1909–10 Columbia Lions men's soccer team

The 1909–10 Columbia Lions men's soccer team was a soccer team that represented Columbia University as during the 1909–10 ISFL season. It was the program's fifth season as a varsity team, and their first under the "Lions" moniker, after previously being referred to as the "Blue and White". The program is best known for winning the university's first national soccer championship, being deemed the ISFL national champions at the conclusion of the season, compiling a record of five wins, no losses, and one draw across ISFL play.

1909–10 Columbia Lions men's soccer
ConferenceISFL
Record10–2–3 (4–0–1 ISFL)
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Seasons
1909–10 ISFL standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Columbia 4 0 1 10 2 3
Harvard 2 2 1 3 9 1
Haverford 2 3 0 3 4 4
Yale 1 2 2 1 2 2
Penn 1 4 0 1 7 3
Cornell 1 4 0 1 4 0
  • ‡-National champion

Today, they are recognized by American Soccer History Archives as the 1910 college soccer champions.[1]

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Non-conference regular season
*
Montclair W 4–1  1–0–0
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
*
at Staten Island L 2–4  1–1–0
St. Paul's Field
Staten Island, NY
*
at Pratt W 1–0  2–1–0
Fort Greene Park
Brooklyn, NY
*
Staten Island L 2–4  2–2–0
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
*
at Boys Club W 3–0  3–2–0
Unknown
Unknown
*
at Springfield T 1–1  3–2–1
Pratt Field
Springfield, MA
*
Boys Club W 6–0  4–2–1
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
*
Pratt W 4–1  5–2–1
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
*
Cameron W 2–1  6–2–1
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
*
Boys Club T 0–0  6–2–2
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
ISFL
March 12, 1910[2]*
Haverford W 3–1  7–2–2
(1–0–0)
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
*
at Harvard W 2–0  8–2–2
(2–0–0)
Harvard Stadium
Cambridge, MA
*
at Penn W 2–0  9–2–2
(3–0–0)
Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA
*
at Cornell W 8–0  10–2–2
(4–0–0)
Percy Field
Ithaca, NY
*
Yale T 0–0  10–2–3
(4–0–1)
Polo Grounds
Manhattan, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Melvin (August 17, 2011). "College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Statistics Summary for 1909". Haverford Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer All-Time Results: 1910". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia University Athletics. June 5, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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