John Duffy (soccer)

John Duffy
Personal information
Full nameJohn J. Duffy
Date of birthSeptember 6, 1905
Date of deathSeptember 27, 1984 (aged 79)
Place of deathWoburn, Massachusetts, United States
Playing positionFullback
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1925-1927Philadelphia Field Club18(0)
1927-1929Newark Skeeters4(0)
1929-1930New York Nationals1(0)
1930New York Giants2(0)
1930Brooklyn Wanderers3(0)
1930New York Soccer Club1(0)
National team
1928United States2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Duffy (September 6, 1905 – 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 caps with the U.S. national team in 1928.

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]

National team

Duffy earned two caps 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]

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