Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Béla Guttmann, Mick O'brien, George Moorhouse, Nat Agar, Willie Crilley, Tom Devlin, József Eisenhoffer, Davey Brown, Jimmy Douglas, Alexander Wood, Jack Marshall, Kálmán Konrád, Christy Martin, John Nelson, József Braun, Johnny Mcguire, James Mcguire, Willie Herd, William Fryer, János Nehadoma, Thomas Murray, Bill Paterson, John Duffy, William Findlay, John O'connell, Robert Hosie, Billy Morris, Joe Martinelli, György Molnár, James Kelly, Billy Wilson, Johnny Reid, Bobby Yule. Excerpt: Alexander Wood Alexander "Alec" Wood (June 12, 1907 in Lochgelly , Scotland July 20, 1987 in Gary, Indiana ) is a former Scottish American soccer defender . Wood began his club career in the United States before moving to England in the early 1930s. He also played all three U.S. games at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame . Youth Wood s parents moved the family to the United States in 1921 when Wood was fourteen years old. His family settled in Gary, Indiana where he attended Emerson High School and gained his U.S. citizenship a year later. He also worked for the local Union Drawn Steel Company. Club career Wood began his club career with Chicago Bricklayers and Masons F.C. In 1928, the Bricklayers went to the National Challenge Cup final before losing to New York Nationals . He then moved to Detroit Holley Carburetor . In 1930, Wood turned professional with the Brooklyn Wanderers of the American Soccer League . The Wanderers folded in 1931, and there is a gap in Wood's career for two years. In 1933 Wood moved to England to play with Leicester City . In 1936, he transferred to Nottingham Forest for one season before joined Colchester United in 1937. In 1938, he moved to Chelmsford City