Henry Carroll (soccer) explained

Razzo Carroll
Fullname:Henry C. Carroll
Birth Date:12 July 1905
Birth Place:New Jersey
Position:Forward
Years2:1929–1931
Clubs1:Bayonne Rovers S.C.
Clubs6:Brooklyn Hispano
Caps2:14
Goals2:8
Nationalyears1:1928
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1

Henry "Razzo" Carroll (July 12, 1905 – January 14, 1999)[1] was an American soccer forward who played in both the first and second American Soccer Leagues. He led the league in scoring in 1934. He also earned two caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team in 1928.

Carroll began his club career with the Bayonne Rovers S.C. in the late 1920s. He was selected for the U.S. team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] On May 20, 1928, the U.S. lost by a score of 11–2 to Argentina in the first round. Carroll scored the second of the two U.S. goals.[3] As the tournament was single elimination, the U.S. now had free time so they traveled to Warsaw where they tied Poland 3–3, Carroll playing in that game.[4]

In 1929, Carroll signed with the Brooklyn Wanderers in the American Soccer League. However, he did not break into the first team until the 1930 fall season when he scored five goals in six games. He played another eight games in the 1931 spring season after which the Wanderers withdrew from the league and ceased operations.[5] He later moved to the Kearny Scots of the American Soccer League. In 1934, he tied Archie Stark as the ASL goal scoring leader.[6] In 1939, he was listed with Brookhattan.[7] He also played for the Philadelphia Americans, winning the 1942 ASL title with the Americans, and Brooklyn Hispano.

Henry had Irish ancestry as his mother Mary Dowling came from Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/razzo-carroll-1.html Henry Carroll's profile at Sports Reference.com
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071123210854/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197029/teams/team=43921.html FIFA Team Page
  3. http://national.soccerhall.org/history/MNTAlltime_1916-1959.htm Where Are They Now?
  4. Web site: Henry Carroll . Olympedia . September 16, 2021.
  5. Book: Jose, Colin . American Soccer League, 1921-1931 . Hardback . The Scarecrow Press . 1998 . 0-8108-3429-4 . .
  6. Web site: The Year in American Soccer League - 1934 . 2008-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113521/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1934.html . 2009-03-03 . dead .
  7. http://www.scottishleague.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604&view=previous&sid=1a0c59c96f540083c7e79c7938415e57 Scottish FA tour of North America 1939