The “pocket-book size masterpiece”: A publishing history of the Graham Guides

The “pocket-book size masterpiece”: A publishing history of the Graham Guides

March 29, 2023

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Profiles, USSF:

First self-published in 1948 before being backed by the USSFA beginning in 1960, over the span of three decades Bill Graham’s annual compilation of soccer activities in the US followed in the footsteps of the Spalding Guides Ed Farnsworth examines the publishing history of what are now colloquially known as the Graham Guides.

Kicking off those Bunglesome Bloomers: Women’s Soccer in Baltimore, 1920-23

Kicking off those Bunglesome Bloomers: Women’s Soccer in Baltimore, 1920-23

March 22, 2023

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Baltimore, Women's Soccer:

A brief history of women playing soccer in Baltimore between 1920 and 1923

Noha carried by crowd after Ukrainian Nationals 1960 US Open Cup win

The Archives Room: The greatest Open Cup final?

March 15, 2023

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ASL, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, US Open Cup:

In the 1960 US Open Cup final, Philadelphia’s Ukrainian Nationals came from behind three times over 120 minutes to win the championship with Mike Noha scoring all five of the Uke Nats goals. Roger Allaway has the story.

Image courtesy of St. Louis City SC

St. Louis Stadium Firsts

March 8, 2023

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St. Louis:

Dave Lange rounds up some facts and firsts about sites for soccer matches in St. Louis.

The Archives Room: Hakoah left its mark on America

The Archives Room: Hakoah left its mark on America

March 1, 2023

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ASL, International Tours:

Roger Allaway on the legacy of the US tours by Austria’s Hakoah team in the 1920s.

Book Talk on February 17, 2023 at 12 PM ET: Kelcey Ervick discusses The Keeper: Soccer, Me and the Law That Changed Women’s Lives Updated with video

Book Talk on February 17, 2023 at 12 PM ET: Kelcey Ervick discusses The Keeper: Soccer, Me and the Law That Changed Women’s Lives Updated with video

February 15, 2023

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SASH Sessions:

Kelcey Ervick will discuss her new graphic memoir, which examines the role that Title IX has played in expanding opportunities for women in soccer, and sport in general, in the US.

Liverpool with ASL All-Stars in 1946. Photo courtesy of http://lfctour2012.liverpoolfc.com/news/how-usa-helped-us-win-the-league

The Archives Room: Liverpool chows down

February 15, 2023

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Archives Room:

Touring foreign soccer teams have come to the United States for a lot of different reasons over the years, most of them tied in one way or another to money. In 1946, Liverpool came to the United States for lunch.

From Spalding's Official Soccer Football Guide, 1921-22

St. Louis Soccer Club tour of Sweden, 1920

February 8, 2023

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International Tours, St. Louis:

Dave Lange looks at the St. Louis-based team that visited Sweden in 1920, following the path of visits by the USMNT in 1916, and Bethlehem Steel in 1919.

The Archives Room: The forgotten Thomas W. Cahill

The Archives Room: The forgotten Thomas W. Cahill

February 1, 2023

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Archives Room:

A man who dominated the sport in the United States 100 years ago is nearly unknown today.

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The Archives Room: The Cosmos-Whitecaps classic of 1979

January 18, 2023

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Archives Room:

Roger Allaway on the second leg of the 1979 championship semifinal between New York Cosmos and Vancouver Whitecaps, considered by many to be the best game in the history of the original NASL.

The Western Football Association of Canada that visited St. Louis in December 1884. Photo courtesy of Colin Jose, http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/Ontario/WFASelects1884.html#WFASelects1884

A soccer Christmas story, 1884

January 11, 2023

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Canada, St. Louis:

Dave Lange recounts the first international matches in the US, which took place over the Christmas holiday in 1884 between local St. Louis sides and a team representing Canada’s Western Football Association.

The Archives Room: Stix by any other name…

The Archives Room: Stix by any other name…

January 4, 2023

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Archives Room:

Roger Allaway looks at what’s behind the name of some of the most storied teams in US soccer history.

October 23, 1940 - December 29, 2022

RIP, Pelé

December 29, 2022

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NASL I:

The greatest player of in the history of the game has died at the age of 82