Thomas Blyth (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Hope Blyth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Seaham Harbour, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 December 1949 (aged 73)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Durham University | |||
| 1896–1898 | Newcastle United | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Hope Blyth (16 October 1876 – 16 December 1949) was an English footballer who scored on his only appearance in the Football League for Newcastle United.[1] He played as a centre forward.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Blyth worked as a schoolmaster.[2] He served as a bombardier and a signaller in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1896–97[2] | Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 31. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Thomas Blyth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1870s birth stubs
- British Army personnel of World War I
- English men's footballers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- 1876 births
- 1949 deaths
- Footballers from Seaham
- Men's association football forwards
- Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers
- Military personnel from County Durham