 He graduated from the University of Salford in 2008 with a degree in Physiotherapy and has been studying for a master's degree in Football Rehabilitation at Edge Hill University.Blundell is the uncle of Tranmere Rovers midfielder James Wallace.After combining playing football and physiotherapy at Barrow, he retired from professional football at the end of the 2010–11 season and on 21 June 2011 Tranmere Rovers confirmed his appointment as the club's new physiotherapist.