Dexter Blackstock
Personal information
Full name	Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock
Date of birth	May 20, 1986 (1986-05-20) (age 21)
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Queens Park Rangers
Number	9
Youth clubs
2002-2003	Oxford United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2006 Feb-Mar 05 Oct-Dec 05 2006-	Southampton → Plymouth Argyle (loan) → Derby County (loan) Queens Park Rangers	28 0(4) 14 0(4) 09 0(3) 42 (14)
National team2
2007-	England U21	01 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 7 September 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21:05, 7 September 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals) Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 372 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... QPR redirects here. ... For the Northern Irish football club, see Oxford United Stars F.C. Oxford United Football Club are an English football team who are currently playing in the fifth tier of English football for the 2007-08 season. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims, the Greens, Langers Army, the Green Army or simply Argyle) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... QPR redirects here. ... First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Largest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Worst defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21...

Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock (born May 20, 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays for Queens Park Rangers in the Football League Championship. He is normally a centre-forward. is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... QPR redirects here. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ...

Playing career

Southampton

Born in Oxford, he came through the Oxford United youth system and was then signed by Southampton, who had to pay United compensation of £275,000 as a result. Due to an injury crisis he was brought into the Southampton first team, where he scored a hat-trick against Colchester United in the Carling Cup in 2004. He then scored in the local derby against Portsmouth in Southampton's 2-1 win, thus establishing himself in the squad. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... For the Northern Irish football club, see Oxford United Stars F.C. Oxford United Football Club are an English football team who are currently playing in the fifth tier of English football for the 2007-08 season. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in the Championship. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. ...

He was sent out on loan twice; to Plymouth Argyle in February 2005 for twelve weeks, scoring 4 goals in 14 appearances, and to Derby County in October 2005, scoring 3 goals in 9 appearances. He was recalled from Derby on 22 December 2005 after the appointment of George Burley as Southampton manager. Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims, the Greens, Langers Army, the Green Army or simply Argyle) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Elder Burley (born June 3, 1956 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is an ex-footballer. ...

On February 18, 2006 he played in goal for the final ten minutes of the FA Cup fifth round tie against Newcastle. An injury to Bartosz Bialkowski and with Southampton having used all three substitutes, meant that Blackstock had to take over. is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Bartosz Białkowski (born July 6, 1987) is a Polish footballer, a goalkeeper who stands 64 (193cm) tall, and weighs 13 stones (82. ...

Although Blackstock had featured regularly under Burley, Southampton's purchase of Bradley Wright-Phillips meant that Blackstock had more competition for a role in Southampton's first team. As a result, Blackstock moved to Queens Park Rangers on August 10, 2006 for a fee believed to be around £500,000. Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born March 12, 1985 in Lewisham, London) is an English footballer. ... QPR redirects here. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Queens Park Rangers

The £500,000 transfer fee that Gary Waddock paid for Blackstock’s services raised a few eyebrows, but, unlike most of Waddock’s other signings, Blackstock went on to prove any doubters wrong.

Given the number 32 shirt for the 2006-07 season, Blackstock was first choice striker throughout the season and played with a number of different partners, including Kevin Gallen, Paul Furlong and Marc Nygaard. Somewhat surprisingly however, the teenager Ray Jones was Blackstock’s most regular partner as they struck up a good understanding with a combination of pace and power. Kevin Gallen, born Chiswick 21st September, 1975, is an English professional footballer who plays for MK Dons. ... Paul Furlong (born 1st October, 1968) is an English professional footballer. ... Marc Nygaard, born 1 September 1976, is an Danish professional footballer who plays for QPR. External links Marc Nygaard career stats at Soccerbase Categories: | | | | ... This article is about the footballer. ...

As the season progressed so did Blackstock, and it was in the final stages of the season that his performances started to blossom. Throughout the campaign his work effort was fantastic, but he had displayed a worrying sign of missing one-on-one’s in the early stages of his QPR career. These worries soon disappeared and a fantasic goal against Preston North End was the highlight of the season. Receiving a ball from Marc Nygaard in a left back position, Blackstock chested the ball down and volleyed it with his left foot into the top corner from 30 yards. Preston North End Football Club are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. ...

Blackstock ended the campaign as club top scorer on 14 goals, one short of his personal target of 15. He came second in the player of the season awards, and his goal against Preston won goal of the season.

For the 2007-08 season, Blackstock has been given the number 9 shirt.

On 16 August 2007, Blackstock was called up to Stuart Pearce's first England under-21 squad as full time manager. In the match against Montenegro on 7 September, he came on as a substitute on 90 minutes and headed the ball down for Andrew Surman to score the final goal in a 3-0 victory.^[1] is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrew Ronald Edward Surman (born August 20, 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African born English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for English side Southampton. ...

References

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External links

• Dexter Blackstock Official Website at Icons.com
• Dexter Blackstock career stats at Soccerbase