Frank William Elford Blew (1902–1968) was a Welsh

Wales

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 footballer who played as either a left back or centre forward for Wrexham and Llandudno in the 1920s. Blew also played for the Wales Amateur team. His father was Horace Blew

Horace Blew

Horace Elford Blew was a Welsh footballer who played at full back. He holds the rare distinction of representing Wales on 22 occasions despite playing in League football only twice in his career...

, also a footballer who played at full back for Wrexham, Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

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, Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

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 and the Welsh national team

Wales national football team

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.

Born in Wrexham

Wrexham

Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...

, Blew began his career with his local club, Wrexham F.C. in 1921. He made five appearances in his first season, scoring one goal, before moving on to Llandudno in 1922. He returned to Wrexham a year later, but made seven appearances before going back to Llandudno in 1924. In 1925, he returned to Wrexham for the last time, making 16 appearances over two seasons before retiring in 1927.

After his retirement, Blew played a role in scouting young players for Wrexham, including Arfon Griffiths

Arfon Griffiths

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, who later played for Arsenal

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and made more than 550 appearances for Wrexham.