New York Soccer Club was the name of a New York soccer team that, in 1930, played briefly in the American Soccer League. In 1923, New York fur merchant Maurice Vandeweghe - the father and grandfather of later basketball stars Ernie and Kiki Vandeweghe - bought the Paterson franchise of the ASL and moved the team to the Bronx New York. It played its matches mainly in the Bronx and some major games at the Polo Grounds. Vandeweghe originally renamed the team the New York National Giants, but in 1924, he changed it to New York Giants. Vandewghe initially also owned 75% of the shares of New York Hakoah, which he had to sell due to regulations. Between 1923 and 1930 they had been known as the New York Giants. In 1930 they merged with the Fall River Marksmen to become the New York Yankees. Then in 1931 this club absorbed Fall River F.C. and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts to become the New Bedford Whalers. Year-by-year References Chris Nee: The volatile history of the New York Giants, IBWM , June 2, 2015. Roger Allaway: The New York Giants shell game, BigSoccer, June 23, 2013. Fall River Marksmen New York Giants (soccer) Soccer Defunct soccer clubs in New York City American Soccer League (1921–1933) teams 1923 establishments in New York City Association football clubs established in 1923 1930 disestablishments in New York (state) Association football clubs disestablished in 1930 Sports in the Bronx