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 Jimmy
played with the Bathgate and Clydebank teams in Scotland
before coming to the United States in 1922.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1954 |
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Born:
July 1, 1894
- Dundee, Scotland |
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Died: October 8, 1990 - Sebring, FL |
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He played in the
American Soccer League for Philadelphia from 1924 to 1926.
Retired as a player in 1935 but continued to manage the Fairhill club, later to became the famous Philadelphia
Nationals. Under his guidance the Nationals won the American League
championship in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1953 and the Lewis Cup in 1949, 1951
and 1952. The team also reached the final of the national championship
twice in 1949 and 1952 losing on both occasions. Later he managed another
ASL club, New York Brookhattan. In 1956 he coached the U.S. Olympic team
at the Olympic Games in Australia as well as on the South-East Asian tour
which preceded the Games.
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