Bill McPherson

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playername= Bill McPherson
fullname = William McPherson


dateofbirth = birth date|1897|9|2
cityofbirth = Greenock
countryofbirth = Scotland
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position = Wing Half
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years = 1919-1920
1922-1923
1923-1930
1931
1931-1932
1932-1934
1934-
clubs = Greenock Morton
Beith
Fall River Marksmen
→ New York Yankees
→ New Bedford Whalers
Stix, Baer and Fuller
Pawtucket Rangers
caps(goals) =
331 (53)
017 0(0)
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William “Bill” McPherson (born September 9, 1897 in Greenock, Scotland) was a Scottish-American soccer wing half. He began his career in Scotland before moving to the American Soccer League. He also spent time in the St. Louis Soccer League, winning a total of five league titles and seven U.S. Open Cups during his career.

Playing career

cotland

In 1919, McPherson signed with Greenock Morton of the Scottish Football League. In 1922, began the season with Beith F.C. before leaving Scotland for the United States.

American Soccer League

When he arrived, he signed with the Fall River Marksmen of the American Soccer League seeing time in only four games at the end of the 1922-1923 season. He spent most of ten seasons with the Marksmen, winning six league titles and three National Challenge Cups (1924, 1927, 1930). In 1931, the Marksmen merged with the New York Soccer Club to form the New York Yankees. He remained with the renamed team for the spring 1931 season. That summer, McPherson won his fourth Challenge CUup with the Yankees. In the summer of 1931, the Yankees merged with the Fall River F.C. to form the New Bedford Whalers. Once again McPherson remained with the renamed club, winning the 1932 U.S. Open Cup over Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. of the St. Louis Soccer League (SLSL). [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) ]

t. Louis Soccer League

By this time the ASL was on its last legs and Alex McNab left the team to sign with SBF. When he arrived in St. Louis, he induced several of his ex-team mates, including McPherson, to join him. They did so and immediately took SBF to two league and two Open Cup championships.

American Soccer League II

In 1934, McPherson moved back east to sign with the Pawtucket Rangers who were now competing in the second American Soccer League, the first having collapsed in 1933. In 1935, McPherson went to yet another Open Cup final, but this time his team failed to take home the title. The Rangers were defeated in three games (7-6 aggregate) by the St. Louis Central Breweries F.C. who featured several of his former team mates from Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usacuphist.html U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF] ]

External links

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

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