Jimmy Douglas Football player

Jimmy Douglas (January 12, 1898 in East Newark, New Jersey – March 5, 1972 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey) was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent his career in the first American Soccer League (ASL). He earned nine caps with the U.S. national team, making his first appearance for the "Stars and Stripes" at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Notably, he finished his international career at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where he posted the first "clean sheet" in World Cup history. Douglas was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1953.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 12, 1898
Birth place
East Newark New Jersey , United States
Date of deathMarch 05, 1972
Place of death
Point Pleasant New Jersey , United States
Height (meters)1.8796

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Football player

position
Goalkeeper (association football)
teams
Fall River Marksmen
United States men's national soccer team
Philadelphia Field Club
Brooklyn Wanderers
Harrison F.C.
New York Americans (soccer)
New York Giants (soccer)
New York Nationals (ASL)
Newark Skeeters

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