Arthur Rudd

Art Rudd

Personal information
Full name	Arthur George Rudd
Date of birth	October 22, 1890
Place of birth	Widnes, England
Date of death	April 1968 (age 77)
Place of death	St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Fullback
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1924-1925	Fleisher Yarn	18	(0)
1925-1926	Philadelphia Field Club	19	(0)
National team
1924	United States	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Art Rudd (born October 22, 1890 in Widnes, Lancashire, England; died April 1968) was an American soccer defender who earned two caps with the U.S. national team, including one at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

National team

Rudd's first caps came at the 1924 Summer Olympics when he played in the U.S. first round win over Estonia. Following its elimination from the Olympics, the U.S. played two exhibition games. Rudd played in the second, a 3-1 loss to Ireland.^[1]

Professional

Rudd also spent two seasons in the American Soccer League. He played eighteen games with Fleisher Yarn in 1924-1925 and another nineteen games with Philadelphia Field Club during the 1925-1926 season.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Soccer History - 1969
2. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).