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1921–22 American Soccer League
The 1921-22 American Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the American Soccer League. Philadelphia F.C. finished on top of the season table. History By 1921, professionalism among American soccer teams was on the rise. This created a disparity between fully professional, semi-professional and amateur teams competing in the same league. As a result, several fully professional teams in both the National Association Football League and Southern New England Soccer League joined together to form the American Soccer League. The new league was geographically limited to the area between Philadelphia and Boston. On May 7, 1921, W. Luther Lewis was selected as the league's first president and he established the league headquarters at 126 Nassau Street, New York. The league received approval from the United States Football Federation at its May 27, 1921, meeting and began its inaugural season in September. Celtic F.C. The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Soccer League (1921–33) , from 2014 to 2017
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American Soccer League may refer to: * American Soccer League (1921–33), from 1921 to 1933 * American Soccer League (1933–83), from 1933 to 1983 * American Soccer League (1988–89), from 1988 to 1989 * American Soccer League (2014–17) American Soccer League may refer to: * American Soccer League (1921–33), from 1921 to 1933 * American Soccer League (1933–83), from 1933 to 1983 * American Soccer League (1988–89), from 1988 to 1989 * American Soccer League (2014–17) Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall River United
Fall River United was a name used by two United States soccer clubs, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. Both teams played in the American Soccer League, one during the 1921–22 season and other during the 1933–34 season. History Fall River United I In 1921 the Southern New England Soccer League and the National Association Football League effectively merged to form the American Soccer League. As a result of this merger Fall River Rovers of the SNESL were disbanded and a new team ''Fall River United'' were formed to enter the ASL. In a pre-season game on July 21, 1921 a team that included Chick Albion, Tommy McFarlane and Harry Ratican, held Third Lanark to a 2–2 draw. Ratican scored United’s opening goal. Third Lanark featured many guest players from other Scottish teams and was virtually a Scottish League XI. They played 25 games during their North American tour, winning them all until they played United in the final game. However, during the subsequent 1921–22 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McKelvey (soccer)
George McKelvey, also spelled McKelvie, (born Scotland) was a Scottish-American soccer player who spent his entire professional career in the United States. Playing career The first record of McKelvey playing professionally comes in 1913 when he is listed with Bethlehem Steel of the amateur Allied American Football Association. He remained with Bethlehem until 1921, when he scored a goal for Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock in the team’s 4-2 victory over St. Louis Scullin Steel F.C. in the 1921 National Challenge Cup. During his years with Bethlehem Steel, McKelvey played both right half and right fullback, at times filling in on the front line as right wing when injuries plagued the team. On April 19, 1919, he scored the first Bethlehem goal in its 2-0 victory over Paterson F.C. in the 1919 National Challenge Cup. In addition to the two cups mentioned, McKelvey was part of the winning team in the 1915, 1916, and 1918 National Challenge Cups. He also won five American Cup titles wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Duggan (soccer)
Tommy Duggan (31 August 1897 – 30 November 1961) was an American soccer Striker (association football), outside right who played in both the National Association Football League and American Soccer League (1921–1933), American Soccer League. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Duggan's early career is sketchy. He moved to the United States in 1911. The first team he is recorded as playing with is the Valley Boys, of an unknown league, in 1914. He then played for Babcock & Wilcox (soccer), Babcock & Wilcox, West Hudson A.A. and Philadelphia Merchant Ship, all of the National Association Football League (NAFBL). He was with Babcock & Wilcox in December 1916. In March 1918, he was with West Hudson A.A. In 1921, the American Soccer League (1921–1933), American Soccer League replaced the NAFBL. Duggan signed with the New York Field Club of the ASL and spent one season with them before bouncing from one team to another. He was with the Paterson F.C. (NAFBL), Pater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dougie Campbell
Dugald "Dougie" Campbell (May 16, 1901 – February 27, 1991) was a Scottish-American soccer inside forward who played eight seasons in the American Soccer League. He was born in Paisley, Scotland. History Campbell's family left Scotland for the United States when he was a boy. He grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In September 1921, Campbell joined Philadelphia Field Club from Babcock & Wilcox. From that game on, he remained a regular at either inside left or inside right with Philadelphia as they took the 1921-1922 American Soccer League championship. The team had been created in 1921 by moving the Bethlehem Steel club to Philadelphia. Following the 1921–1922 season, the ownership returned the club to Bethlehem where it took on its original identity. Campbell remained with the reconstituted Bethlehem Steel for one season, then transferred to the Fall River F.C. in August 1923. He would remain with the 'Marksmen' for five seasons, winning three league titles an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Millar (soccer)
Robert Millar (May 12, 1890February 22, 1967) was a Scottish American soccer forward and coach of the U.S. national team at the first FIFA World Cup, in 1930. During his at times tumultuous Hall of Fame career, Millar played with over a dozen teams in at least five U.S. leagues as well as two seasons in the Scottish Football League. He finished his career as a successful professional and national team coach. Playing Professional In 1909, Millar began his professional career with St Mirren of the Scottish Football League. He left St Mirren in 1911 to move to the United States, joining Disston A.A. during the 1912–1913 season. In 1913, he moved to the Brooklyn Field Club of the National Association Football League (NAFBL). In January 1914, Brooklyn played Disston in the quarterfinals of the 1914 American Cup. During the game, Millar was involved in a fight with a Disston fan on the sidelines which resulted in a brawl between fans and players from both teams. Later that year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny McGuire
