Ted Cordery


Ted began his soccer career in 1932 at Aptos Junior High School and won the city championship in that year.

Personal Information

Class of 1975
Born: June 15, 1917 - San Francisco, CA
Died: June 1, 1996 - San Francisco, CA

In 1934 he joined the San Francisco Rovers and played for them for the next twenty years. The Rovers won the California State Championship in 1936-37 and in the 1949-50 seasons. They also won the San Francisco League title from 1934 to 1941. In 1954 the club disbanded and Cordery went on the play for the Mercury Soccer Club for one year as a center forward. In 1955 he was with the Olympic Club and spent his last two seasons with the Viking S.C. Soon after his retirement he was elected secretary of the California Soccer Association, a position he held for 20 years. He also acted as the California delegate to the USSFA conventions and served as National Junior Cup Commissioner and National Cup Coordinator as well as being a member of the Rules and Revisions Committee for two years. Away from soccer he was a member of the San Francisco Fire Department.

 

 

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