About Jimmy Douglas
Jimmy Douglas (January 12, 1898 – March 5, 1972) was an American soccer goalkeeper who spent his career in the first American Soccer League (ASL). He earned nine caps with the United States national team, making his first appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He finished his international career at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where he posted the first "clean sheet" in World Cup history. Douglas was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1953. == Playing career == Douglas began his organized playing career with the youth club, Central Juniors of Newark, New Jersey in 1907 when he was nine years old. Over the next fourteen years he played for a variety of amateur teams including Ryerson, Antlers, Erie and Swansons. In 1922, he signed with Harrison S.C. of the American Soccer League (ASL). However, he remained an amateur, refusing to accept any payment.Archived October 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine In the 1922–1923 ASL season, Douglas played twenty-three games, winning fourteen and gaining a 2.44 goals against average (GAA). In 1923, he moved to the Newark Skeeters (at times called Newark F.C.). Douglas spent two seasons with Newark, still maintaining his amateur status.
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