Blunt: Jason John (Jason)

1995-1998 (Player Details)

Midfield

Born: Penzance: 16-08-1977

Debut v Middlesbrough (h) (substitute): 30-03-1996

5’8” 10st 1lb (1996)

Blunt was blooded by Howard Wilkinson, along with Harry Kewell and Mark Jackson, after the Coca-Cola Cup debacle at Wembley against Aston Villa in March 1996. Kewell started the game but the other two came off the bench. Lucas Radebe had pulled on the Goalkeeper’s jersey after John Lukic was unable to continue at Half-Time and Jason took his place in midfield. He played a full game against Southampton but after starting against Nottingham Forest in the next home fixture he was substituted and never started in the first team again. He went on loan to Raith Rovers in March-May 1998 before joining Blackpool on a free in July 1998. He was not able to progress with the sea-siders and left in March 1999. He played in Australia and with Guiseley before he next joined Scarborough in March 2001 and after making Scorong eight goals in sixty-five League appearances, of which eight were as a substitute, he left on loan to Yeovil Town in February 2003, but stayed only a week, before joining Doncaster Rovers where again he couldn’t establish himself and, after scoring three times in twelve starts and one game from the bench, he left for Tamworth in October 2003. He Scored once in thirty-four League games, one being as a substitute, before he left for Halifax Town in September 2004. He left in May 2005, after scoring once in twenty-two starts and three games from the bench in the League, and later played with Grantham Town, Alfreton Town and Scarborough once more. He played twelve League games and one in the F.A. Cup during his second stint there. He was then player/manager at Sutton Town before joining Goole Town in 2007. Blunt, who managed Sutton Town for six months in 2007, became the coach of sports and physical education at Wakefield Independent School while playing for Goole. In February 2008, he was appointed as chief scout for North-Eastern League Glapwell.