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Thomas Blyth (footballer)

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English footballer

Thomas Blyth
Personal information
Full name Thomas Hope Blyth
Date of birth 16 October 1876
Place of birth Seaham Harbour, England
Date of death 16 December 1949(1949-12-16) (aged 73)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Durham University
1896–1898 Newcastle United 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Hope Blyth (16 October 1876 – 16 December 1949) was an English footballer who scored on his only appearance in the Football League for Newcastle United. He played as a centre forward.

Personal life

Blyth worked as a schoolmaster. He served as a bombardier and a signaller in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1896–97 Second Division 1 1 0 0 1 1
Career total 1 1 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 31. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Thomas Blyth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.


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