Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Blair grew up in Bedworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Nicholas Chamberlaine School in the town.
He also played top-flight football at Aston Villa (in two separate spells) where he won the Charity Shield in 1981 (shared)[4] and the European Cup in 1982 as an unused substitute.
In November 1984, while playing for Sheffield Wednesday against Luton Town, he achieved the unusual distinction of being the first player to ever score a hat-trick of penalties in the League Cup.
[6] He also appeared for Barnsley and Northampton Town, before a knee injury ended his professional career in 1989, at the age of 30.
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