Bill McPherson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William McPherson | ||
Date of birth | September 22, 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
Date of death | July 1976 (aged 79) | ||
Position(s) | Wing Half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1921 | Morton | 7 | (1) |
1921–1923 | Beith | ||
1923–1930 | Fall River F.C. | 331 | (53) |
1931 | → New York Yankees | 17 | (0) |
1931–1932 | → New Bedford Whalers | ||
1932–1934 | Stix, Baer and Fuller | ||
1934– | Pawtucket Rangers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William McPherson (September 22, 1897 – July 1976) was a
National Challenge Cups
during his career.
His record of 370 matches in the U.S. top-flight league stood until being broken by Steve Ralston in 2007.[1]
Playing career
Scotland
Born in Greenock, McPherson signed with Morton of the Scottish Football League in 1919.[2] In 1922, he began the season with Beith F.C. before leaving Scotland for the United States.
American Soccer League
When he arrived, he signed with the
St. Louis Soccer League
By this time the ASL was on its last legs and Alex McNab left the team to sign with Stix, Baer and Fuller. When he arrived in St. Louis, he induced several of his ex-teammates, including McPherson, to join him. They did so and immediately took SBF to two league and two National Cup championships.
American Soccer League II
In 1934, McPherson moved back east to sign with the
St. Louis Central Breweries F.C. who featured several of his former teammates from Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C.[4]
External links
References
- ^ Goff, Steven (November 14, 2007). "Ralston on Cusp of Title, Share of History". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine