Harry Cooper (soccer)

Buck Cooper

Personal information
Date of death	January 21, 1963
Place of death	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1914	Philadelphia Rangers
1915	Peabody F.C.
1916	Continentals
1916–1917	New York
1919–1920	Paterson
1920–1921	Erie A.A.
1921–1923	New York	16	(1)
1924–1925	Newark Skeeters	3	(0)
International career
1916	United States	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry "Buck" Cooper was an American soccer player who earned two caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team in 1916. He played in the National Association Football League and American Soccer League.

International

On August 20, 1916, the U.S. national team played its first official international game, a 3–2 victory over Sweden in Sweden. Cooper scored the third U.S. goal in the game in a solo run down the left side. His second, and last, cap came in a 1–1 tie with Norway on September 3, 1916.

Club career

In 1914, Cooper played for the Philadelphia Ranger. In 1915, he played for Peabody F.C. in Philadelphia. Peabody released him on January 7, 1916, when the team disbanded. He then moved to Continentals F.C. of the New York State Amateur Foot Ball League. That year, he moved to the New York Field Club in the semi-professional National Association Football League. By 1919, he was with Paterson. In 1920, he moved to Erie A.A. for one season. In 1921, New York F.C. became an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League and Cooper rejoined the team for two seasons. He also played for the Newark Skeeters during the 1924-25 American Soccer League season.

External links

• Harry Cooper at WorldFootball.net
• Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().