David Stothard
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David Stothard is a former Canadian national soccer team
player.
Stothard was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was a member of Canada's first World Cup
team in 1957 and also played 13 times for the British Columbia all-star team. He won a Canadian championship medal with Westminster Royals
in 1955 and toured the Soviet Union with the Canadian national team in 1960. He helped the B.C. all-star team upset Tottenham Hotspur in Vancouver in 1957, and also played for the all-stars against Hearts, Aberdeen, Notts Forest, Admira Vienna, Sheffield United, Wolves and Leningrad Zenit. He was named "Rookie of the Year" in the Pacific Coast Soccer League
in 1955 and received the Ed Bailey Memorial Trophy. Later in his career he was awarded the Austin Delany Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player.
On April 2006 David Stothard was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
, Stothard is the ninth member of the 1957 World Cup team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
player.
Stothard was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was a member of Canada's first World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
team in 1957 and also played 13 times for the British Columbia all-star team. He won a Canadian championship medal with Westminster Royals
Westminster Royals
The Westminster Royals is a Canadian soccer club. It has the distinction of winning the Canadian National Challenge Cup eight times, setting the existing record for most domestic cup championships by a team in Canada....
in 1955 and toured the Soviet Union with the Canadian national team in 1960. He helped the B.C. all-star team upset Tottenham Hotspur in Vancouver in 1957, and also played for the all-stars against Hearts, Aberdeen, Notts Forest, Admira Vienna, Sheffield United, Wolves and Leningrad Zenit. He was named "Rookie of the Year" in the Pacific Coast Soccer League
Pacific Coast Soccer League
The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...
in 1955 and received the Ed Bailey Memorial Trophy. Later in his career he was awarded the Austin Delany Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player.
On April 2006 David Stothard was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
The Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in Vaughan, Ontario, was founded in 1997. It was incorporated by the Ontario Soccer Association. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of top Canadian Footballers and Builders who have played and developed the game in Canada...
, Stothard is the ninth member of the 1957 World Cup team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.