Career
Blunt played for Lichfield City before joining Portuguese Vale as an amateur in March 1937. He left The Old Recreation Ground without playing a first team game in May 1937. He moved on to Northampton Town, but returned to Vale as a wartime guest in November 1939.
He scored one goal in his ten appearances and departed when the club went into abeyance in 1940.
He stayed in the area and guested for Wrexham, Stoke City (scoring 7 goals in 29 games) and Crewe Alexandra, before returning to Vale in August 1944. He played six games before moving on in October 1944 to guest for Bury, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stafford Rangers, heading back to Northampton at the war"s education
He made 87 appearances during his twelve years at Northampton, though those years did span the entire war, limiting his opportunities to play drastically. He helped the "Cobblers" to finish 13th in the Third Division South in 1946-1947, and then 14th in 1947-1948 and 20th in 1948-1949.
He then departed the County Ground and moved on to Accrington Stanley.
He scored once in nine Third Division North games in 1949-1950, and then left Peel Park and retired from professional football.