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