Robert Blyth (footballer)

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 (aged 55–56)
Place of death	Southwark, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1921–1922	Portsmouth
1922–1923	Southampton
1924–1925	Boston Soccer Club
	*Club domestic league appearances and 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 Soccer Club of the American Soccer League, but saw time in only two games.^[3]

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