Robert Ireland Pryde (25 April 1913 – 30 June 1998) was a Scottish
footballer
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, who played for
East Fife,
St Johnstone and
Blackburn Rovers
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. He also appeared as a guest player for
West Ham United
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later in
World War II
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.
In the summer of 1949, he joined
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, ...
as a
player-manager
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. During the
1949–50 season, he played 22 games and scored two goals in the
Lancashire Combination
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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
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Lancashire Combination
The Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League. In 1982 it ...
: 1950–51
References
External links
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1913 births
1998 deaths
People from Methil
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
East Fife F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Wigan Athletic F.C. managers
West Ham United F.C. wartime guest players
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
English Football League representative players
Scottish football managers
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