Henry Largie
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-12-31)31 December 1940
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Date of death November, 2020
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1966 YMCA
1966 Sudbury Italia
1966 Baltimore St. Gerards
1967 Atlanta Chiefs 8 (0)
1967–1968 →Washington Britannica (loan)
1968 Baltimore Bays 6 (0)
1968 Washington Whips 20 (0)
1969–1972 Atlanta Chiefs 51 (12)
International career
1962–1968 Jamaica 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Largie (December 31, 1940 – November, 2020)[1] was a Jamaican footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Largie played with YMCA football club in 1959, and continued to play until the 1966 season.[2] In 1966, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Sudbury Italia.[3] After the conclusion of the NSL season he resumed play in the American Soccer League with Baltimore St. Gerards.[4] In 1967, he played in the National Professional Soccer League with Atlanta Chiefs.[5] In the winter of 1967 he returned to the ASL as he was loaned to Washington Britannica.[6]

In 1968, he played in the newly formed North American Soccer League with Baltimore Bays.[1] For the remainder of the season he played with league rivals Washington Whips.[7] He returned to his former team Atlanta Chiefs for the 1969 season.[8] He re-signed with Atlanta for the 1970 season.[9] In 1971, he featured in the NASL Final, but Atlanta were defeated by Dallas Tornado in a best-of-three series.[10] He played his final season with Atlanta in 1972.[11]

International career

Largie played with the Jamaica national football team, and played in the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.[12][13] He also represented Jamaica in the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification round.[14] He also featured in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification round.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "NASL-Henry Largie". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  2. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. January 3, 2010. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  3. ↑ Kernaghan, Jim (May 24, 1967). "Falcons foiled in foul affair". Toronto Daily Star. p. B14.
  4. ↑ "St. Gerard's Resumes Play". Baltimore Sun. March 5, 1967. p. 33.
  5. ↑ "Mwikuta Goal Sparks Chiefs To 3-2 Victory Falcons". Atlanta Constitution. May 11, 1967. p. 44.
  6. ↑ Cross, Jeff (October 25, 1967). "Bridge That Gap". The Province. p. 21.
  7. ↑ Hauck, Allen (June 7, 1968). "Late-Blooming Whips, Bays Loom Large in Chiefs' Path". Atlanta Constitution. p. 59.
  8. ↑ "Chiefs Set to Practice". Atlanta Constitution. April 5, 1969. p. 28.
  9. ↑ Dial, Tom (March 12, 1970). "Kapengwe, Mwila Likely To Miss Chiefs' Season". Atlanta Constitution. p. 61.
  10. ↑ "Dallas Beats Chiefs, 4-1". Atlanta Constitution. September 16, 1971. p. 63.
  11. ↑ Arey, Norman (May 7, 1972). "Early Predictions Fail To Bring Chiefs a Win". Atlanta Constitution. p. 86.
  12. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Henry Largie". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  13. ↑ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 (Kingston)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  14. ↑ "Jamaica - Details of World Cup Qualifiers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  15. ↑ "Jamaica - Details of World Cup Qualifiers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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