William Lehman (soccer)
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= William Lehman
| image =
| fullname = William Lehman
| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|12|20}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, United States
| death_date = January 1979
| death_place = St. Louis, Missouri, United States
| height =
| position = Half back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1928–1929
| years2 = 1929–1931
| years3 = 1931–1935
| years4 = 1935–1936
| years5 = 1936–1938
| clubs1 = Wellstones
| clubs2 = Hellrungs
| clubs3 = → Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C.
| clubs4 = → St. Louis Central Breweries F.C.
| clubs5 = → St. Louis Shamrocks
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1934
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
William Lehman (December 20, 1901 – January 1979)SSDI was an American soccer half back who was on the U.S. roster at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played professionally in the St. Louis Soccer League.
Professional career
Lehman played for Wellstones during the 1928-1929 St. Louis Soccer League season. In 1929, he moved to the newly established Hellrungs. In 1931, the team passed under new corporate sponsorship and became known as Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. In 1934, Lehman and his teammates won their second consecutive National Challenge Cup title. That year, St. Louis Central Brewery became the team sponsor for a single season. Breweries went on to win the 1935 National Cup. Following the Cup win, the team became the St. Louis Shamrocks and left the SLSL. Lehman remained with the team until it folded in 1938.
National team
Following their 1934 National Cup victory, several of the SBF players, including Lehman, were selected for the U.S. national team at the World Cup. Lehman earned his one cap with the U.S. national team in its qualification victory over Mexico just prior to the cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969]
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://national.soccerhall.org/early%20world%20cup.htm 1934 roster with hometowns]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070921153745/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43921.html Roster with birth dates]
{{United States Squad 1934 World Cup}}
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Category:Soccer players from St. Louis
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:United States men's international soccer players
Category:1934 FIFA World Cup players
Category:St. Louis Soccer League players
Category:Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. players
Category:St. Louis Central Breweries players
Category:St. Louis Shamrocks players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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