Andrew Brown (soccer)
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Andrew M. Brown was a Scottish
soccer player, executive
and coach
who had a short tenure as coach of the United States men's national soccer team
.
Born in Paisley, Scotland, Brown moved to the United States
at the age of twenty, settling in Philadelphia to play soccer. He played for Philadelphia Thistle during the 1909-10 Eastern Soccer League season. He was president of the American Football Association
, and was instrumental in that organization's 1913 merger with the American Amateur Association, which formed the United States Football Association. He later became the president of the USFA, a position he held during the 1928 Soccer Wars.
Brown was posthumously inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
in 1950, having died in Ravenna, Ohio
on August 10, 1948.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
soccer player, executive
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and coach
Coach (sport)
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who had a short tenure as coach of the United States men's national soccer team
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
.
Born in Paisley, Scotland, Brown moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the age of twenty, settling in Philadelphia to play soccer. He played for Philadelphia Thistle during the 1909-10 Eastern Soccer League season. He was president of the American Football Association
American Football Association
American Football Association was the first attempt in the United States to form an organizing soccer body. It is best known for being the second oldest sports league to form, behind Major League Baseball in 1876, as well as being the oldest soccer league in the United States. The Association was...
, and was instrumental in that organization's 1913 merger with the American Amateur Association, which formed the United States Football Association. He later became the president of the USFA, a position he held during the 1928 Soccer Wars.
Brown was posthumously inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
National Soccer Hall of Fame
The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a private, non-profit institution established in 1979 that honors soccer achievements in the United States.-History:...
in 1950, having died in Ravenna, Ohio
Ravenna, Ohio
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on August 10, 1948.