Johnny "Jack" McGuire (March 3, 1893 in Dunblane, Scotland – November 18, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) was a Scottish-U.S. soccer inside right who played professionally in both Scotland, Canada and the United States. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Professional McGuire spent time with Scottish clubs Dundee F.C. and St Johnstone F.C. before moving to Canada in 1919 to play two season with Toronto Ulster United. In 1921, he moved to the U.S. club Robins Dry Dock of the National Association Football League (NAFBL). That year, Robins won the U.S. 1921 National Challenge Cup 4-2 over J&P Coats with McGuire scoring two of Robins four goals. In 1921, the American Soccer League (1921-1933), American Soccer League replaced the NAFBL and Robins entered the new league as Todd Shipyards. Robins Dry Dock was part of the larger Todd Shipyard. Todd Shipyards lasted only one season before folding and McGuire mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Stark
Archibald McPherson Stark (December 21, 1897 – May 27, 1985) was a U.S. soccer player who became the dominant player in U.S. leagues during the 1920s and early 1930s. He spent nine seasons in the National Association Football League and another twelve in the American Soccer League. He also earned two caps, scoring five goals, as a member of the U.S. national team. He holds the U.S. single-season scoring record with 67 goals (including 8 hat-tricks) scored during the 1924–25 season which is the current World Record. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1950. Youth and early career Although Stark and his brother Tommy Stark were born in Scotland, they moved to the United States when Archie was thirteen years old. His family settled in Hudson County, New Jersey, where Stark immediately began his organized soccer career with the West Hudson Juniors. For a player who made his name as a forward, Stark began as a defender with the Juniors. Stark turned p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McKenna (Scottish Footballer)
Frank McKenna (born Scotland) was a Scottish football wing forward who began his career in Scotland before playing eight seasons in the American Soccer League. McKenna began his career with Vale of Leven F.C. in the Scottish Football League Second Division. In the spring of 1919, he briefly joined Bethlehem Steel of the National Association Football League (NAFBL) after the completion of the 1918–1919 season. However, he left the team before the start of the 1919–1920 season. In May 1920, he rejoined Bethlehem Steel for the last few games of the season. He then moved to Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock for the 1920–1921 season. The move to Robins paid off when Dry Dock took the 1921 National Challenge Cup title. In 1921, several teams from the NAFBL merged with teams from the Southern New England Soccer League to form the first American Soccer League. While Robins intended to move to the new league, the parent corporation, Todd Shipyards consolidated Robins with another of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Fleming (soccer)
Thomas "Tommy" or "Whitey" Fleming (January 15, 1890 in Beith, Scotland – March 19, 1965 in Quincy, Massachusetts) was a Scottish American soccer Striker (association football), outside forward who began his career in Scotland and finished it in the United States. During his National Soccer Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame career, Fleming won five American Cups, four National Challenge Cups and at least eight league titles. Youth Nickname "Whitey" due to his white hair, Fleming began his career as an apprentice with Scottish Football League Third Division club Beith F.C. when he was eleven. Three years later, he quit school to devote himself full-time to his athletic career. In 1907, Beith F.C. won the Ayrshire Cup, but Fleming was becoming dissatisfied with the club. When it refused to raise his wages or release him from his contract, he decided to move to the United States. Professional In September 1907, Fleming arrived in Quincy, Massachusetts, and went to work in the Fore River S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Heminsley
John J. "Rabbit" Hemingsley ''(also spelled Heminsley)'' was a U.S. soccer center forward who played the first two U.S. national team games in 1916. He spent seven seasons in the National Association Football League and five in the American Soccer League. Professional career Hemingsley was a resident of Kearny, New Jersey. fIn 1914, Hemingsley began his professional career with the Kearny Scots of the National Association Football League. Kearny won the 1915 American Cup. He then played with New York F.C. for the 1916–1917 season and the 1917–1918 season with West Hudson A.A. He played the 1918–1919 season with Philadelphia Merchant Ship. In 1919, he traveled with Bethlehem Steel F.C. on the team's tour of Scandinavia. Hemingsley is listed with Paterson F.C. in July 1920. He then played at least the 1920–1921 season with Erie A.A. When the NAFBL folded in 1921, Erie moved to the first American Soccer League where it played under the name, Harrison S.C. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holyoke Falcos
Falco F.C., commonly known as the Holyoke Falcos, was an American soccer club based in Holyoke, Massachusetts, that was a founding member of the professional American Soccer League,"Soccer Fans Have Chance To Enthuse". (August 5, 1921). ''Holyoke Daily Transcript'', p.5 col.5 but withdrew at the end of the first season. The team was sponsored by the Farr Alpaca Company, a local textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods .... Year-by-year References External links Team Photo Sports in Holyoke, Massachusetts Defunct soccer clubs in Massachusetts American Soccer League (1921–1933) teams Works soccer clubs in the United States Sports clubs and teams in Hampden County, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
