Ratican’s was a U.S.

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team established by

Harry Ratican Harry Jay Ratican (January 20, 1894 in St. Louis, Missouri – August 22, 1964 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a U.S. soccer forward, coach and team owner. He began and ended his career in the St. Louis Soccer League with several years in both the ...

in 1924 in

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. It spent three seasons in the

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before becoming

Tablers Tablers was an American soccer team which spent four season in the St. Louis Soccer League, from 1927 to 1931. During that time it won three league titles. History In 1927, John Marre purchased Ratican’s, a team which had spent three seasons ...

in 1927.

History

In 1924,

, U.S. soccer player and coach, entered an eponymously named team into the

. Ratican had previously experienced considerable success during his

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playing career and as a collegiate coach. However, he was unable to translate that into success as a professional team owner. Even taking the field with Ratican’s in the 1925–1926 and 1926–1927 seasons failed to help as the team finished at the bottom of the league each of its three seasons. In 1927, the team changed sponsorship and was renamed

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Association football clubs established in 1924 Defunct soccer clubs in Missouri Soccer clubs in St. Louis St. Louis Soccer League teams 1924 establishments in Missouri 1927 disestablishments in Missouri Association football clubs disestablished in 1927 {{Missouri-footyclub-stub