Blenkinsop caught the eye of the Football Association selectors who choose him to play for England in a friendly match in France on 17 May 1928, at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, it turned out to be a debut to remember as the English taught the French a lesson in football, beating them by a resounding 5–1 scoreline.
His international debut was a 3–0 defeat to England on 9 April 1932, in which he faced future team-mates Alfred Strange and Ernie Blenkinsop.
Tennessee Ernie Ford | Ernie Royal | Ernie | Ernie Kovacs | Ernie Eves | Ernie Ball | Ernie Fletcher | Ernie Banks | Underground Ernie | Ernie Harwell | Ernie Fields | Ernie Vandeweghe | Ernie Pyle | Ernie Lombardi | Ernie Davis | Ernie Conwell | Evil Ernie | Ernie Whitt | Ernie Nevers | Ernie Kent | Ernie Johnson | Ernie Hunt | Ernie Hudson | Ernie Hicke | Ernie Hawkins | Ernie Hannigan | Ernie Freeman | Ernie Camacho | Tom Blenkinsop | Ernie Wise |