Whether it’s a club, a college, a supporter’s group or a professional team, history is an essential element for building strong, long-term soccer communities. David Kilpatrick and Chuck Carlson lead the discussion.
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SASH Session, Friday, Dec. 6 at 12 pm ET: Oral History Workshop Updated with Video
The Oral History Workshop will be an overview of the basics of conducting oral histories and more.
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.
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.
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.
SASH Session, Friday, April 5 at 12 pm ET: “How the United States is Represented in Women’s Soccer Beyond the USWNT” Updated with Video
Zach Bigalke will discuss the phenomenon of the United States as a global exporter of women’s soccer talent and the impact that has on both national narratives and the individuals who make these choices.
SASH Session on Friday, Dec. 8 at 12 pm ET with Donald Wine: “Black American Soccer History is American Soccer History” Updated with video
Wine is on the national board of the American Outlaws, the largest supporters group for the U.S. national teams.
Soccer History USA now available on SASH podcasting platform
The Soccer History USA podcast series is now available on SASH’s podcasting platform.
The Bill Graham Guides Collection is now available!
In making the Graham Guides freely available, SASH hopes to spark scholarship in a vital period of US soccer history.
SASH Sessions now available as podcasts
SASH Sessions are now available in podcast format from all major podcast distributors including Apple, Google, Spotify, and Amazon.
SASH Session Tuesday, August 8 at 8 PM ET: Live from the Women’s World Cup with Jen Cooper and Declan Abernathy Updated with Video
Jen Cooper and Declan Abernathy will join us from Australia to talk about the Women’s World Cup.
Graham Guide Digitization Project fundraiser exceeds goal in less than 48 hours!
SASH fundraiser will remain open until Monday, July 31, at noon ET after reaching — and exceeding — it’s target in less than 48 hours.
“Graham Guides” digitization project fundraiser launched
SASH is launching the campaign to raise $1,600 to digitally scan the complete run of what are colloquially referred to as the Bill Graham Guides“.
SASH Session : Jermaine Scott on “Harlem’s Chief Representatives: Black Soccer Radicalism in New York City, 1928-1949” Updated with Video
Dr. Scott is an Assistant Professor of African American, African Diasporic, and Sport History at Florida Atlantic University.
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
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.
RIP, Pelé
The greatest player of in the history of the game has died at the age of 82
1908 Spalding Guide now available
The 1908 Spalding Guide is now available for download in PDF format for the first time.
Book Talk, Friday, December 9 at 12 PM ET: James Brown discusses “Mud, Blood and Studs” Updated with Video
James Brown will discuss his new book, Mud, Blood and Studs: One Family’s Legacy in Soccer and Rugby Across Three Continents, “a special story of sporting excellence passed from generation to generation.”
SASH Session, Friday, November 4 at 12PM ET: Book Talk with Matthew Evans, author of “USA 94: The World Cup That Changed the Game” Updated with Video
Matthew Evans will discuss the impact of the US-hosted 1994 World Cup.
SASH Session, Friday, Oct. 7 at 12 pm: 20th anniversary of the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Updated with Video
On the eve of the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup, women’s soccer historian Jen Cooper will look back at the first FIFA women’s youth championship held in Canada in 2002 and the growth of FIFA women’s youth tournaments since then.
SASH Session, Friday, September 16 at 12 pm ET: Great Lakes Soccer from the 1880s to the 1930s and the Emergence of the Intercity League Updated with Video
Craig Tower will discuss soccer’s development in the Great Lakes area from its beginnings in the 1880s to the formation of the Intercity League, which included teams from Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland.
SASH Session, Friday, August 26 at 12 pm ET: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the New York Cosmos First NASL Championship Updated with Video
New York Cosmos historian and SASH director Dr. David Kilpatrick will host a roundtable discussion with New York Cosmos alumni Randy Horton, Josef Jelinek, Werner Roth, and John O’Reilly.
