Jim Brown (soccer, born 1908)
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James Brown (December 31, 1908 – November 9, 1994) was a Scottish American soccer player who played for the United States men's national soccer team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, scoring the only goal of the American team in their 6–1 semi-final loss to Argentina. He began his career in the American Soccer League before moving to England and then Scotland. After retiring from playing, he coached at the youth, senior amateur, and professional levels. He was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Date of birth | (1908-12-31)December 31, 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | November 9, 1994(1994-11-09) (aged 85)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Wing forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1928 | Bayonne Rovers | 16 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1928–1929 | Newark Skeeters | 42 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
1929 | New York Nationals | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1929–1930 | New York Giants | 26 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1930 | New York Soccer Club | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1931 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 31 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
1931–1932 | Newark Americans | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
1932–1934 | Manchester United | 40 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
1934–1936 | Brentford | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1936–1937 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1937–1941 | Guildford City | 98 | (92[2]) | ||||||||||||||
1940 | Brentford (guest) | ||||||||||||||||
1941 | Clyde (guest) | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1952 | Greenport United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 199 | (88) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1930 | United States | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1948–1950 | Greenwich High School | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1952 | Greenport United | ||||||||||||||||
1952–1974 | Brunswick School | ||||||||||||||||
1956–1958 | Elizabeth Falcons | ||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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