Bob Pryde
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Ireland Pryde[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Methil, Fife, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 June 1998 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1929–1930 | East Fife | ||
1930–1932 | St Johnstone | 28 | (0) |
1933–1949 | Blackburn Rovers | 320 | (11) |
1949–1950 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1949–1952 | Wigan Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Ireland Pryde (25 April 1913 – 30 June 1998) was a Scottish footballer, who played for East Fife, St Johnstone and Blackburn Rovers. He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United later in World War II.[2]
In the summer of 1949, he joined Wigan Athletic as a player-manager. During the 1949–50 season, he played 22 games and scored two goals in the Lancashire Combination as the club finished as the league's runners-up. He decided to end his playing career before the start of the following season, and went on to win the league title as manager. He left the club in January 1952.[3]
Honours
As manager
- Lancashire Combination: 1950–51
References
- ^ "Bob Pryde". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 76. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
External links
- Bob Pryde at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1913 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Methil
- Scottish footballers
- Association football central defenders
- East Fife F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. managers
- West Ham United F.C. wartime guest players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish football defender, 1910s birth stubs
- Scottish football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs