Hyde Park Blues was an early twentieth century U.S.

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team. Hyde Park Blues were an ethnic British team which played in Chicago's Association Football League before moving to the Chicago Soccer League.

History

In 1904, Hyde Park Blues were an inaugural member of the newly established Chicago Association Football League, a predominantly ethnic British league in Chicago, Illinois. They won the spring season, edging out

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In the fall 1904 season, they finished 9-0-1, taking the league title for a second consecutive time. They had their greatest success between 1910 and 1913. During those years, they won two league championships, one

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and one league cup (Jackson Cup). They finished at the bottom of the standings in 1915-1916 and disappeared from view.

Year-by-year

Honors

:* Winner (1): 1911 :* Runner Up (1): 1913 Jackson Cup :* Winner (1): 1911 League Championship :* Winner (2): 1911, 1913

References

External links

"Soccer"
''Encyclopedia of Chicago''

Defunct soccer clubs in Illinois Soccer clubs in Chicago {{Illinois-footyclub-stub