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
The National Association Football League (also spelled ''National Association Foot Ball League'') (NAFBL) was a semi-professional U.S. soccer league which operated between 1895 and 1898. The league was reconstituted in 1906 and continued to oper ...
and
Southern New England Soccer League
The Southern New England Soccer League was a semi-professional soccer league based in New England which was established in 1914 and collapsed in 1921. During its short existence, it featured some of the top teams in the northeast United States. ...
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
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is ...
at its May 27, 1921, meeting and began its inaugural season in September.
Celtic F.C.
The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigran ...
, aka the Jersey City Celtics, folded five games into the season and the
Philadelphia F.C. won the league title.
League standings
Goals leaders
References
External links
American Soccer League I (RSSSF)
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American Soccer League (1921–1933) seasons
1921–22 in American soccer