Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1955)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Anton Blyth | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1982 | Coventry City | 151 | (0) |
| 1975 | → Hereford United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | Birmingham City | 14 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Nuneaton Borough | 14 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1978 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Anton "Jim" Blyth (born 2 February 1955) is a Scottish football goalkeeper and coach. He played for Preston North End, Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Nuneaton Borough. Blyth also represented Scotland twice and was selected for their 1978 FIFA World Cup squad. He has since worked for Coventry City, Celtic and Middlesbrough as a goalkeeping coach.
Blyth played for Coventry City from 1972–1982, making 151 league appearances. His ability led to a proposed £440,000 transfer to Manchester United in 1979 which failed to go through when he failed a medical on a suspect back. This move would have made him the world's most expensive goalkeeper. He earned two caps for the Scotland national football team, and was Scotland's second-choice goalkeeper at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The 1977–78 season saw Jim playing in Coventry's most exciting top-flight team. A side containing Mick Ferguson, Ian Wallace, Terry Yorath, Graham Oakey, Bobby McDonald and Tommy Hutchison played a brand of attacking football that swept many teams aside, often by large margins of victory. One of the most memorable games of that year came at Christmas when Norwich City visited Highfield Road. The game reached its zenith in the final minutes when Blyth saved John Ryan's penalty kick to help Coventry to a 5–4 victory. In the same season he was Man of the Match in the home game against Liverpool when he turned in a faultless performance in a 1-0 victory, making several saves in particular from David Fairclough and a penalty from Phil Neal.
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