Herbert Bliss (29 March 1890 – 14 June 1968) was an English footballer who played for

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and

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. He was born in

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, Staffordshire.

Career

Bert Bliss was an

inside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

who joined Tottenham from Willenhall Swifts for £10 on 12 April 1912. He had a reputation for speed, accurate passing and riffling shots on goal. He played for Spurs between 1912 and 1922 during which time he made 215 appearances and scored 106 goals. He was a member of the team, which was promoted to the Football League First Division in 1920 and won the

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in 1921. His direct play and accurate passing was a notable feature of the game and he was also instrumental in Spurs scoring the only goal of the match against

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. He was transferred to Clapton Orient on 22 December 1922. After this he played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic before retiring in 1926. Bert played one game at International level for England against

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on 9 April 1921 (two weeks before the FA Cup Final) and alongside three other Spurs players, Jimmy Dimmock,

Arthur Grimsdell Arthur Grimsdell (23 March 1894 – 12 March 1963) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Watford, Hertfordshire and played at centre-half and later wing-half for Tottenham Hotspur. and England. He captained both teams during ...

and Bert Smith.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bliss, Bert England international footballers Association football forwards English footballers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players 1968 deaths 1890 births FA Cup Final players