SASH Session, July 8 at 12 pm ET: An Illustrated Guide to Anglo-American Football History Before 1850 Updated with Video
Tom Langton’s presentation will be illustrated with images from the FIFA-Langton Collection and the Langton Football Archives collection. Updated with Video
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 3 PM ET: Special SASH Session with The Athletic‘s Pablo Maurer and Matt Pentz Updated with Video
The Athletic’s Pablo Maurer and Matt Pentz will discuss their recent article,“The disappearance of Wee Willie McLean: Solving America’s oldest soccer mystery.” Updated with Video
SASH Session, Friday, June 3 at 12 pm ET: A Book Talk with Michael Lewis, author of Alive and Kicking: The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers UPDATED WITH VIDEO
Veteran soccer journalist Michael Lewis will discuss his new book on the Rochester Lancers. UPDATED WITH VIDEO
SASH Session, Friday, May 6 at 12 pm ET: ASL100 Updated with video
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the first American Soccer League season, May’s SASH Session will feature ASL presentations from Dan Creel, Gabe Logan, and James Brown.
“Research Roundtable” SASH Session on Friday, April 1 at 12 pm ET Updated with Video
Steven Torres, Chuck Carlson and Bob Gansler are the presenters for the inaugural Research Roundtable SASH Session. Updated with Video
SASH Session on Friday, Jan. 28 at 1 pm EST with Chris Bolsmann and George Kioussis, editors of Soccer Frontiers: The Global Game in the United States, 1863–1913 *Updated with video
The editors of Soccer Frontiers will discuss the book, to which a number of SASH members contributed. Updated with video
SASH Session, Friday, Oct. 15 at 12 pm ET: A Book Talk with Brian D. Bunk, author of From Football to Soccer: The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States *Updated with video
Brian D. Bunk will talk about his new book on Friday, Oct. 15 at noon ET.
SASH Session, Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:30 AM EDT: Toffee Soccer: Everton in North America co-author David France and EFC Fans’ Forum’s Tony Sampson Updated with video
Toffee Soccer co-author David France discusses the history of Everton’s North America tours and is joined by Everton Fans’ Forum international lead Tony Sampson. Updated with video
SASH Session Friday, May 7 at 12 pm EDT with NSHOF Executive Director Djorn Buchholz Updated with Video
Updated with Video National Soccer Hall of Fame Executive Director Djorn Buchholz will talk about his tenure at the Hall from its 2018 opening in Frisco, developing a new process for the induction of Hall of Famers, managing the organization during a global pandemic, and plans for the future.
SASH Session, Friday, March 12 at 1pm ET: “Peters, Clovers, and Blue Chippers: the Emerald Influence on American Soccer” Updated with video
Michael Kielty, Pádraig Coyle, and Conor Curran will discuss the Irish influence on soccer in the United States.
SASH Virtual Session on Friday, February 5 at 12 pm ET: “Gentlemen of Color”: Oliver and Fred Watson, the earliest known African American soccer players in the United States Updated with video
Ed Farnsworth and Brian Bunk will present their research on Oliver and Fred Watson, two Black players born in Rhode Island who played between 1894 and 1907.
Red, White, and the Blue Ribbons: The Bavarian Soccer Club’s 1976 National Amateur Cup Championship
SASH member Robert A. Gansler has made a documentary about the Bavarian Soccer Club, five-time winners of the National Amateur Cup, and twice winners of the USASA National Open Cup.
SASH Session Review: Soccer in the South Central and Midwestern United States
A review of December’s SASH session on the history of soccer in the South Central and Midwestern United States. Includes video from the session.
SASH Virtual Session on Friday, December 4, 2020, at 2:00 PM EST: Soccer in the South Central and Midwestern United States Updated with Video
Patrick H. Salkeld, Jeff Organ, and Rachel Allison will discuss the history of soccer in the South Central and Midwestern regions of the United States. Updated with Video
SASH Virtual Session, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 at 12 pm ET: Researching Club History Updated with Video
The subject is researching and presenting club soccer history.
