Francis Higgins (soccer)
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Francis Higgins was a U.S.
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goalkeeper who spent two seasons in the American Soccer League and an unknown number in the
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. Higgins’ career details are sketchy. He appears to have spent most of it with teams based in Fall River, Massachusetts. In April 1920, he backstopped the Fall River Rovers of the
Southern New England Soccer League The Southern New England Soccer League was a semi-professional soccer league based in New England which was established in 1914 and collapsed in 1921. During its short existence, it featured some of the top teams in the northeast United States. ...
in a 2–1 loss to Fore River in the
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semifinals. In 1922, he signed with the Fall River F.C. of the American Soccer League. That season he split time in the goal with Tommy Whalen. It is unknown what teams he played for from 1923 to 1925. In 1925, he signed with the New Bedford Whalers. He played only five games before leaving the team and league.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Francis American men's soccer players American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Fall River F.C. (1922–1931) players Fall River Rovers players New Bedford Whalers players Southern New England Soccer League players Men's association football goalkeepers