Jimmy Douglas (American soccer)
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Jimmy Douglas January 12, 1898 in East Newark, New Jersey March 5, 1972 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey is a deceased U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent his career in the first American Soccer League . He earned nine caps with the U.S. national team between 1924 and 1930. He was also a member of the U.S. teams at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Douglas was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1953.Douglas began his organized playing career with the youth club, Central Juniors of Newark, New Jersey in 1907 when he was nine years old. Over the next fourteen years…mehr

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Jimmy Douglas January 12, 1898 in East Newark, New Jersey March 5, 1972 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey is a deceased U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent his career in the first American Soccer League . He earned nine caps with the U.S. national team between 1924 and 1930. He was also a member of the U.S. teams at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Douglas was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1953.Douglas began his organized playing career with the youth club, Central Juniors of Newark, New Jersey in 1907 when he was nine years old. Over the next fourteen years he played for a variety of amateur teams including Ryerson, Antlers, Erie and Swansons. In 1922, he signed with Harrison F.C. of the American Soccer League . However, he remained an amateur, refusing to accept any payment. In the 1922-1923 ASL season, Douglas played twenty-three games, winning fourteen and gaining a 2.44 goals against average . In 1923, he moved to the Newark Skeeters. Douglas spent two seasons with Newark, still maintaining his amateur status. In the fall of 1925, Douglas began playing for the New York Giants.