Tommy Duggan (31 August 1897 – 30 November 1961) was an American

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who played in both the

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and American Soccer League. He is a member of the

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. Duggan's early career is sketchy. He moved to the United States in 1911. The first team he is recorded as playing with is the Valley Boys, of an unknown league, in 1914. He then played for

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, West Hudson A.A. and

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, all of the

(NAFBL). He was with Babcock & Wilcox in December 1916. In March 1918, he was with West Hudson A.A. In 1921, the American Soccer League replaced the NAFBL. Duggan signed with the

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of the ASL and spent one season with them before bouncing from one team to another. He was with the Paterson F.C. in the 1922–1923 season, winning the

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, but was back with New York F.C. the next season. In 1924, the New York F.C. was sold to new ownership which renamed it

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. While Duggan began the season with Indiana, he moved to the

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sixteen games into the season. Duggan then spent his longest time with an ASL team, not leaving the Giants until three games into the 1926–1927 season. He moved to the

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before moving to the New York Nationals for the start of the 1927–1928 season, but was back in Newark after only two games. He then played the 1929–1930 season with the New York Giants. According to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, he also played for

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. Duggan was inducted into the

in 1955.

References

External links

National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duggan, Tommy 1897 births 1961 deaths English footballers National Association Football League players Babcock & Wilcox (soccer) players West Hudson A.A. players Philadelphia Merchant Ship players American Soccer League (1921–1933) players New York Field Club players Paterson F.C. (NAFBL) players Indiana Flooring players New York Giants (soccer) players Newark Skeeters players New York Nationals (ASL) players New York Giants (soccer, 1930–1932) players Newark Portuguese players National Soccer Hall of Fame members Men's association football forwards British emigrants to the United States Footballers from Liverpool