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Mel BLYTH

Mel Blyth - Crystal Palace - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 02 October 1971

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    • POSITION
      Central Defender
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 28 July 1944
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Norwich, England
  • CLUBS
  • Crystal Palace
    • Club Career Dates
      1968-1974
    • League Debut
      Unknown
    • Club Career
      213 League apps (+3 as sub), 9 goals
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Mel BLYTH - Crystal Palace - League appearances.

Mel Blyth is pictured playing for Crystal Palace during their 0-0 draw

with Leicester City.

 

Club Career:  213 League games (+3 as sub), 9 goals.


Scunthorpe:   1967-1968     Played   27     Scored   3   goals   (Division 3)
 
Transferred in July 1968
 
Crystal Palace:   1968-1969     Played   29     Scored   1   goal   (Division 2)
     1969-1970     Played   33     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1970-1971     Played   38     Scored   3   goals   (Division 1)
     1971-1972     Played   41     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1972-1973     Played   39     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1973-1974     Played   29     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1974-1975     Played   4     Scored   1   goal   (Division 3)
 
Transferred to Southampton in September 1974
 
1974–1978    Southampton    105    (6)
1977–1978    Crystal Palace (loan)    6    (0)
1978              Cape Town City        
1978              Margate        
1978–1981    Millwall    75    (0)
1980              Houston Hurricane (summer)        
1981              Bulova (Hong Kong)        

1982              Andover

 

Although he was an electrician by trade, Blyth later became a driving instructor

but by November 1990 he was running his own building firm in South London.

In 2003 he was a director of a building company and a part-time coach

in Crystal Palace’s schoolboy academy.