1921–22 New York F.C. season

The 1921–22 New York F.C. season was the club's first season in the American Soccer League and the inaugural season of the league.[2][3] The club previously played in the National Association Football League.[4] New York F.C. finished 2nd in the league.

New York F.C.
1921–22 season
StadiumNew York Oval
American Soccer League2nd
National Challenge CupThird Round; Eastern Division
Northern and Southern New York District
Southern New York State Football Association CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Stark (13)
All: Archie Stark (23)[1]
Biggest win7 goals
7-0 vs. West Harlem Catholic F.C.
(16 October 1921)
Biggest defeat2 goals
0-2 vs. J. & P. Coats F.C.
(2 October 1921)
3-5 at Todd Shipyards F.C.
(11 December 1921)
0-2 at Fall River F.C.
(11 March 1922)

American Soccer League

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Date Opponents[5] H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
18 September 1921 Harrison S.C. H 2-2 Duggan, A. Stark
25 September 1921 Celtic F.C. H 6-2[note 1]
1 October 1921 Philadelphia F.C. A 1-2 Meyerdierks
2 October 1921 J. & P. Coats F.C. H 0-2
9 October 1921 Philadelphia F.C. H 3-3 Hunziker, Duggan, Rooney
22 October 1921 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 0-1
23 October 1921 Fall River F.C. H 6-1 Duggan, A. Stark (2), P. Hardy, Burnett (2)
29 October 1921 Fall River F.C. A 2-1 A. Stark, Rooney
30 October 1921 Falco F.C. A 0-0
13 November 1921 Todd Shipyards F.C. H 3-0 P. Hardy, T. Stark, Herd
19 November 1921 Falco F.C. A 4-0 A. Stark, P. Hardy (2), Rooney
18 December 1921 Todd Shipyards F.C. A 1-2 Duggan
26 December 1921 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 1-0 P. Hardy
1 January 1922 Falco F.C. H 3-2 P. Hardy, Phlip, Andrews
2 January 1922 Philadelphia F.C. A 3-1 Meyerdierks, A. Stark, Andrews
8 January 1922 Harrison S.C. A 1-1 P. Hardy
5 February 1922 Harrison S.C. H 5-2 A. Stark, Cooper, Burnett, P. Hardy (2)
12 February 1922 Fall River F.C. H 6-1 T. Stark, Burnett (2), Phlip, Andrews (2)
26 February 1922 Todd Shipyards F.C. A 4-3 A. Stark (2), Burnett, Andrews
5 March 1922 Harrison S.C. H 3-1 A. Stark (3)
11 March 1922 Fall River F.C. A 0-2
19 March 1922 Philadelphia F.C. H 3-2 Duggan (2), Burnett
26 March 1922 J. & P. Coats F.C. H 3-2 Kelly, T. Stark, Duggan
2 April 1922 Todd Shipyards F.C. H 2-2 Meyerdierks, Burnett
13 May 1922 Falco F.C. A 3-0 Duggan, A. Stark, Andrews
  1. ^ Game removed from standings after Jersey City forfeited their franchise in December.
Pos[6] Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Philadelphia F.C. 24 17 4 3 72 36 +36 38
2 New York F.C. 24 14 5 5 59 33 +26 33
3 Todd Shipyards F.C. 24 12 5 7 56 37 +19 29
4 Harrison S.C. 24 8 7 8 45 44 +1 23
5 J. & P. Coats F.C. 23 9 5 9 34 40 -6 23
6 Fall River F.C. 24 5 1 18 28 57 -29 11
7 Falco F.C. 22 2 3 17 17 64 -4' 7
n/a Celtic F.C. 5 0 0 5 5 24 -19 0

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

National Challenge Cup

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Date Round Opponents[7] H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
16 October 1921 First Round; Eastern Division
Southern New York District
West Harlem Catholic F.C. H 7-0
5 November 1921 Second Round; Eastern Division
Southern New York District
Fairhill F.C. H 5-1 Cooper (2), A. Stark, Burnett (2)
27 November 1921 Third Round; Eastern Division
Northern and Southern New York District
Todd Shipyards F.C. A postponed
4 December 1921 Third Round; Eastern Division
Northern and Southern New York District
Todd Shipyards F.C. A postponed
11 December 1921 Third Round; Eastern Division
Northern and Southern New York District
Todd Shipyards F.C. A 3-5 Cooper, A. Stark, Burnett

Southern New York State Football Association Cup

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Date Round Opponents[8] H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
12 March 1922 Second Round Bay Ridge F.C. H 4-1
9 April 1922 Semifinals Centro-Hispano F.C. H 5-3
30 April 1922 Finals Todd Shipyards F.C. H 3-0 Andrews, Duggan, T. Stark 50,000

Exhibitions

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Date Opponents H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
11 September 1921[9] Brooklyn Hibernians H 2-0 Duggan (2)

Notes and references

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Bibliography
  • Jose, Colin (1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921-1931. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810834293.
  • Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
  • Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
Footnotes
  1. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 76.
  2. ^ "Todd Sockers Start League With Celtics". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 5, 1921. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Big League Socker Starts This Afternoon". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 18, 1921. p. 5.
  4. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 72.
  5. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 59-62.
  6. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 57.
  7. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 34-39.
  8. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 69.
  9. ^ "Brooklyn Hibernians Losers at Socker". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 12, 1921. p. 3.