Blair Vincent Adams (born 8 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for North Shields. His professional career dates back to 2010 since which time he has played with teams including Brentford, Northampton Town, Coventry City, Mansfield Town, Cambridge United, and Gateshead. Over his career he has made over 100 appearances in the English Football League and played in more than 300 matches overall.
Career Adams graduated from Sunderland's academy in summer 2010. He was given the squad number 34 during his first professional season and was the reserves' leading appearance-maker in 2010–11, playing 24 games.
On 8 September 2011, Adams moved to Brentford on loan until 7 December and on 5 October, he scored his first ever professional goal against Charlton Athletic in the Football League Trophy. With seven appearances, Adams return to Sunderland from a loan spell.
On 2 January 2012 Adams moved on loan to Northampton Town. At the end of January, Adams loan spell at Northampton was extended by another month His loan spells was soon extended twice, leading another one until the end of the season
On 17 November 2012, he moved to Coventry City on loan. On the same day, Adams made his debut, setting up a goal for Carl Baker, in a 5–0 win over Hartlepool United. On 8 December 2012, Adams scored an own goal but Coventry went on to win 5–1. This loan was made permanent on 17 January 2013. Two days after making his move permanent, Adams played his first match in a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic.
Adams and Coventry mutually parted ways at the end of the 2013–14 season, later signing with League One club Notts County.BBC Sport – Blair Adams joins Notts County after leaving Coventry City
In October 2015 Adams joined Mansfield Town on a one-month loan. On 17 November 2015, his loan contract has extended until 19 January 2016.
After a spell with Cambridge United, Adams signed for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical in January 2017. He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.
After a brief period at Hartlepool United Adams was announced as a new signing for his hometown club, South Shields on 27 July 2018. On his 27th birthday, 8 September, he scored a hat-trick in a FA Cup qualifying match against Garforth Town that ended 5–1. Adams signed a new two-year contract in March 2020, with the option of a further year. As of March 2020, he was coaching as part of the club's Futures Academy at Mortimer Community College. On 12 January 2021, Adams joined National League North side Gateshead on an initial 28-day loan. The one-year option on Adams' contract was triggered at the end of the 2021–22 season. He helped South Shields gain promotion to the National League North in 2023, and remained with them for one further season.
In 2025, Adams spent a few weeks with North Shields of the Northern League Division One before signing for National League North club Darlington on 24 March until the end of the season.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSunderland2010–11Premier League000000—002011–12Premier League000000—002012–13Premier League000000—00Total0000000000Brentford (loan)2011–12League One7010001191Northampton Town (loan)2011–12League Two220000000220Coventry City (loan)2012–13League One110200020150Coventry City2012–13League One50000010602013–14League One360501010430Total410501020490Notts County2014–15League One3412010304012015–16League Two150000000150Total491201030551Mansfield Town (loan)2015–16League Two130200000150Cambridge United2016–17League Two60202020120Hamilton Academical2016–17Scottish Premiership502000—70Hartlepool United2017–18National League33120—10361South Shields2018–19NPL Premier Division39223—504652019–20NPL Premier Division23020—613112020–21NPL Premier Division6050—201302021–22NPL Premier Division37511—304162022–23NPL Premier Division36340—104132023–24For FA Cup qualifying rounds not covered by Soccerway: National League North39120—10421Total18011164—18121416Gateshead (loan)2020–21National League North10———10North Shields2024–25Northern League Division One60———60Darlington2024–25National League North40———40North Shields2025–26Northern League Division One25110—60321Career total403143444035247720
Honours South Shields Northern Premier League: 2022–23
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