Robert Blyth

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)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1921–1922	Portsmouth	8	(2)
1922–1923	Southampton	8	(0)
1924–1925	Boston Wonder Workers	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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

1. Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
2. Dave Juson & others (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).