How it Began
Brian D. Bunk on how teams and matches were organized in the early period of US soccer history.
Articles by: Brian D. Bunk
Behind the discovery of the earliest known footage of the United States Men’s National Team
Archival Footage, International Tours, USMNT:
Brian Bunk on the discovery by SASH of the earliest known footage of the USMNT in action, filmed during the team’s first-ever overseas tour in 1916 to Scandinavia.
Stars and Stripes Soccer on the Silver Screen before 1930
A look at the growing availability of pre-1930s motion picture footage of American soccer.
What Happened to Mark’s Stadium?
ASL, Fall River, Massachusetts, Rhode Island:
The original Mark’s Stadium was built in 1921. What happened to it?
Soccer at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919: Team Canada
This is the third of three posts on the Inter-Allied Games. The first two in the series can be found here and here. I worked with Christian Hesle (@christianhesle) to identify the members of the Canadian soccer team that competed at the Inter-Allied Games in Paris in 1919. Using newspapers,… Read More ›
Soccer at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919: The United States
Inconsistent and incomplete information regarding the players has made it difficult to identify most of the men who represented the United States at the Inter-Allied Games in 1919.
Soccer at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919: Top Stars
The first of a three-part series looking at soccer at the Inter-Allied games, an athletic tournament organized by the U.S. military and the YMCA held in Paris from June 22 – July 6, 1919.
James and Joe, part 2
Inter-Allied Games, Pennsylvania:
The story of James Currie and Joseph Cunat, two soccer-playing soldiers who served during World War I, concludes.
James and Joe, part 1
Chicago, Inter-Allied Games, Profiles:
The first of a two-part series telling the story of two soccer-playing soldiers who served during World War I.
The Barrow School Socker Foot Ball Team
Black Soccer, High School Soccer, Massachusetts:
A look at Black players on the “Barrow School Socker Foot Ball Team,” champions of Springfield, Massachusetts’ Junior League in 1908.
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An Early Image of Black Soccer in New York City?
Does a 1915 image of a soccer match in New York’s Central Park include black players?
What Kind of Player was Gil Heron?
Brian Bunk on Heron’s playing style.
Gil Heron
Brian Bunk on Gil Heron, the first black professional soccer player in the United States.
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