and played in more than 300 matches overall.

Career

Adams graduated from Sunderland's academy in summer 2010.{{soccerbase|id=57829|name=Blair Adams}} He was given the squad number 34 during his first professional season and was the reserves' leading appearance-maker in 2010–11, playing 24 games.

On 8 September 2011, Adams moved to Brentford on loan until 7 December and on 5 October, he scored his first ever professional goal against Charlton Athletic in the Football League Trophy.{{Cite news |title=Brentford sign Blair Adams and Miguel Llera on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14835920.stm |access-date=8 September 2011}} With seven appearances, Adams return to Sunderland from a loan spell.{{Cite news |date=24 November 2011 |title=On-loan defender returns to Sunderland |publisher=Houslow Chronicle |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/other-sport/on-loan-defender-returns-to-sunderland-5982185 |access-date=26 January 2013}}

On 2 January 2012 Adams moved on loan to Northampton Town.{{Cite news |title=Sunderland defender Blair Adams joins Northampton Town |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16382343.stm |access-date=3 January 2012}} At the end of January, Adams loan spell at Northampton was extended by another month{{Cite news |date=30 January 2012 |title=Blair Adams remains at Northampton Town on loan |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16790107 |access-date=26 January 2013}} His loan spells was soon extended twice, leading another one until the end of the season{{Cite news |date=22 March 2012 |title=Adams extends Cobblers stay |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7617363/ |access-date=26 January 2013}}

On 17 November 2012, he moved to Coventry City on loan.{{Cite web |date=17 November 2012 |title=Coventry City sign Sunderland full back Blair Adams on loan |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-sign-sunderland-full-3017025 |access-date=17 November 2012}} On the same day, Adams made his debut, setting up a goal for Carl Baker, in a 5–0 win over Hartlepool United.{{Cite web |title=Hartlepool 0–5 Coventry City |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2012/november/hartlepool-0-5-coventry-city/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Coventry City |language=en-gb}} On 8 December 2012, Adams scored an own goal but Coventry went on to win 5–1. This loan was made permanent on 17 January 2013.{{Cite news |date=17 January 2013 |title=Adams secures permanent deal |publisher=Sky Sports |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/8403426/Adams-secures-permanent-deal |access-date=26 January 2013}} Two days after making his move permanent, Adams played his first match in a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic.

Adams and Coventry mutually parted ways at the end of the 2013–14 season, later signing with League One club Notts County.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28109381 BBC Sport – Blair Adams joins Notts County after leaving Coventry City]

In October 2015 Adams joined Mansfield Town on a one-month loan.{{Cite web |title=Magpies' full-back joins on loan |url=http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/magpies-full-back-joins-on-loan-2754446.aspx |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Mansfield Town F.C.}} On 17 November 2015, his loan contract has extended until 19 January 2016.{{Cite web |title=Full-back Blair Adams has extended his loan at Mansfield Town until January 19 2016. |url=http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/full-back-extends-loan-from-magpies-2805101.aspx |access-date=24 November 2015 |publisher=Mansfield Town F.C.}}

After a spell with Cambridge United, Adams signed for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical in January 2017.{{Cite web |date=27 January 2017 |title=Hamilton Accies sign Blair Adams from Cambridge United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38773798 |access-date=27 January 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport}} He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.{{Cite web |date=23 May 2017 |title=Players Leaving |url=http://www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/players-leaving/ |access-date=23 May 2017 |publisher=Hamilton Academical F.C.}}

After a brief period at Hartlepool United Adams was announced as a new signing for his hometown club, South Shields on 27 July 2018.{{Cite web |title=South Shields complete signing of Blair Adams |url=https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/south-shields-complete-signing-of-blair-adams/ |access-date=27 July 2018 |publisher=South Shields F.C.}} On his 27th birthday, 8 September, he scored a hat-trick in a FA Cup qualifying match against Garforth Town that ended 5–1.{{Cite web |date=9 September 2018 |title=Blair Adams enjoys birthday hat-trick as South Shields romp to FA Cup win |url=https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/blair-adams-enjoys-birthday-hat-trick-south-shields-romp-fa-cup-win-257181 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=The Shields Gazette}} Adams signed a new two-year contract in March 2020, with the option of a further year.{{Cite web |title=Blair Adams signs new contract with South Shields |url=https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/blair-adams-signs-new-contract-with-south-shields/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812031638/https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/blair-adams-signs-new-contract-with-south-shields/ |archive-date=12 August 2022 |access-date=11 April 2023 |publisher=South Shields F.C.}} As of March 2020, he was coaching as part of the club's Futures Academy at Mortimer Community College.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2020 |title=Leaders South Shields secure services of Black Cats grad Blair Adams |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-3/northern-premier-league/29489/leaders-south-shields-secure-services-of-black-cats-graduate-blair-adams/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=The Non-League Football Paper |language=en}} On 12 January 2021, Adams joined National League North side Gateshead on an initial 28-day loan.{{Cite web |date=12 January 2021 |title=Adams and Morse arrive on loan |url=https://www.gateshead-fc.com/news/adams--morse-arrive-on-loan-2595000.html |publisher=Gateshead F.C.}} The one-year option on Adams' contract was triggered at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |title=South Shields retention list for 2022/23 |url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/south-shields-retention-list-for-202223-70669 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=The Northern Premier League |language=en}} He helped South Shields gain promotion to the National League North in 2023, and remained with them for one further season.{{cite web |url=https://www.southshieldsfc.co.uk/post/2024-25-retained-list-confirmed |title=2024/25 Retained List Confirmed |first=Dominic |last=Aberdeen |publisher=South Shields F.C. |date=10 May 2024 |access-date=25 March 2025}}

