 By the end of the 1976–77 season, six of the twelve players from Saints Cup-winning side had left the club; Blyth was the seventh after he had argued with McMenemy about breaking up the cup-winning team too quickly.The arrival of Chris Nicholl, in 1977, signalled the end of 33-year-old Blyth's sojourn on the South coast and, after a brief return to Palace, on loan, he completed his League career with Millwall.In total he made 136 appearances for Southampton, scoring seven goals.