Martyn Blankley was named the assistant coach of the women's soccer team in August 2015 and is in his 10th season with the Mocs.
During his tenure at UTC, the Mocs claimed the 2022 Southern Conference regular season title and in 2023, tied for second-most wins in program history with 10.
During the 2023 campaign, the Mocs keepers allowed just 23 goals, tied for fifth fewest in program history and posted a 1.23 goals against average, sixth all-time.
The 2022 season came down to the wire. A tie with Furman in the season finale gave the Mocs a tie for the regular season title. UTC allowed just 20 goals, fourth fewest in program history
The 2020 (spring 2021) season was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mocs played just one non-conference game and finished third in the league standings, it's best in program history. In the fall of 2021, the Mocs advanced to the SoCon quarterfinals after a 5-2 penalty kick decision against Wofford.
In his time with Chattanooga, the Mocs had its first-ever SoCon Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year while his head coach was named SoCon Coach of the Year. UTC has had eight all-conference performers and 10 SoCon All-Freshman Team selections.
The Mocs have excelled in the classroom in his three seasons. In the 2017 spring semester, the Mocs set a department record with 11 student-athletes earning a 4.0 grade point average. That followed the Fall 2016 semester when the Mocs posted their highest GPA on record at 3.65 and had 10 with a 4.0. In the Fall of 2017, the Mocs had their second highest GPA at 3.59 and had seven record a 4.0.
Three times the soccer team has had more than 20 make the Dean’s List and more than 20 have earned a spot on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in each semester since McKinney’s arrival. Sixteen student-athletes have earned the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal for Academics in his first two years for posting a GPA of 3.8 or higher over the course of the entire year. Twenty three have been named to the Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team and 51 to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Before coming to UTC Blankley spent seven years as the men’s varsity assistant coach and head coach of the JV team at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tenn. During his time coaching at TWC he helped the program to three AAC conference titles, the program’s first NAIA National Tournament appearance since 2002, and at their highest a national ranking of 24th.
Over the course of his seven years in Athens, the native of Chesterfield, England coached 15 players who were selected as first-team all-conference, as well as two student-athletes who earned AAC Freshman of the Year honors. TWC’s overall record was 46-22-8 with a winning percentage of 66%, and their Conference record was 24-4-3 which is a winning percentage of 82%. A number of his former players have represented teams in the Premier Development League (PDL) and the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), and some are now playing professionally around the world.
Blankley attended TWC from 1999-2004 and played four years of soccer and basketball for the Bulldogs. As a member of the soccer team, he was named as an All-Conference player and was a member of the 2002 soccer team that won the conference and regional titles and played at the NAIA National Tournament. He graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Business.
Following graduation, he returned to England to teach and coach West Nott’s College Youth Soccer Academy and Eckington School. He also played and coached at the semi-pro level. He currently coaches with the Tennessee State Olympic Development Program (ODP) and holds the UEFA B part 1 and USSF “C” license.
Martyn is married to Gillian Blankley.
Updated August 2024
