James Kelly (American soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Kelly | ||
Position(s) | Wing Half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1923–1925 | Newark Skeeters | 54 | (0) |
1926 | Philadelphia Field Club | 8 | (0) |
1926–1928 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 14 | (0) |
1928–1929 | Boston Soccer Club | 1 | (0) |
1929 | Bridgeport Hungaria | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
1925 | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James "Jim" Kelly was an American soccer wing half who played in the American Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team.
Professional[edit]
Kelly joined the Newark Skeeters of the American Soccer League in 1923. His best year with the 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 with Philadelphia Field Club.[1] In 1926, he joined the Brooklyn Wanderers, but saw time in only fourteen league games in two seasons. He played one game with the Boston Soccer Club during the 1928-1929 season and two with Bridgeport Hungaria in the fall of 1929.[2]
National team[edit]
Kelly earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 6-1 win over Canada on November 11, 1925.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
- ^ October 27, 1928
- ^ RSSSF Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- James Kelly at WorldFootball.net
- United States men's international soccer players
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Newark Skeeters players
- Philadelphia Field Club players
- Brooklyn Wanderers (1922–1931) players
- Boston Soccer Club players
- Bridgeport Hungaria players
- Men's association football midfielders
- American men's soccer players
- American soccer midfielder stubs