John Duffy (soccer)

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John Duffy
Personal information
Full name John Duffy
Date of birth September 6, 1905 (1905-09-06)
Place of birth   
Date of death    September 27, 1984 (aged 79)
Place of death    Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Playing position Fullback
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1925-1927
1927-1929
1929-1930
1930
1930
1930
Philadelphia Field Club
Newark Skeeters
New York Nationals
New York Giants
Brooklyn Wanderers
New York Soccer Club
18 (0)
04 (0)
01 (0)
02 (0)
03 (0)
01 (0)   
National team
1928 United States 02 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

John J. Duffy (born September 6, 1905; died September 27, 1984 in Woburn, Massachusetts) was a former U.S. soccer full back. Duffy played five years in the American Soccer League and earned two cap with the U.S. national team in 1928.

[edit] American Soccer League

In 1925, Duffy signed with the Philadelphia Field Club of the American Soccer League. He spent two seasons in Philadelphia before moving to the Newark Skeeters for the 1927-1928 season. In 1928, the Skeeters were suspended from the ASL and moved to the Eastern Professional Soccer League. In 1929, Duffy moved to the New York Nationals. In 1930, the Nationals were renamed the New York Giants. Duffy began the fall 1930 season with the Giants before playing three games with the Brooklyn Wanderers and finished the fall with one game with the New York Soccer Club.[1]

[edit] National team

Duffy earned two cap with the U.S. national team. The first came at the 1928 Summer Olympics when the U.S. lost to Argentina 11-2. Following this loss, the U.S. tied Poland, 3-3, on June 10, 1928.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4). 
  2. ^ U.S. international results at RSSSF