Willie Herd

Infobox Football biography
playername= Billy Herd


fullname = William Herd
nickname =
dateofbirth =
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Scotland
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position = Left Halfback
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1919-1921
1921-1922
1922-1923
1923-1924
1924-1925
1925-
-1929
clubs = Lochgelly United
New York Field Club
Paterson Silk Sox
New York Field Club
Indiana Flooring
Brooklyn Wanderers
New York Giants
caps(goals) =
21 (1)
18 (1)
24 (1)
34 (4)
30 (4)
90 (6)
nationalyears = 1925
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
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William “Billy” or “Willie” Herd (born Scotland) was a Scottish-U.S. soccer left halfback who earned one cap with the U.S. national team. He also played eight seasons in the American Soccer League.

Professional

In 1919, Herd began his professional career with Lochgelly United F.C. when it was reconstituted following World War I. At the time, Lochgelly United competed in the Scottish Northern and Central Leagues. In 1921, he moved to the United States where he signed with the New York Field Club of the American Soccer League season. ^{[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C0DE3D91431EF33A25757C1A9679D946095D6CF]} He moved to Paterson Silk Sox for the 1922-1923 season. ^{[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9405E6DC1F3EEE3ABC4C53DFB4678389639EDE]} Paterson won the 1923 National Challenge Cup over St. Louis Scullin Steel. ^{[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usacuphist.html]} In 1923, he returned to New York F.C. ^{[http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl092223.html]} When New York folded following the end of the season, Herd moved to Indiana Flooring for the 1924-1925 season. ^{[http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl121924.html]} In 1925, he moved to the Brooklyn Wanderers, again spending only one season with the team. ^{[http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl100525b.html]} In 1926, he moved to the New York Giants, and remained with the Giants until they were expelled by the ASL during the 1928-1929 season. He remained with them when they moved to the Eastern Professional Soccer League.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

Herd earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6-1 win over Canada on November 11, 1925. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html RSSSF] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerhall.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame eligibility bio]