Bob Pryde

Bob Pryde

Personal information
Full name	Robert Ireland Pryde
Date of birth	25 April 1913
Place of birth	Methil, Scotland
Date of death	1998 (aged 84–85)
Playing position	Midfielder
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)
Teams managed
1949–1952	Wigan Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Bob Pryde (25 April 1913, in Methil, Fife – 1998) was a Scottish football midfielder 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Honours

As manager

• Lancashire Combination: 1950–51

References

1. Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
2. 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

• Career statistics