Bob Pryde
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Ireland Pryde | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Methil, Scotland | ||
Date of death |
1998 (aged 84–85) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1929–1930 | East Fife | ||
1930–1932 | St Johnstone | 28 | (0) |
1933–1949 | Blackburn Rovers | 320 | (11) |
1949–1950 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1949–1952 | Wigan Athletic | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Bob Pryde (25 April 1913, in Methil, Fife – 1998) was a Scottish football midfielder who played for East Fife, St Johnstone and Blackburn Rovers. He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United later in World War II.[1]
In the summer of 1949, he joined Wigan Athletic as a player-manager. During the 1949–50 season, he played 22 games and scored two goals in the Lancashire Combination as the club finished as the league's runners-up. He decided to end his playing career before the start of the following season, and went on to win the league title as manager. He left the club in January 1952.[2]
Honours
As manager
- Lancashire Combination: 1950–51
References
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