Percy Adamson

American soccer player
Percy Adamson
Personal information
Position(s) Center forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brooklyn Field Club
Managerial career
1914 Columbia Lions
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy Adamson was an early twentieth-century American soccer player who was captain of the Brooklyn Field Club when it won the 1914 National Challenge Cup.

Adamson played for Brooklyn Field Club as early as 1910.[1] On May 16, 1914, Adamson scored the first goal in the final of the 1914 National Challenge Cup which was the first time this tournament was held.[2] In September 1916, while living in Sheepshead Bay, New York he was still listed with the Brooklyn Field Club .[3]

In September 1914, he became the head coach of the Columbia University soccer team.[4]

References

  1. ^ Brooklyn Protests Ansonia Game
  2. ^ The US Open Cup Final: 1914-2010
  3. ^ Full List of Registered Amateur Players: February 16, 1916
  4. ^ Columbia Engages Soccer Coach
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Columbia Lions head men's soccer coaches
  • Unknown (1906–1913)
  • Percy Adamson (1914)
  • Unknown (1915)
  • No team (1916–1956)
  • Jon Molder (1957–1969)
  • Jim Rein (1970–1972)
  • John Rennie (1973–1978)
  • Dieter Ficken (1979–2005)
  • Leo Chappel (2006–2008)
  • Kevin Anderson (2009–2022)
  • Michael Casper (2023– )


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