Harry "Buck" Cooper was an American

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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

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. 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."Brooklyn Soccer on U.S.F.A. Eleven". (June 26, 1916). ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', p.21 col.2 That year, he moved to the

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in the semi-professional National Association Football League. By 1919, he was with

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. In 1920, he moved to

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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

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season.

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