In 2025, Adams spent a few weeks with North Shields of the Northern League Division One before signing for National League North club Darlington on 24 March until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/quakers-sign-defender-blair-adams |title=Quakers sign defender Blair Adams |first=Ray |last=Simpson |publisher=Darlington F.C. |date=24 March 2025 |access-date=25 March 2005}}

Career statistics

{{updated|end of 2024–25 season}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Football League Cup / EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Sunderland

|2010–11{{Soccerbase season|57829|2010|access-date=25 October 2017}}

|Premier League

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
2011–12{{Soccerbase season|57829|2011|access-date=25 October 2017}}

|Premier League

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
2012–13{{Soccerbase season|57829|2012|access-date=25 October 2017}}

|Premier League

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!0

000000000
|Brentford (loan)

|2011–12

|League One

|7

010001{{efn|name="FLT"|Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy}}191
|Northampton Town (loan)

|2011–12

|League Two

|22

0000000220
|Coventry City (loan)

|2012–13

|League One

|11

020002{{efn|name="FLT"}}0150
rowspan="3"|Coventry City

|2012–13

|League One

|5

000001{{efn|name="FLT"}}060
2013–14{{Soccerbase season|57829|2013|access-date=25 October 2017}}

|League One

|36

050101{{efn|name="FLT"}}0430
colspan="2"|Total

!41

0501020490
rowspan="3"|Notts County

|2014–15{{Soccerbase season|57829|2014|access-date=25 October 2017}}

|League One

|34

120103{{efn|name="FLT"}}0401
2015–16{{Soccerbase season|57829|2015|access-date=25 October 2017}}

|League Two

|15

0000000150
colspan="2"|Total

!49

1201030551
Mansfield Town (loan)

|2015–16

|League Two

|13

0200000150
Cambridge United

|2016–17{{Soccerbase season|57829|2016|access-date=25 October 2017}}

|League Two

|6

020202{{efn|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy|name="EFLT"}}0120
Hamilton Academical

|2016–17

|Scottish Premiership

|5

02000colspan="2"|—70
Hartlepool United

|2017–18

|National League

|33

120colspan="2"|—10361
rowspan="7"|South Shields

|2018–19

|NPL Premier Division

|39

223colspan="2"|—50465
2019–20

|NPL Premier Division

|23

020colspan="2"|—61311
2020–21{{Cite web |title=South Shields – Appearances – Blair Adams – 2020–2021 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/south-shields/appearances/2020-2021/blair-adams/564844 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Football Web Pages}}

|NPL Premier Division

|6

050colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name="FAT"|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}0130
2021–22{{Cite web |title=South Shields – Appearances – Blair Adams – 2021–2022 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/south-shields/appearances/2021-2022/blair-adams/564844 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Football Web Pages}}

|NPL Premier Division

|37

511colspan="2"|—3{{efn|One appearance in FA Trophy, one in NPL Premier Division play-offs, one in Durham Senior Cup}}0416
2022–23{{Cite web |title=South Shields – Appearances – Blair Adams – 2022–2023 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/south-shields/appearances/blair-adams/564844 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Football Web Pages}}

|NPL Premier Division

|36

340colspan="2"|—1{{efn|name="FAT"}}0413
2023–24For FA Cup qualifying rounds not covered by Soccerway: {{cite web |url=https://www.southshieldsfc.co.uk/post/match-report-south-shields-2-0-bishop-auckland |title=Match Report: South Shields 2–0 Bishop Auckland |publisher=South Shields F.C. |date=17 September 2023 |access-date=25 March 2025}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.southshieldsfc.co.uk/post/match-report-leek-town-2-0-south-shields |title=Match Report: Leek Town 2–0 South Shields |first=Daniel |last=Prince |publisher=South Shields F.C. |date=30 September 2023 |access-date=25 March 2025}}

|National League North

|39

120colspan="2"|—1{{efn|name="FAT"}}0421
colspan="2"|Total

!180

11164colspan="2"|—18121416
Gateshead (loan)

|2020–21

|National League North

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
North Shields

|2024–25{{cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/north-shields/appearances/2024-2025/blair-adams/982567 |title=North Shields – Appearances – Blair Adams – 2024–2025 |website=Football Web Pages |access-date=25 March 2025}}

|Northern League Division One

|6

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—60
Darlington

|2024–25{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/blair-adams/164866/ |title=B. Adams |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=30 April 2025}}

|National League North

|4

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—40
colspan="3"|Career total

!378

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Honours

South Shields

  • Northern Premier League: 2022–23{{Cite web |title=Shields clinch title after 1–0 win at Whitby |url=https://www.southshieldsfc.co.uk/post/match-report-whitby-town-0-1-south-shields |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=South Shields FC}}

References

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External links

  • {{Soccerbase}}

{{Darlington F.C. squad}}

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Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from South Shields

Category:English men's footballers

Category:England men's youth international footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players

Category:Brentford F.C. players

Category:Northampton Town F.C. players

Category:Coventry City F.C. players

Category:Notts County F.C. players

Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players

Category:Cambridge United F.C. players

Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players

Category:Hartlepool United F.C. players

Category:South Shields F.C. players

Category:Gateshead F.C. players

Category:North Shields F.C. players

Category:Darlington F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:Scottish Professional Football League players

Category:National League (English football) players

Category:Northern Premier League players

Category:Northern Football League players

Category:21st-century English sportsmen