Robert Blyth (footballer)

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)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1921–1922	Portsmouth
1922–1923	Southampton
1924–1925	Boston Wonder Workers
	*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.^[1]

He made eight appearances for Portsmouth in the 1921–22 season^[2] before joining Southampton in January 1922. He again only made eight appearances for the "Saints", replacing Charlie Brown,^[1] 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]

References

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

[Chalk-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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