- Robert Blyth
Infobox Football biography
playername = Robert Blyth
fullname = Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth
dateofbirth = birth date|1900|06|2|df=y
cityofbirth =Muirkirk
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = 1956
cityofdeath =Southwark
countryofdeath =England
height = height|ft=5|in=8
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1921–1922
1922–1923
1924–1925
clubs = Portsmouth
SouthamptonBoston Wonder Workers
caps(goals) = 8 0(2)
8 0(0)
2 0(1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears =
managerclubs =Robert Roberts Taylor Blyth (
2 June 1900 – 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer in the 1920s.He was born in
Muirkirk Scotland - his father was the Portsmouth playerBob Blyth , who went on to manage Portsmouth from 1901 to 1904 and his cousins includedBill Shankly andBob Shankly .He made eight appearances for Portsmouth in the 1921–22 season [cite book | author=Dave Juson & others | title=Saints v Pompey - A history of unrelenting rivalry| publisher=Hagiology | year=2004|pages=p.221| id=ISBN 0-9534474-5-6] before joining Southampton in January 1922. He again only made eight appearances for the "Saints", replacing Charlie Brown, [cite book | author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk | title=The Alphabet of the Saints| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992|pages = pp. 36-37| id=ISBN 0-9514862-3-3] before leaving the club for a brief football career in the
United States . In 1924, he signed with theBoston Wonder Workers of theAmerican Soccer League , but saw time in only two games. [cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ]References
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