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 Moorhouse became the first English
born player to appear in a World Cup game when he played for the
United States against Belgium in Montevideo in 1930.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1986 |
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Born: May
4, 1901 - Liverpool, England |
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Died:
July 13, 1982 - Long Beach, NY |
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Position:
Left Back / Outside Left |
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Int'l
Caps: 7 |
Int'l
Goals: 0 |
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He served in
the British Merchant Navy in World War I and before moving to
Canada in 1923, to play for Montreal CPR, had played two games
for Tranmere Rovers in the old Third Division North of the
Football League. Following a very short spell in Canada with
Montreal CPR, Moorhouse crossed into the United States to play
briefly for the Brooklyn Wanderers before starting a long and
distinguished career at full back with the New York Giants. He
played at left back for the United States against Canada in 1926
and often played at outside left, his original position, with
great success for his club when called upon. Later Moorhouse
went onto play for the New York Americans in the second version
of the American Soccer League (ASL) and was a member of the team
that was defeated in the 1933 U.S. Open Cup final by St. Louis
Stix, Baer and Fuller. But in 1937 he captained the Americans
team that won the U.S. Open Cup by defeating the St. Louis
Shamrocks. He also captained the United States National Team in
the 1934 World Cup in Italy and played for the American Soccer
League All-Stars against the Scottish Football Association
touring team in 1935, Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1936 and Charlton
Athletic in 1937.
U.S. National Team
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