Blyth was born in Muirkirk , Scotland . His father was a soccer player for Portsmouth , who had later become the manager from 1901 to 1904 . Blyth was born in Muirkirk Scotland â `` his father was the Portsmouth player Bob Blyth , who went on to manage Portsmouth from 1901 to 1904 and his cousins included Bill Shankly and Bob Shankly .