Jacob Matthew Blyth (14 August 1992) is an English professional

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who plays as a forward for Bradford (Park Avenue).

Early life

Blyth was educated at St. Thomas More School & Technical College in his home town of Nuneaton.

Career

Early career

He started his playing career at local league side Bermuda F.C. Entrance to the football league pyramid football followed when he played for Nuneaton Griff of the

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. Further moves up the pyramid followed when he switched to Bedworth United and then in January 2011 to Leamington of the

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Leicester City

In May 2012 the 19-year-old forward was taken on by

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of the EFL Championship on professional terms for an undisclosed fee.

Loan moves

After scoring 6 goals in 11 appearances for the club's Under 21 Development Squad he was allowed to move to

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to gain first team experience. Blyth made his Football League debut the day afterwards on 20 November 2012 as a 78th minute substitute against

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. On 13 February 2013 he joined

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on a month's loan. Following a successful first season playing for Leicester City Development Squad & Academy, finishing as top scorer, Blyth signed a new contract with the club on 1 May 2013. On 9 August 2013, Blyth joined

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on a one-month loan deal. Making his debut on 10 August 2013 in a League Two game against Newport County at Sixfields, Blyth scored with a 25th-minute header, the first goal in a 3–1 win for Northampton. On 10 September, Blyth extended his stay at Northampton until November following an impressive spell scoring twice in six appearances. His loan spell was cut short by injury and he returned to Leicester on 3 October. On 6 November 2013, Blyth re-joined

on loan until the middle of December 2013. Blyth extended his contract at Leicester for a further two years on 2 June 2014. On 27 August 2014, Blyth re-joined Burton Albion on loan until January 2015. Blyth made his second Burton debut in the 1–0,

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, giant-killing against

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side

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on the same day he made his switch to the Brewers. Blyth scored his first goal of his loan in the 3–1 loss to

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on 20 September 2014. On 21 August 2015, Blyth signed for

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on a one-month loan deal. On 22 March 2016, Blyth joined Blackpool on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.

Motherwell

After being released by Leicester, Blyth signed for

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club Motherwell on 23 June 2016, agreeing a two-year contract with the option of a third year. On 8 August 2017, Blyth left Motherwell by mutual consent.

Barrow

On 26 June 2018, Blyth became the first signing for new Barrow boss

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. During a pre-season game against Furness Select on 7 July 2018, Blyth collided with an advertising banner and wall, causing what at the time appeared to be a broken arm, but later turned out to only be a

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. The match was called off at the request of Ian Evatt due to a long delay whilst waiting for an ambulance for Blyth. He scored his first two league goals for the club on 29 December 2018 in a 3–2 win against Salford City.

Macclesfield Town

On 1 July 2019, Blyth signed for

club

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on a one-year contract.

Altrincham

On 26 December 2020, Blyth signed for

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side

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. On 4 January 2021, Blyth was released by

after playing just three league games for the club.

Gateshead

On 16 January 2021, Blyth signed for

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side Gateshead on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.

Oldham Athletic

In August 2021 signed to

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on a short-term deal. He was released later that month after failing to impress in the 3 games he played.

Chorley

In September 2021, Blyth joined National League North club Chorley.

Bradford (Park Avenue)

On 29 June 2022, Blyth signed for fellow National League North club Bradford (Park Avenue) on a one-year deal. On 24 March 2023, he joined divisional rivals Darlington on loan for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

Blyth is married to

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star

Holly Hagan Holly Victoria Hagan-Blyth is an English television personality, model and singer from Thornaby-on-Tees. She starred on and is best known from the MTV series ''Geordie Shore''. Early life Hagan was born in the town of Thornaby-on-Tees, in N ...

. In January 2023 the couple announced they were expecting their first child.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blyth, Jacob 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Nuneaton Association football forwards English footballers Nuneaton Griff F.C. players Bedworth United F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players