SASH Virtual Session Book Talk: A photographic tour of early Chicago soccer history with Gabe Logan Updated with video from the session
UPDATED WITH VIDEO FROM THE SESSION. Gabe Logan presents a photographic tour with images from his book, The Early Years of Chicago Soccer, 1887-1939
SASH uncovers footage of first overseas tour by a US club, Bethlehem Steel FC’s 1919 Scandinavian Tour
The footage is from two matches during the 1919 tour and is the earliest known footage of a professional US soccer team.
We launched a gofundme!
SASH announces a gofundme campaign to help secure licensing for film footage of Bethlehem Steel FC in Scandinavia in 1919.
Friday, Sept. 4 at 12 PM EDT: SASH Virtual Session on the discovery of the earliest known footage of the USMNT Updated with video of the session
Join us for a discussion of footage of the USMNT from their 1916 tour of Scandinavia. Updated with video of the discussion.
SASH uncovers earliest known footage of the U.S. Men’s National Team
The footage is from the 1-1 draw at Stockholm Olympic Stadium with Stockholm Tigrarna on August 15, 1916, the first match of the first-ever overseas tour by the US Men’s National Team.
SASH Session Book Talk review: Beau Dure discusses his 2012: The Year that Saved Women’s Soccer
A review of the SASH Session with Beau Dure, who discusses his new book, 2012: The Year that Saved Women’s Soccer. Includes video.
SASH Virtual Session Book Talk: Beau Dure discusses his 2012: The Year that Saved Women’s Soccer
Join us as we host a discussion with Beau Dure on his recently published book.
SASH Session review: The Scotch Professor Network
A review of the “Scotch Professors” SASH Session on July 3. Includes video.
SASH Virtual Session on July 3: The Scotch Professors
On Friday, June 3 at 2 PM EST, SASH will be hosting a Zoom session on the influence of Scottish soccer in the development of the world’s game.
SASH Symposium, Session 2
Video of SASH’s second virtual symposium now available.
SASH’s Second Virtual Symposium: “Domestic Leagues and International Stories”
SASH’s second virtual symposium will take place on Friday, June 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM EST
2020 SASH History Symposium Goes Virtual
A report on the first SASH virtual symposium. Includes video.
#docuhistory: Soccertown, USA
Join the online watch party and Twitter discussion of the award-winning documentary Soccertown, USA on Thursday, May 7, 2020, co-moderated by SASH president Tom McCabe and Matt Busch.
SASH Virtual Symposium, 2020 UPDATED WITH ACCESS INFO
SASH has organized a new symposium that will take place over two sessions vis Zoom. The first session, “The East Coast’s Soccer’s Roots from the Gilded Age to the ASL,”will take place Friday, May 1. “Domestic Leagues & International Stories from the Progressive Era to Present,” will take place Friday, June 5.
April 2020 Symposium Canceled
The symposium scheduled to take place at Rutgers University Newark for April 18-19, 2020 has been canceled.
Update on April 2020 SASH Symposium
In view of the evolving coronavirus situation, an announcement will be made by March 20 as to whether the SASH symposium scheduled for April 18-19 at Rutgers University Newark will take place.
Call for Papers: Society for American Soccer History Symposium, April 18-19, 2020
The next SASH symposium will be held on April 18 and 19, 2020 at Rutgers University-Newark.
Archive of USWNT results added to SASH website
A complete listing of USWNT games is now available for reference on the SASH site.
Report: American Soccer History Symposium and Annual Business Meeting, October 20-21, 2018
A report on the SASH American Soccer History Symposium and Annual Business meeting at the new National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco,
Harrison’s Maradona: A Recollection of Al “Funze” Jennette
Frank Santamassino’s cousin, Al Jennette, who everyone called Funze, played professional soccer in New York City in the 1940s, and he is one of the many forgotten stars in American soccer history.
Important new scholarly work on American Soccer History.
Chris Bolsmann reviews papers on the history of soccer recently presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the North American Society for Sports History in Atlanta.
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