Tommy McFarlane was a Scottish-American soccer center half

Midfielder

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 who began his career in Scotland before moving to the United States. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team

United States men's national soccer team

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 in 1925.

Club career

McFarlane began his career with Partick Thistle of the Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

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. In 1921, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Fall River United

Fall River United

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 of the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

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. After one season, he moved to the Bethlehem Steel F.C.

Bethlehem Steel F.C.

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  While he began the 1924-1925 season with Bethlehem, he moved to J&P Coats after only four games. McFarlane played eighteen games with J&P Coats, but was listed in June 1925 with amateur club Sayles

Sayles Finishing Plant F.C.

Sayles Finishing Plant F.C. was a U.S. soccer team which existed briefly during the early 1920s.The team was sponsored by the Sayles Finishing Plant, a textile company owned by the Sayles Company and based out of Saylesville, Rhode Island. In 1920, it joined the Southern New England Soccer League,...

. That fall, McFarlane signed with J&P Coats and played with them through the end of the 1926-1927 season.

National team

McFarlane earned one cap with the U.S. national 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...

 in a 1-0 loss to Canada

Canada men's national soccer team

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on June 27, 1925.