:Harry Cooper (soccer)
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Buck Cooper
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| birth_date = 1892
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| death_date = January 21, 1963
| death_place = Newark, New Jersey, United States
| height =
| position = Outside left
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| years1 = 1914
| clubs1 = Philadelphia Rangers
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| years2 = 1915
| clubs2 = Peabody F.C.
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| years3 = 1916
| clubs3 = Continentals
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| years4 = 1916–1917
| clubs4 = New York
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| years5 = 1919–1920
| clubs5 = Paterson
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| years6 = 1920–1921
| clubs6 = Erie A.A.
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| years7 = 1921–1923
| clubs7 = New York
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 1924–1925
| clubs8 = Newark Skeeters
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
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| nationalyears1 = 1916
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
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Harry "Buck" Cooper was an American soccer player who earned two caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team in 1916. He played in the National Association Football League and American Soccer League.
International
On August 20, 1916, the U.S. national team played its first official international game, a 3–2 victory over Sweden in Sweden. Cooper scored the third U.S. goal in the game in a solo run down the left side. His second, and last, cap came in a 1–1 tie with Norway on September 3, 1916."Landskampen Mod Amerika". (September 3, 1916). Ørebladet, p.2 col.3
Club career
In 1914, Cooper played for the Philadelphia Ranger.[http://bethlehemsteelsoccer.org/gl120714.html December 7, 1914 Soccer] In 1915, he played for Peabody F.C. in Philadelphia. Peabody released him on January 7, 1916, when the team disbanded.[https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/24161/rec/1 February 12, 1916 Sporting Life] He then moved to Continentals F.C. of the New York State Amateur Foot Ball League."Brooklyn Soccer on U.S.F.A. Eleven". (June 26, 1916). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p.21 col.2 That year, he moved to the New York Field Club in the semi-professional National Association Football League. By 1919, he was with Paterson. In 1920, he moved to Erie A.A. for one season. In 1921, New York F.C. became an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League and Cooper rejoined the team for two seasons. He also played for the Newark Skeeters during the 1924-25 American Soccer League season.
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|harry-cooper}}
- {{cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | type = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | isbn = 0-8108-3429-4 | id = () }}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
Category:Harrison S.C. players
Category:National Association Football League players
Category:New York Field Club players
Category:Newark Skeeters players
Category:Paterson F.C. players
Category:United States men's international soccer players
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:Soccer players from Newark, New Jersey
Category:Men's association football forwards
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