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| clubs = [[Al Ahly]]-''Sporting Club in Cairo'' <br>[[Derby County]]<br>[[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]]<br>[[Bridgend Town F.C.|Bridgend Town]]<br>[[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepools United]]<br>[[Providence Clamdiggers]]<br>[[Fall River Marksmen]]<br>[[Hartford Americans]]<br>[[New York Nationals (ASL)|New York Nationals]]<br>[[Fall River Marksmen]]<br>Montreal Carsteel |
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| caps(goals) = <br>15 {{0}}(1)<br><br><br>11 {{0}} (1)<br>62 (24)<br>{{0}}6 {{0}}(1)<br>11 {{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}8 {{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}1 {{0}}(1) |
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| clubs1 = [[Al Ahly]]-''Sporting Club in Cairo'' |
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| clubs2 = [[Derby County]] |
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| clubs3 = [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] |
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| clubs4 = [[Bridgend Town F.C.|Bridgend Town]] |
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| clubs5 = [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepools United]] |
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| clubs6 = [[Providence Clamdiggers]] |
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| clubs7 = [[Fall River Marksmen]] |
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| clubs9 = [[New York Nationals (ASL)|New York Nationals]] |
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| clubs10 = [[Fall River Marksmen]] |
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| clubs11 = Montreal Carsteel |
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'''Tewfik Abdullah''' (born June 23, 1896 or 1897 in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]) was an Egyptian football player<ref>''University of Leicester,Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research''- fact sheet number 4 ( Black Footballers, section 3.4)</ref> who was the second Egyptian to appear in the English Football League. He later played four seasons in the [[American Soccer League]] before finishing his career in Canada. |
'''Tewfik Abdullah''' (born June 23, 1896 or 1897 in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]) was an Egyptian football player<ref>''University of Leicester,Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research''- fact sheet number 4 ( Black Footballers, section 3.4)</ref> who was the second Egyptian to appear in the English Football League. He later played four seasons in the [[American Soccer League]] before finishing his career in Canada. |
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| Full name | Tewfik Abdullah | ||
| Position(s) | Inside Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Al Ahly-Sporting Club in Cairo | 15 | (1) | |
| 1920-1921 | Derby County | 11 | (1) |
| 1922 | Cowdenbeath | 62 | (24) |
| 1923 | Bridgend Town | 6 | (1) |
| 1924 | Hartlepools United | 11 | (0) |
| 1924-1926 | Providence Clamdiggers | 8 | (0) |
| 1927 | Fall River Marksmen | 1 | (1) |
| 1927 | Hartford Americans | ||
| 1928 | New York Nationals | ||
| 1928 | Fall River Marksmen | ||
| Montreal Carsteel | |||
| International career | |||
| 1940-1944 | Egypt | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tewfik Abdullah (born June 23, 1896 or 1897 in Cairo, Egypt) was an Egyptian football player[1] who was the second Egyptian to appear in the English Football League. He later played four seasons in the American Soccer League before finishing his career in Canada.
Early career
Abdullah was born in either 1896 or 1897[2][3] in Cairo, Egypt. He began his career with International Sporting Club in Cairo and played for Egypt at the 1920 Olympic Games[4] before moving to England.
United Kingdom
On arriving in England, Abdullah became one of a quartet of Egyptians[5] who played British Professional Football before World War II.[6].Ron Ferguson, in his book Helicopter Dreams[7], tells the story that when Abdullah made his debut for Derby County[8] against Manchester City he ran onto the pitch shouting "Where's my camel?"[9] -on closer examination it was found his actual words were "Where's Mick Hammill?"[10]. Abdullah then moved to Scotland to play with Cowdenbeath, then to Wales to play with Bridgend Town F.C.[3] He returned England for a brief spell with Hartlepool United[11], before moving to the United States.[12]
United States and Canada
Nicknamed Toothpick, Abdullah signed with the Providence Clamdiggers of the American Soccer League in 1924. He spent three season with Providence before transferring to the powerhouse Fall River Marksmen during the 1926-1927 season. However, he left Fall River to join the Hartford Americans for the 1927-1928 season. Hartford lasted only eleven games that season, folding following the October 23, 1927 game with the New Bedford Whalers. Adbullah then played eight games with the New York Nationals [13] before finishing the year back with Fall River. He then moved to Montreal Carsteel of the Canadian National Soccer League where he finished his career.[3]
References
- ^ University of Leicester,Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research- fact sheet number 4 ( Black Footballers, section 3.4)
- ^ German Wikipedia lists his date of birth as 23 June 1897 de:Tewfik Abdullah
- ^ a b c Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931. The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
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- ^ the other three were H. Hegazi, Fulham, 1910-11; Mohammed Latif, Glasgow Rangers 1935-36, M. Mansour, GK, Queens Park (Glasgow) 1938-39
- ^ Joyce, M "Football League Players' Records 1888–1939" Nottingham, Soccer Data Publications ISBN 1 899468676 .
- ^ (2006) Aberdeen, Northern Books for Famedram ISBN 0-905489-53-5
- ^ Abdullah's Career Details with "The Rams"
- ^ Interview with Robert Philip, Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2007
- ^ Moore,C "United Irishmen" Edinburgh,Mainstream,1999 ISBN 1-84018-348-9
- ^ Hartlepool details
- ^ Mentioned in article about Giles Heron, ESPN BLack History Month
- ^ Alegi,M; Johnes,M:Mellor,G Book Review Soccer and Society Vol 2 No 3 Fall 2001 p 119- 135 ISSN 1466-0970
- 1890s births
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Egyptian expatriate footballers
- Egyptian expatriates in Canada
- Egyptian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Egyptian expatriates in the United States
- Egyptian footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Wales
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Fall River Marksmen players
- Association football forwards
- Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Egypt
- Hartford Americans players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Montreal Carsteel players
- New York Nationals (ASL) players
- People from Cairo
- Providence Clamdiggers players
- Egyptian football managers
- Egypt national football team managers
- Bridgend Town F.C. players