[1] During the Second World War, he served with the 20th Battalion of the Durham Home Guard.
[5] With Tom Kelly established at centre half, Blythe appeared only infrequently for Darlington's first team, making 17 Football League appearances in three years.
He played in the first six matches of the 1948–49 season, but did not appear again until March 1949, after Kelly suffered a head injury.
[2][6][7] He left at the end of the season for North-Eastern League club Stockton, where he was appointed captain.
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