American Soccer League
-1921–22 Season-
Season1921–22
ChampionsPhiladelphia F.C.
Top goalscorerHarold Brittan (24)
← First season

The 1921-22 American Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the American Soccer League. Philadelphia F.C. finished on top of the season table.

History

By 1921, professionalism among American soccer teams was on the rise. This created a disparity between fully professional, semi-professional and amateur teams competing in the same league. As a result, several fully professional teams in both the National Association Football League and Southern New England Soccer League joined together to form the American Soccer League. The new league was geographically limited to the area between Philadelphia and Boston. On May 7, 1921, W. Luther Lewis was selected as the league's first president and he established the league headquarters at 126 Nassau Street, New York.[1] The league received approval from the United States Football Federation at its May 27, 1921, meeting and began its inaugural season in September. Celtic F.C., aka the Jersey City Celtics, folded five games into the season and the Philadelphia F.C. won the league title.

League standings

Place Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia F.C. 24 17 4 3 72 36 38
2 New York F.C. 24 14 5 5 59 33 33
3 Todd Shipyards F.C. 24 12 5 7 56 37 29
4 Harrison S.C. 24 8 7 8 45 44 23
5 J. & P. Coats F.C. 23 9 5 9 34 40 23
6 Fall River United 24 5 1 18 28 57 11
7 Falco F.C. 22 2 3 17 17 64 7
n/a[note 1] Celtic F.C.[note 2] 5 0 0 5 5 24 0
  1. ↑ Games played against Celtic F.C. were removed from the standings and the team was removed from the official league standings.
  2. ↑ Celtic F.C. folded after five games.

Goals leaders

Rank Scorer Club Games Goals
1 Harold Brittan Philadelphia F.C. 17 24
2 John Heminsley Harrison S.C. 22 16
3 Tommy Fleming Philadelphia F.C. 24 15
4 Frank McKenna Todd Shipyards F.C. 20 15
5 Archie Stark New York F.C. 21 13
6 Johnny McGuire Todd Shipyards F.C. 20 10
7 Bob Millar J. & P. Coats F.C. 21 10
8 P. Hardy New York F.C. 20 9
9 Dougie Campbell Philadelphia F.C. 24 9
10 Andrew Burnett New York F.C. 13 8
11 Tommy Duggan New York F.C. 24 8
11 J. Downie Falco F.C. 20 7
11 Charles Lappin J. & P. Coats F.C. 20 7
11 George McKelvey Todd Shipyards F.C. 20 7

References

  1. ↑ "HONORS FOR W. LUTHER LEWIS: Local Man is Chosen President of a Soccer Circuit Just Formed The Globe, May 9, 1921". Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
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