Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1897-12-16)16 December 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Leadgate, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 23 December 1979(1979-12-23) (aged 82) | ||
Place of death | New York, New York, USA | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Consett Celtic | |||
1920–1921 | Liverpool | 3 | (1) |
1923–1930 | New York Giants | 120 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter McKinney (16 December 1897 – 23 December 1979) was an early-twentieth-century English footballer who played professionally as a wing half in England and the United States.
McKinney played for Consett Celtic early in his career. He was signed by Liverpool where he played three games, scoring one goal, during the 1920–21 season. His first game came in October, the second in April and the third in Liverpool's last game of the season. At some point, he moved to the United States and in 1923, he signed with the New York Giants of the American Soccer League. He played for the Giants until the 1929–30 season. During the 1928–29 season, the Giants were expelled from the ASL as part of the "Soccer Wars" between the ASL and the United States Football Federation. They finished the season in the Eastern Soccer League before returning to the ASL in 1929.
References
- Junius (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Liverpool". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931: The Golden Years of American Soccer (Hardback). American Sports History Series #9. Scarecrow Press. p. 544. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4.
External links
Categories:- 1897 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Leadgate, County Durham
- Footballers from County Durham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Consett A.F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- New York Giants (soccer) players
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Eastern Professional Soccer League (1928–29) players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 20th-century English sportsmen