Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth (2 June 1900 – 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer in the 1920s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Muirkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1956 (aged 55–56) | ||
| Place of death | Southwark, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1922 | Portsmouth | 8 | (2) |
| 1922–1923 | Southampton | 8 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Boston Soccer Club | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editBlyth 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 Soccer Club of the American Soccer League, but saw time in only two games.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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. ().