Barry Mahy

Infobox Football biography
playername= Barry Mahy


fullname = Barry Mahy
nickname =
dateofbirth =
cityofbirth = Doncaster
countryofbirth = England
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position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = -1963
1963-1967
1967-1968
1971-1975
clubs = Guernsey Islanders
Scunthorpe United
New York Generals
New York Cosmos
caps(goals) =
22 (2)
38 (8)
79 (3)
nationalyears = 1973
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 04 (0)
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Brian Mahy (born in Doncaster, England) is a former U.S.-English soccer defender. He began his career with Scunthorpe United and finished it with the New York Cosmos. He also earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1973.

Club career

While born in Doncaster, Mahy grew up on the island of Guernsey, a British crown dependency. He began his playing career with the Islanders, a non-FIFA affiliated “national” team. In 1963, Dick Duckworth, manager of English Second Division club Scunthorpe United signed Mahy. At the time Scunthorpe was performing poorly and Duckworth was attempting to rebuild the roster mid-season. Despite the changes, Scunthorpe finished at the bottom of the standings and was relegated at the end of the season. Mahy remained with the team through the 1966-1967 season, seeing time in only twenty-two games. ^{[http://www.sportscunthorpe.co.uk/football/scunthorpe_united/club_history/displayarticle.php?ID=35&ref=4]} In October 1967 when he followed Scunthorpe manager Freddie Goodwin when he moved to the U.S. to coach the New York Generals of the National Professional Soccer League. ^{[http://www.sportscunthorpe.co.uk/football/scunthorpe_united/club_history/displayarticle.php?ID=20&ref=1]} The NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association in 1968 to form the North American Soccer League. At the end of the 1968 season, the Generals folded. In 1971, Mahy signed with the expansion New York Cosmos and played five seasons with the team.

National team

While Mahy played for the Guernsey national football team, it is not recognized by FIFA. Therefore, he was eligible to play for other, recognized, teams. In 1973, he was called into the U.S. national team. His first game was a 1-0 loss to Haiti on November 3, 1973. He played three more games that November, his last with the national team coming in a 2-0 loss to Israel on November 15, 1973. ^{[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html]}

External links

* [http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10442~1035625,00.html Scunthorpe United profile]