Sam Kennedy (1899-?) was a Scottish

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

forward who played in Scotland and the American Soccer League. Following spells with

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

and Clyde in Scotland, in 1926 Kennedy signed with the Fall River F.C. of the American Soccer League, after Fall River center forward

Harold Brittan Harold Pemberton Brittan (11 November 1894 – 9 April 1964) was a U.S.-English soccer center forward. He began his career in England with Chelsea before moving to the United States. In the U.S., he was a prolific goalscorer with the powerhous ...

moved to the New Bedford Whalers. In December, he briefly returned to Scotland when his young son became ill. In 1927, Kennedy began the season with Fall River, played one game, then was transferred to J&P Coats. In 1928, he was again transferred during the season, this time to the New Bedford Whalers. Despite the changes in team, he scored twenty-three goals (thirteen with Coats and ten with New Bedford), placing him sixth on the goals list.The Year in American Soccer – 1929
/ref> In 1929, he was back with J&P Coats, now known as the Pawtucket Rangers under new ownership. He played for the Rangers until 1931.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Sam 1899 births American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Clyde F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Fall River F.C. (1922–1931) players New Bedford Whalers players Pawtucket Rangers players Scottish men's footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Year of death missing Men's association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States