Henry Largie

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

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

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. "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.