Pete Fitzpatrick

Peter Larry Fitzpatrick soccer wing forward was a Canadian soccer player that played in Canada and USA.

Pete "Larry" Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Full name Peter Laurence Fitzpatrick
Date of death May 17, 1946
Playing position(s) Wing Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1929 Providence Gold Bugs 81 (17)
1929–1930 Pawtucket Rangers 10 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Fitzpatrick won back-to-back Dominion of Canada Football Championships with Verdun Park FC and Montreal Aldred in 1934 and 1935. He also played three years in the first American Soccer League. He played 81 league games for the Providence Gold Bugs in 1928 and 1929. He began the 1929-1930 season in Providence, but transferred to the Pawtucket Rangers after only sixteen games.[1] On May 18, 1929, he scored one of the two Gold Bugs’ goals in a 2-2 tie with the New York Nationals in the 1929 American Cup. The Gold Bugs went on to win the cup with a 4-2 replay victory.[2] He also played for Montreal Blue Bonnets and Montreal CPR Glen Yards in Canada. In 2017, as part of the "Legends Class" he was elected to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as a player.[3]

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References
  1. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
  2. "U.S. Soccer History - 1929". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  3. http://www.680news.com/2017/05/15/canada-soccer-hall-of-fame-is-getting-a-rebrand-and-new-management/
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