Some odd facts, footnotes in American soccer history.
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These Pilgrims brought soccer
A very important factor in reviving American interest in soccer at the beginning of the 20th century was the visits of an English amateur all-star team called the Pilgrims, who made American tours in 1905 and 1909.
SASH Session, Friday, Oct. 4 at 12pm ET: Gabe Logan presents, “The First National Amateur Cup and the 1924 Olympic Team Selection” Updated with Video
Gabe Logan will discuss the origins of the National Amateur Cup tournament and its connection to the 1924 US Olympic soccer team.
The overlapping Werner Fricker
Fricker’s legacy remains not just as the man who brought the World Cup to the United States for the first time, but as an important bridge between eras in American soccer.
A century ago: The untold story of the 1924 U.S. Olympic team
Michael Lewis recounts the story of the first US Olympic soccer team.
Playoffs, then and now
American soccer has had varied experience with playoffs over the years, some good, some bad.
Honoring Colin Jose
Roger Allaway pays tribute to Colin Jose, the giant of North American soccer history who has passed away at the age of 88.
Formation and First Season of the National Association Football League, Part 3: The First Season is Completed
Kurt Rausch’s three-part examination of the the first National Association Football League season concludes with a review of the season’s play.
Formation and First Season of the National Association Football League, Part 2: Build Up to the First Season
Kurt Rausch’s three-part examination of the the first National Association Football League season continues as the league organizes for its first season in an extended period of economic depression, labor unrest, and reduced immigration.
Formation and First Season of the National Association Football League, Part 1: Setting the Stage
Kurt Rausch’s three-part examination of the the first National Association Football League season begins with a look at associations and leagues in the New York Metropolitan Area that preceded the league’s formation in 1895.
Rounding the curve in ’91
The events of 1991 included some important steps in the right direction for the US national team.
SASH Session, Friday, Sep. 6 at 12pm ET: A Survey of Minnesota Soccer History Updated with video
Brian D. Bunk, Brian Quarstad, and Chris Bolsmann will be the presenters.
More than spectators
American soccer’s contribution to the American war effort of 1941-45 is not as well known as that of baseball or football, but it definitely did exist.
Old parks
Roger Allaway looks at some historic soccer grounds, some still here, others long gone.
Rising from the depths in ’87
So who brought the United States back? Paul Krumpe and Jim Gabarra did.
The confrontational Joe Barriskill
Joe Barriskill was a complicated figure in American soccer of decades ago, playing an important part in shepherding American soccer through some dark times.
Progress in Paysandu
A high-water mark for American success in international soccer was the 1995 Copa America in Uruguay.
SASH Session, Friday, June 7 at 12 pm ET: “Tom ‘Bullets’ Cahill: A Reappraisal of a Founding Father of American Soccer” Updated with Video
Tom McCabe will discuss the impact of a little known event on the life of one of the leading figures of early 20th Century American soccer.
A shirt sponsor in 1887?
Fall River Rovers played in a jersey that displayed a shirt sponsor in 1887.
Bethlehem and Fall River
Bethlehem Steel vs. Fall River was the first great intersectional rivalry in American soccer, and more than 100 years after its last game, it may still be the greatest.
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