1922–23 Fall River F.C. season

The 1922–23 Fall River F.C. season was the first season for the club[1] after the Fall River United franchise was purchased and relaunched by Sam Mark. The club continued to play in the American Soccer League and finished the season in 3rd place.

Fall River F.C.
1922–23 season
OwnerSam Mark
StadiumMark's Stadium
American Soccer League3rd
National Challenge CupSecond Round; Eastern Division
Southern New England Division
Top goalscorerHarold Brittan (19)
Biggest win6 goals
6-0 vs. Philadelphia F.C.
(25 February 1923)
Biggest defeat5 goals
1-6 at Bethlehem Steel F.C.
(31 March 1923)

American Soccer League

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Date Opponents[2] H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
8 October 1922 J. & P. Coats F.C. H 0-1
22 October 1922 New York S.C. H 2-4 Brittan, Pepper
29 October 1922 Harrison S.C. A 2-1 Lorimer, Reid
12 November 1922 Harrison S.C. H 2-1 Lorimer, Brittan
19 November 1922 Paterson F.C. H 0-0
25 November 1922 Philadelphia F.C. H 2-0 Reid (2)
26 November 1922 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. A 3-1 Millar (3)
3 December 1922 Philadelphia F.C. H 2-0 Lorimer, Brittan
10 December 1922 Bethlehem Steel F.C. H 0-0
17 December 1922 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. H 5-0 Brittan (2), 'Bunt' Munroe, Drummond (2)
24 December 1922 Harrison S.C. H 5-2 Brittan (2), Reid (2), 'Bunt' Munroe
31 December 1922 J. & P. Coats F.C. H 3-2 Reid, Wouterez, Brittan
20 January 1923 Bethlehem Steel F.C. A 2-3 Brittan, Reid
4 February 1923 Paterson F.C. H 0-2
25 February 1923 Philadelphia F.C. H 6-0 Reid (2), Kershaw (3), own goal
4 March 1923 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. H 1-0 Drummond
11 March 1923 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. H 1-1 Brittan
17 March 1923 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 1-3 Dalrymple
24 March 1923 Philadelphia F.C. A 1-0 Reid
31 March 1923 Bethlehem Steel F.C. A 1-6 Brittan
7 April 1923 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 1-2 Reid
8 April 1923 Paterson F.C. A 0-2
15 April 1923 New York S.C. A 3-1 Brittan (3)
19 April 1923 Bethlehem Steel F.C. H 1-1 Brittan 5,000
22 April 1923 Harrison S.C. H 3-1 Lorimer, Brittan, Wouterez
6 May 1923 New York S.C. A 2-2 Brittan (2)
13 May 1923 New York S.C. H 3-0 Brittan, Reid (2)
20 May 1923 Paterson F.C. H 1-0 McPherson
Pos[3] Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 J. & P. Coats F.C. 28 21 2 5 68 30 +38 44
2 Bethlehem Steel F.C. 28 18 6 4 59 26 +33 42
3 Fall River F.C. 28 15 5 8 53 36 +17 35
4 New York S.C. 23 10 4 9 53 42 +11 24
5 Paterson F.C. 20 9 4 7 38 31 +7 22
6 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. 25 5 5 15 24 52 -28 15
7 Harrison S.C. 23 4 2 17 26 56 -30 10
8 Philadelphia F.C. 25 3 2 20 24 72 -48 8

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[4] H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
14 October 1922 First Round; Eastern Division
Southern New England District
J. & P. Coats 2nd F.C. H 4-0 Clarke, Lorimer, Cairney, Brittan
4 November 1922 Second Round; Eastern Division
Southern New England District
J. & P. Coats F.C. A 3-1 Brittan

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. (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.
  • Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
Footnotes
  1. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 61.
  2. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 61–63.
  3. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 57.
  4. ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 21–25.