- John Duffy (soccer)
Infobox Football biography
playername= John Duffy
fullname = John Duffy
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1905|9|6
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =
dateofdeath = death date and age|1984|9|27|1905|9|6
cityofdeath =Woburn, Massachusetts
countryofdeath =United States
height =
currentclub =
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position = Fullback
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1925-1927
1927-1929
1929-1930
1930
1930
1930
clubs =Philadelphia Field Club Newark Skeeters
New York Nationals
New York GiantsBrooklyn Wanderers New York Soccer Club
caps(goals) = 18 (0)
04 (0)
01 (0)
02 (0)
03 (0)
01 (0)
nationalyears = 1928
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
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ntupdate =John J. Duffy (born
September 6 ,1905 ; diedSeptember 27 ,1984 inWoburn, Massachusetts ) was a former U.S.soccer full back. Duffy played five years in theAmerican Soccer League and earned two cap with the U.S. national team in 1928.American Soccer League
In 1925, Duffy signed with the
Philadelphia Field Club of theAmerican Soccer League . He spent two seasons in Philadelphia before moving to theNewark Skeeters for the 1927-1928 season. In 1928, the Skeeters were suspended from the ASL and moved to theEastern 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 theBrooklyn Wanderers and finished the fall with one game with theNew York Soccer Club . [cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ]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 . [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html U.S. international results at RSSSF] ]References
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