Robert Blood (18 March 1894 – 12 August 1988) was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer who played as a centre-forward, noted for his powerful strikes.

Playing career

Blood played for Buxton, Buxton Lime Farms, Leek Alexandra, 7th Sherwood Foresters and Leek United before signing for Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 for a £50 fee in November 1919 after impressing at a 1918 trial. During the First World War he suffered a hole in his right leg, as well as having one leg shorter than the other, despite this he continued his footballing career. In the 1919–20

1919–20 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1919–20 season was Port Vale's first season of football back in the Football League . It was their first Football League season at The Old Recreation Ground, and their first season in which they were in the same division as rivals Stoke...

 he finished as top scorer with 26 goals, and also in the 1920–21

1920–21 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1920–21 season was Port Vale's second consecutive season of football in the Football League. The season peaked early with a double victory in the league over rivals Stoke, however any sense of euphoria evaporated in February with the sale of star striker Bobby Blood. The club failed to find...

 season with 20 goals.

West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

 signed him in February 1921 for £4,000. He later played for Stockport County

Stockport County F.C.

Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

, Winsford United, Mossley, Buxton and Ashton National Gas

Ashton National F.C.

Ashton National Football Club were an English football club from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire which played in the Cheshire County League in the 1920s and 1930s...

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