Bob Blyth

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Bob Blyth
Full name	Robert Blyth
Date of birth	1870
Place of birth	Glenbuck, Scotland
Date of death	1941
Playing position	Wing half
Youth clubs
	Glenbuck Cherrypickers
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1891–1894 1894–1899 1899–1901	Middlesbrough Ironopolis Rangers Preston North End Portsmouth	010 0(2) 114 0(8)
Teams managed
1901–1904	Portsmouth
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Robert Blyth (1870–1941) was the manager for the football club Portsmouth F.C. from 1901-1904.

He was born in Glenbuck Scotland and was a member of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers, playing alongside members of his extended family. He played as a wing-half, and his professional clubs included Rangers (1891-1894), Preston North End (1894-1899) and Portsmouth (1899-1901).

He became player–manager of Portsmouth in 1901. Portsmouth won the 1901-02 Southern League title under Blyth. After retiring from his post as manager, he later served Portsmouth as director and chairman.

His brother William Blyth also played for Portsmouth, and his son Robert Blyth played for both Portsmouth and Southampton in the 1920s. His sister, Barbara, was mother of Bob Shankly and Bill Shankly.

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Portsmouth

Southern League championships: 1901-02

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Rangers Player History - B

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Portsmouth F.C. – Managers

Brettell (1898–1901) • Blyth (1901–04) • Bonney (1904–08) • Brown (1911–20) • McCartney (1920–27) • Tinn (1927–47) • Jackson (1947–52) • Lever (1952–58) • Cox (1958–61) • G. Smith (1961–70) • Tindall (1970–73) • Mortimore (1973–74) • St. John (1974–77) • Dickinson (1977–79) • Burrows (1979–82) • Campbell (1982–84) • Ball (1984–89) • Gregory (1989–90) • Burrows (1990–91) • J. Smith (1991–95) • Fenwick (1995–98) • Waldon^c (1998) • Ball (1998–99) • McNab^c (1999–00) • Pulis (2000) • Claridge (2000–01) • Rix (2001–02) • Redknapp (2002–04) • Zajec (2004–05) • Perrin (2005) • Jordan^c (2005) • Redknapp (2005–)