Robert Blyth
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| Robert Blyth | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth | |
| Date of birth | 2 June 1900 | |
| Place of birth | Muirkirk, Scotland | |
| Date of death | 1956 | |
| Place of death | Southwark, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1921–1922 1922–1923 1924–1925 |
Portsmouth Southampton Boston Wonder Workers |
8 (2) 8 (0) 2 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth (2 June 1900 – 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer in the 1920s.
He was born in Muirkirk Scotland - his father was the Portsmouth player Bob Blyth, who went on to manage Portsmouth from 1901 to 1904 and his cousins included Bill Shankly and Bob Shankly.
He made eight appearances for Portsmouth in the 1921–22 season[1] before joining Southampton in January 1922. He again only made eight appearances for the "Saints", replacing Charlie Brown,[2] before leaving the club for a brief football career in the United States. In 1924, he signed with the Boston Wonder Workers of the American Soccer League, but saw time in only two games.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dave Juson & others (2004). Saints v Pompey - A history of unrelenting rivalry. Hagiology, p.221. ISBN 0-9534474-5-6.
- ^ Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing, pp. 36-37. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
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