Werner Nilsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Werner Nilsen | ||
| Date of birth | February 4, 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
| Date of death | May 10, 1992 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19xx–19xx | Skiens Grane | ||
| 1923–1925 | Norwegian-Americans | ||
| 1925–1926 | Hub F.C. | ||
| 1926–1929 | Boston Soccer Club | 162 | (86) |
| 1929–1930 | Fall River Marksmen | 48 | (24) |
| 1931 | → New York Yankees | 8 | (5) |
| 1931–1932 | → New Bedford Whalers | 21 | (16) |
| 1932–1937 | St. Louis Central Breweries F.C. | ||
| 1937–1938 | South Side Radio | ||
| National team | |||
| 1934 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1946–1947 | St. Louis Raiders | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Werner “Scotty” Nilsen (February 4, 1904 in Skien, Norway – May 10, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former Norwegian American soccer forward. He is one of the highest scoring players in U.S. soccer history, scoring 131 goals in 239 games with the Boston Soccer Club. He won five consecutive National Challenge Cups during his career, and four doubles. He also earned two caps with the United States in 1934, one at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Nilsen played for Norwegian club Skiens Grane before moving to the United States in 1923. When he arrived, he settled in Boston where he began playing for local amateur and semi-professional soccer teams including the Norwegian-Americans and Hub F.C., both in the Boston and District League.
In 1926, Nilsen signed with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League (ASL). At the time, the ASL was establishing itself as one of the top leagues, both nationally and internationally, and the Wonder Workers were a rising team in the league. Nilsen began as a right half, then moved into the front line as either a center forward or right inside. He won his first league cup (Lewis Cup) in 1927, then his first league title in the 1927–28 season. The next year, he tied János Nehadoma of the Brooklyn Wanderers as the top goal scorers with 43 goals a piece. He also joined Viking F.C. for a tour of Scandinavia. Viking F.C. was an ad hoc traveling team composed of U.S.-based players with ethnic roots in Scandinavia.
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