John "Chick" Albin (born 1890) was an American

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who played in the

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and the American Soccer League. He was a three time

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finalist, winning one title, with the

Fall River Rovers Fall River Rovers were a United States soccer club, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. They won the 1888 and 1889 American Cups as well as the 1917 National Challenge Cup. In 1921 Rovers were disbanded and a new team, Fall River United were forme ...

. It is unknown when or where Albin began his career, but he was with the

of the

as early as the spring of 1915. In the spring of 1916, he backstopped the Rovers to the

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finals where they fell to

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. The Rovers would meet Bethlehem in the next two challenge cups, winning in

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and losing again in

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. Albion remained the Rovers’ starting goalkeeper in all three tournaments. Albin spent one season in the newly created American Soccer League with

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. He saw time in 24 games, allowing 57 goals for a 2.38 GAA.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Albin, Chick 1890 births Year of death missing American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Southern New England Soccer League players Fall River Rovers players Fall River F.C. (1922–1931) players Sportspeople from Fall River, Massachusetts Soccer players from Massachusetts Men's association football goalkeepers American men's soccer players