Tommy Stark

Infobox Football biography
playername= Tommy Stark
fullname = Tommy Stark
nickname =


dateofbirth =
cityofbirth = Glasgow
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath = United States
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position = Left Back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1918-1919
1920-1921
1921-1924
1924
1924-1925
clubs = Paterson F.C.
Erie
New York Field Club
New York Giants
Newark Skeeters
caps(goals) =
57 (4)
02 (1)
08 (1)
nationalyears = 1925
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
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Tommy Stark was a U.S.-Scottish soccer right half who spent several seasons in both the National Association Football League and the first American Soccer League. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1925.

Professional career

Stark, brother of Hall of Fame member Archie Stark, played with Paterson F.C. of the National Association Football League (NAFBL) during the 1918-1919 season. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl041519.html March 15, 1919 "The Globe"] ] That year Paterson lost the 1919 National Challenge Cup final to Bethlehem Steel F.C. He was then with Erie A.A. during the 1920-1921 NAFBL season. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A04E1DC143CE533A25754C2A9649D946195D6CF "New York Times"] ] In 1921, the American Soccer League replaced the NAFBL and Stark moved to New York Field Club. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D04E0D81739EF3ABC4953DFB3668389639EDE "New York Times"] ] In 1924, he moved to the New York Giants, but played only two games before transferring to the Newark Skeeters. He left the Skeeters and the league after only eight games. [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

Stark earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 1-0 loss to Canada on June 27, 1925. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html U.S. International Results at RSSSF] ]

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