John Slavin (born

Carnoustie Carnoustie (; ) is a town and former police burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the UK census 2011, 2011 census, Carnoustie had a population of ...

, Scotland) was a Scottish

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half back who played professionally in Scotland and in both the first and

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American Soccer Leagues. Slavin played for Raith Rovers and may have played for Arbroath F.C. and on loan to Forfar Athletic. In 1925, Slavin joined Hearts for the 1925–1926 season. In 1927, Slavin signed with the New York Nationals of the American Soccer League. Although the Nationals finished tenth in the league standings, it won the

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. In 1930, Charles Stoneham, owner of the Nationals renamed the team the

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. The team collapsed in 1932 and the league followed soon after. In 1933, the second American Soccer League was formed and Slavin moved to Brookhattan in the new league. He played with Brookhattan until at least 1945 when he was a substitute in the team's 1945 National Challenge Cup victory over the Cleveland Americans.USA – List of US Open Cup Finals

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Slavin, John Year of death missing Scottish men's footballers American Soccer League (1921–1933) players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players New York Nationals (ASL) players New York Giants (soccer, 1930–1932) players Brookhattan players Raith Rovers F.C. players Sportspeople from Carnoustie Year of birth missing Men's association football midfielders Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Scottish expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Angus, Scotland