1926–27 American Soccer League
Introduction The 1926–27 season was the sixth season of the American Soccer League.
Rule changes During this season, the American Soccer League introduced two short-lived several rule changes:* The league introduced goal judges similar to those used in ice hockey. * A "penalty box" was also introduced, where players were required to serve penalty time standing behind their team’s goal line.
League standings * The percentage is the percentage of points won of points available, not a win-loss percentage.PlaceTeamGPWLDGFGAPtsPct1 Bethlehem Steel4429871145266 '''.750'''2 Boston4425712905957 '''.648'''3 Fall River F.C.4424812987256 '''.636'''4 New Bedford Whalers 44246141247254 '''.614'''5 New York Giants 442171612010249 '''.557'''6 Indiana Flooring 4419915778147 '''.547'''7 Brooklyn Wanderers 4418620839642 '''.477'''8 Providence 43151018739640 '''.466'''9 J&P Coats44111419487236 '''.409'''10 Newark Skeeters3813625549132 '''.363'''11 Philadelphia44114296412326 '''.295'''12 Springfield Babes277713447421 '''.239'''
Lewis Cup ===Bracket======Semifinals===''Boston advanced, 8–2, on aggregate. ''''Brooklyn advanced, 4–3, on aggregate. ''===Final===''Boston wins Lewis Cup, 5–0, on aggregate.''
Goals leaders RankScorerClubGamesGoals1 Davey Brown New York Giants38522 Bobby Blair Boston Soccer Club38383 Andy Stevens New Bedford Whalers36364 Tom Gillespie Bethlehem Steel32335 Bill Paterson New Bedford Whalers 27306 John Nelson Brooklyn Wanderers35277 Archie Stark Bethlehem Steel2923 Tommy White Newark Skeeters31239 Robert RockPhiladelphia Field Club 3021 Ed McLaineProvidence322111 Mike McLeavy New Bedford Whalers3020 Dougie Campbell Fall River F.C.412013 Jimmy McConnell Providence2117 Jerry BestNew Bedford Whalers3517 Max Grünwald New York Giants371716 Johnny BallantyneBoston Soccer Club3916 Tec White Fall River F.C.391618 József EisenhofferBrooklyn Wanderers391519 Bob Millar Indiana Flooring2914 Neil TurnerNew Bedford Whalers3214 Johnny Jaap Bethlehem Steel3514 Sturdy MaxwellNew Bedford Whalers361423 Herbert Carlsson Indiana Flooring3413 Moritz HäuslerNew York Giants361325 Sam Kennedy Fall River F.C.2512 George ForrestBethlehem Steel2912 Bart McGhee Indiana Flooring361228 Jimmy McClure Philadelphia321129 Viktor Hierländer New York Giants2110 Bob Campbell Springfield Babes2210 Dave McEachran Fall River F.C.3410 Malcolm Goldie Bethlehem Steel3710 Werner Nilsen Boston Soccer Club4010 Jimmy Montgomerie New Bedford Whalers4210
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