Bob Pryde

Bob Pryde

Personal information
Full name	Robert Ireland Pryde
Date of birth	(1913-04-25)25 April 1913
Place of birth	Methil, Fife, Scotland
Date of death	30 June 1998(1998-06-30) (aged 85)
Place of death	Blackpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position	Centre half
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)
Managerial career
1949–1952	Wigan Athletic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

Honours

As manager

• Lancashire Combination: 1950–51

External links

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