- James Kelly (soccer)
Infobox Football biography
playername= Jim Kelly
fullname = James Kelly
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position = Wing Half
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years = 1923-1925
1926
1926-1928
1928-1929
1929
clubs =Newark Skeeters Philadelphia Field Club Brooklyn Wanderers Boston Wonder Workers Bridgeport Hungaria
caps(goals) = 54 (0)
08 (0)
14 (0)
01 (0)
02 (0)
nationalyears = 1925
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
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soccer wing half who played in theAmerican Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team.Professional
Kelly joined the
Newark Skeeters of theAmerican Soccer League in 1923. His best year withthe team was the 1924-1925 season when he played thirty-nine league and one league cup games. In 1925, he began the season with Newark, but finished the season withPhiladelphia Field 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) ] In 1926, he joined theBrooklyn Wanderers , but saw time in only fourteen league games in two seasons. He played one game with theBoston Wonder Workers during the 1928-1929 season and two withBridgeport Hungaria in the fall of 1929. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl112127b.html October 27, 1928] ]National team
Kelly 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] ]
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