Werner Mieth (April 28, 1912 – September 28, 1997) was a German-American

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halfback. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He spent most of his career in the American Soccer League and the

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. Mieth began his career in Germany as a junior player with Coswig. In 1925, he moved to the United States where he joined the junior team of the Newark Germans which competed in the

. He eventually found a place with the Americans’ first team as it won the 1931, 1932 and 1932 GASL titles. In 1933, Newark joined the American Soccer League. Mieth moved to McDonough S.C. in 1935 and to the

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in 1937. He remained there for only one season before switching to the Trenton Highlanders for the 1938–1939 season and the Paterson Dovers for the 1939–1940 season. In 1940, Mieth joined the

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where he spent the next twelve seasons. The German-Americans were renamed the Americans in 1941, winning the ASL championship in 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948 and 1952. In 1953, Uhrick Trucking purchased the team, renaming the team the

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. In 1954, Truckers released Mieth and he moved to the

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. In 1962, he moved to the Westfield Lions which played in the Italian League. At some point, he returned to the Newark Germans.

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National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mieth, Werner 1912 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Meissen American Soccer League (1933–1983) players American men's soccer players Newark Falcons players German men's footballers German emigrants to the United States Cosmopolitan Soccer League players National Soccer Hall of Fame members Newark Germans players Kearny Celtic players Uhrik Truckers players Trenton Highlanders players Men's association football wing halves Footballers from Saxony