Morgan F.C. was an early twentieth century U.S.
soccer
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team from
Morgan, Pennsylvania
Morgan is an unincorporated community in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 50 southwest of Pittsburgh. Morgan has a post office
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. Morgan is located in
South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
South Fayette Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,416 at the 2010 census.
History
Throughout its early history, South Fayette Township was the site of numerous conflicts between the ea ...
. The team became known as Morgan Strasser after Peter Strasser purchased it.
History
Morgan F.C. existed at least as early as 1912 when it won the ''
Pittsburgh Press'' Soccer Football League. In 1924, it won the first of seven West Penn Challenge Cups. However, it did not come to national prominence until after Peter Strasser purchased the team some time in either the late 1930s or early 1940s. When he did, he changed the name to Morgan-Strasser F.C. At that point, the team took off, winning numerous league titles, state cups, the 1940 and 1943
National Amateur Cup, the
1949 National Challenge Cup
The 1949 National Challenge Cup was the largest soccer tournament in the United States in 1949. The four St. Louis Soccer League teams withdrew from the competition citing "a succession of unpleasant experiences connected with the playing of th ...
.
Honors
National Challenge Cup
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:* Winner (1): 1949
:* Runner Up (2): 1943, 1944
National Amateur Cup
:* Winner (2): 1940, 1943
:* Runner Up (2): 1942, 1944
West Penn Challenge Cup
:* Winner (7): 1924, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954
League Championship
:* Winner (6): 1912, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1952, 1954
References
Defunct soccer clubs in Pennsylvania
U.S. Open Cup winners
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