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Mike Bookie
Personal information
Full name	Michael Bookie
Date of birth	September 12, 1904
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death	October 12, 1944 (aged 40)
Place of death	Camp Eglin, Florida, United States
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Jeannette
1924–1925	Boston Soccer Club
1925	Vestaburg
1925–1926	New Bedford Whalers
1927	American Hungarian
1929–1931	Cleveland Slavia
	Curry Silver Tops
International career
1930	Vereinigte Staaten
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing Vereinigte Staaten
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Michael Bookie (September 12, 1904 – October 12, 1944) was a U.S. soccer midfielder. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Bookie began his athletic career as a minor league baseball player playing shortstop in Pittsburgh. He then joined several amateur soccer clubs, including Jeannette F.C. in western Pennsylvania before signing with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League in 1924. In January 1925, he moved to Vestaburg SC where he finished out the season. In the fall of 1925, returned to the ASL, this time with the New Bedford Whalers. He saw time in only four games with the Whalers. From February through April 1927, he played for American Hungarian. In December 1929, he moved to Cleveland Slavia of the Mid-West Professional League. Bookie was with Slavia when selected to the U.S. 1930 World Cup team.^[1] In March 1931, he left Cleveland Slavia. He may have played for other Cleveland teams before finishing his career with Pittsburgh Curry Silver Tops.

National team

While selected to the U.S. roster for the 1930 FIFA World Cup, Bookie never entered a game in the cup. After Argentina eliminated the U.S. in the semifinals, the U.S. went on a tour of Uruguay and Brazil. In the only official international game of the tour, Bookie earned his only national team cap in a 4–3 loss to Brazil.^[2]

He enlisted in the Army in 1944 and died after being accidentally killed by machine gunfire during a training simulation.

He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.^[3]

References

^ National Soccer Hall of Fame Archived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at rsssf.org
^ "Mike Bookie - 1986 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Mike Bookie - 1986 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

External links

National Soccer Hall of Fame profile

[1] National Soccer Hall of Fame Archived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[2] USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at rsssf.org

[3] "Mike Bookie - 1986 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Mike Bookie - 1986 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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 | years6 = 1929–1931
 | clubs1 = [[Jeannette F.C.|Jeannette]]
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+| clubs2 = [[Boston Soccer Club]]
 | clubs3 = [[Vestaburg SC|Vestaburg]]
 | clubs4 = [[New Bedford Whalers]]
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 ==Professional career==
-Bookie began his athletic career as a minor league baseball player playing shortstop in Pittsburgh.  He then joined several amateur soccer clubs, including [[Jeannette F.C.]] in western Pennsylvania before signing with the [[Boston Wonder Workers]] of the [[American Soccer League (1921-1933)|American Soccer League]] in 1924.  In January 1925, he moved to [[Vestaburg SC]] where he finished out the season.  In the fall of 1925, returned to the ASL, this time with the [[New Bedford Whalers]]. He saw time in only four games with the Whalers.  From February through April 1927, he played for American Hungarian.  In December 1929, he moved to Cleveland Slavia of the Mid-West Professional League.  Bookie was with Slavia when selected to the U.S. 1930 World Cup team.<ref>[http://national.soccerhall.org/early%20world%20cup.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415140323/http://national.soccerhall.org/early%20world%20cup.htm |date=April 15, 2009}}</ref>  In March 1931, he left Cleveland Slavia.  He may have played for other Cleveland teams before finishing his career with Pittsburgh Curry Silver Tops.
+Bookie began his athletic career as a minor league baseball player playing shortstop in Pittsburgh.  He then joined several amateur soccer clubs, including [[Jeannette F.C.]] in western Pennsylvania before signing with the [[Boston Soccer Club]] of the [[American Soccer League (1921-1933)|American Soccer League]] in 1924.  In January 1925, he moved to [[Vestaburg SC]] where he finished out the season.  In the fall of 1925, returned to the ASL, this time with the [[New Bedford Whalers]]. He saw time in only four games with the Whalers.  From February through April 1927, he played for American Hungarian.  In December 1929, he moved to Cleveland Slavia of the Mid-West Professional League.  Bookie was with Slavia when selected to the U.S. 1930 World Cup team.<ref>[http://national.soccerhall.org/early%20world%20cup.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415140323/http://national.soccerhall.org/early%20world%20cup.htm |date=April 15, 2009}}</ref>  In March 1931, he left Cleveland Slavia.  He may have played for other Cleveland teams before finishing his career with Pittsburgh Curry Silver Tops.
 ==National team==
-While selected to the U.S. roster for the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]], Bookie never entered a game in the cup.  After [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] eliminated the U.S. in the semifinals, the U.S. went on a tour of Uruguay and Brazil.  In the only official international game of the tour, Bookie earned his only [[United States men's national soccer team|national team]] [[cap (sports)|cap]] in a 4–3 loss to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113210650/http://rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html |date=January 13, 2010}} at www.rsssf.com</ref>
+While selected to the U.S. roster for the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]], Bookie never entered a game in the cup.  After [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] eliminated the U.S. in the semifinals, the U.S. went on a tour of Uruguay and Brazil.  In the only official international game of the tour, Bookie earned his only [[United States men's national soccer team|national team]] [[cap (sports)|cap]] in a 4–3 loss to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113210650/http://rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html |date=January 13, 2010}} at  rsssf.org</ref>
 He enlisted in the Army in 1944 and died after being accidentally killed by machine gunfire during a training simulation.
+He was inducted into the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Bookie - 1986 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |url=http://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/mike-bookie.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Mike Bookie - 1986 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |language=en}}</ref>
-He was inducted into the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 1986.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://national.soccerhall.org/famers/mike_bookie.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
+* [https://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/mike-bookie.html National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
 {{United States Squad 1930 World Cup}}
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 [[Category:1944 deaths]]
 [[Category:1930 FIFA World Cup players]]
-[[Category:American soccer players]]
+[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
 [[Category:United States men's international soccer players]]
 [[Category:American Soccer League (1921–1933) players]]
-[[Category:Boston Wonder Workers players]]
+[[Category:Boston Soccer Club players]]
 [[Category:New Bedford Whalers players]]
 [[Category:National Soccer Hall of Fame members]]
 [[Category:Cleveland Slavia players]]
 [[Category:Soccer players from Pittsburgh]]
-[[Category:Association football forwards]]
+[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
 [[Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel killed in World War II]]
 [[Category:Accidental deaths in Florida]]