1921–22 American Soccer League
Introduction 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. 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 PlaceTeamGPWDLGFGAPts1 Philadelphia F.C.2417437236'''38'''2 New York F.C.2414555933'''33'''3 Todd Shipyards F.C.2412575637'''29'''4 Harrison S.C. 248784544'''23'''5 J. & P. Coats F.C. 239593440'''23'''6 Fall River United 2451182857'''11'''7 Falco F.C. 2223171764'''7'''n/a ''Celtic F.C. ''5005524'''0'''
Goals leaders RankScorerClubGamesGoals1 Harold Brittan Philadelphia F.C.17242 John Heminsley Harrison S.C.22163 Tommy Fleming Philadelphia F.C.24154 Frank McKenna Todd Shipyards F.C.20155 Archie Stark New York F.C. 21136 Johnny McGuire Todd Shipyards F.C.20107 Bob Millar J. & P. Coats F.C.21108 P. Hardy New York F.C.2099 Dougie CampbellPhiladelphia F.C. 24910 Andrew BurnettNew York F.C.13811 Tommy DugganNew York F.C. 24811 J. DownieFalco F.C.20711 Charles LappinJ. & P. Coats F.C.20711 George McKelveyTodd Shipyards F.C. 207
References
External links * American Soccer League I (RSSSF)* The Year in American Soccer - 1922