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Robert Blyth (footballer)

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Scottish footballer
Robert Blyth
Personal information
Full name Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth
Date of birth (1900-06-02)2 June 1900
Place of birth Muirkirk, Scotland
Date of death 1956 (aged 55–56)
Place of death Southwark, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Portsmouth 8 (2)
1922–1923 Southampton 8 (0)
1924–1925 Boston Soccer Club 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth (2 June 1900 – 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer in the 1920s.

Football career

Blyth 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 before joining Southampton in January 1922. He again only made eight appearances for the "Saints", replacing Charlie Brown, before leaving the club for a brief football career in the United States.

In 1924, he signed with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League, but saw time in only two games.

References

  1. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. Juson, Dave (2004). Saints v Pompey - A history of unrelenting rivalry. Hagiology Publishing. p. 221. ISBN 0-9534474-5-6.
  3. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
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