Bob Pryde

Bob Pryde
Personal information
Full name	Robert Ireland Pryde
Date of birth	25 April 1913
Place of birth	Methil, Fife, Scotland
Date of death	30 June 1998 (aged 85)
Place of death	Blackpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1929–1930	East Fife
1930–1932	St Johnstone
1933–1949	Blackburn Rovers
1949–1950	Wigan Athletic
Managerial career
1949–1952	Wigan Athletic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Robert Ireland Pryde (25 April 1913 – 30 June 1998) was a Scottish footballer, 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Honours

As manager

Lancashire Combination: 1950–51

References

^ "Bob Pryde". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ "Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 76. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.

External links

Bob Pryde at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[1] "Bob Pryde". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[2] "Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.

[4] Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 76. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.

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