Pete Fitzpatrick

Pete "Larry" Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Full name	Peter Laurence Fitzpatrick
Date of death	May 17, 1946
Position(s)	Wing Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1928–1929	Providence Gold Bugs
1929–1930	Pawtucket Rangers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Laurence "Larry" Fitzpatrick was a Canadian soccer player that played in Canada and the United States.

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]

References

^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
^ "U.S. Soccer History - 1929". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
^ "Canada Soccer Hall of Fame is getting a rebrand — and new management - 680 NEWS".

External links

Pete Fitzpatrick at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

[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] "Canada Soccer Hall of Fame is getting a rebrand — and new management - 680 NEWS".

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