Tom Lynch (soccer) explained

Tom Lynch
Fullname:Thomas Lynch
Birth Place:United States
Position:Midfielder
Nationalteam1:United States

Thomas Lynch was an American soccer midfielder who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts.

In 1934, Lynch was called into the U.S. team for the 1934 FIFA World Cup. However, he did not enter the lone U.S. game of the tournament, a 7–1 loss to eventual champion Italy.https://web.archive.org/web/20070921153836/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/results/matches/match=1135/report.html

Lynch played professionally in the American Soccer League, being listed with Brooklyn Celtic during the World Cup.[1] In 1935, he was with the New York Americans.[2]

Lynch is deceased.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090415140323/http://national.soccerhall.org/early%20world%20cup.htm The Early World Cups
  2. http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1935.html
  3. https://bolavip.com/mundial/Murio-el-ultimo-futbolista-presente-en-Italia-1934-20140313-0027.html