John Deal (soccer)

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Jack Deal
John Deal (1928).jpg
John Deal in 1928
Personal information
Full name John J. Deal
Date of birth (1905-04-05)April 5, 1905
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death February 1983
Place of death United States
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928 Wolfenden Shore
1929 Philadelphia Centennials ? (11)
1929–
Newark Skeeters 2 (2)
1933– Philadelphia German-Americans
Brooklyn Hispano
–1938 Philadelphia Passon
National team
1928 United States 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jack Deal (April 5, 1905 – February 1983) was a former U.S. soccer forward. He played five seasons in the American Soccer League and earned two caps with the U.S. national team, one at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

National team[]

Deal earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1928. The first came at the 1928 Summer Olympics when the U.S. lost to Argentina 11-2. Following this loss, the U.S. tied Poland, 3-3, on June 10, 1928.[2]

Club career[]

In 1928, Deal played for Wolfenden Shore F.C. in the Allied American Football Association. He then went on to score eleven goals for the Philadelphia Centennials of the Eastern Professional Soccer League in the spring of 1929. He may have played the first half of the 1928-1929 season, but he did not make the goals list.[3] At the end of the season, Philadelphia withdrew from the league and in August 1929, Deal signed with .[4] However, at some time during the 1929-1930 season, he played two games, scoring two goals with the Newark Skeeters. The ESL continued to exist through 1930 when it folded. Deal’s career becomes difficult to follow after 1929. After the collapse of the first American Soccer League (ASL) in spring 1933, it was quickly replaced by the second ASL that fall. Deal then played for the Philadelphia German-Americans from 1933 through at least 1935 when they won the league title. He then continued to play in the ASL until 1938, seeing time with Brooklyn Hispano and ending with Philadelphia Passon.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "John Deal". Olympedia. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1929". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ 2004 Veterans' Eligibility List Archived 2016-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
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