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Thomas Blyth (footballer)

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Thomas Blyth
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(1949-12-16) (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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 31. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "Thomas Blyth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.