The life — and murder — of the first American-born president of U.S. Soccer
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Profiles, USSF:
Elmer Schroeder was elected as the first native-born president of US Soccer in 1932. Two decades later he was murdered.
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Profiles, USSF:
Elmer Schroeder was elected as the first native-born president of US Soccer in 1932. Two decades later he was murdered.
A friendly between a local cricket club and a touring English cricket club in 1901 helped spur soccer’s resurgence in Philadelphia after the depression that followed the Panic of 1893.
The series on the origins of soccer in Philadelphia continues with a look at football in Philadelphia in the years immediately after the 1863 FA code.
A look at soccer in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.
The series on the origins of soccer in Philadelphia continues with a look at 19th-century football before the 1863 Laws of the Game.
A look at football in colonial and post-independence Philadelphia.
The first installment of a ten-part series on the origins of soccer in Philadelphia.
AAPF, ALPF, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
A look at the first professional soccer leagues in the US, the American Association of Professional Football and American League of Professional Football, with new information on the lesser known AAPF.
NASL I, Philadelphia, Profiles:
The Frank Worthington debacle Although much improved, the Fury remained an inconsistent side. Through April, the team was 2-4. However, help was on the way with the arrival of Ball and the acquisition of another goal scorer, Frank Worthington, on loan from Bolton. Worthington finished the 1978-79 season as the… Read More ›