Charles Drinkwater (soccer)

{{short description|American soccer player}}

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| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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| position = Outside left

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| years1 = 1906

| clubs1 = Gordon Rangers

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| years2 = –1916

| clubs2 = Brooklyn Field Club

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| years3 = 1915

| clubs3 = → White Rose F.C. (loan)

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Charles Drinkwater was an American soccer outside left who played for Brooklyn Field Club in the 1914 National Challenge Cup championship game.

In 1906, Drinkwater played for the Gordon Rangers[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/10/29/101428312.pdf Teams Well Matched in Association Games] By 1911, he is listed with Brooklyn Field Club in the National Association Football League. On May 16, 1914, Brooklyn defeated Brooklyn Celtic to win the first National Challenge Cup.[http://thecup.us/the-open-cup-final-1914-present/ The US Open Cup Final: 1914-2010] On February 15, 1915, Drinkwater broke his collarbone while playing on loan with White Rose F.C. in a Metropolitan League game.[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1915-02-15/ed-1/seq-8/;words=soccer+Soccer+Charles+Drinkwater+Brooklyn+SOCCER Soccer Player Injured]