All-Scots in Bethlehem and Philadelphia, 1921
International Tours, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
The 1921 All-Scots tour was the first by an international team backed by US Soccer.
Philadelphia
History of the Philadelphia Fury, part three: Exit the Fury
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 ›
History of Philadelphia Fury, part two: The Fury simmers
NASL I, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
Steve Holroyd’s look at the history of the Philadelphia Fury continues.
History of the Philadelphia Fury, part one: Enter the Fury
NASL I, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
Part one of a history of the Philadelphia Fury of the original NASL.
1916: Bethlehem Steel FC travels to St. Louis
Philadelphia, Profiles, St. Louis:
Over the 1916 Christmas holiday, Bethlehem Steel FC, holders of the National Challenge Cup and the American Cup, traveled to St. Louis for two games to decide the unofficial title of champion of the United States.
Philadelphia and the other first professional soccer league in the U.S.
AAPF, ALPF, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
Formed in reaction to the National League baseball-backed American League of Professional Football, the American Association of Professional Football appears to have played its first games before, and outlived, the ALPF.
It’s time to remember the Ukrainian Nationals
ASL, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
Steve Holroyd on the remarkable record of the Ukrainian Nationals, which included four US Open Cup titles between 1960 and 1966.
Philadelphia German Americans win the 1936 US Open Cup
ASL, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Louis, US Open Cup:
On May 3, 1936, Philadelphia German Americans became the first amateur team, and the first team from the city of Philadelphia, to win the US Open Cup.
1913: Innisfails of St. Louis comes East
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Louis:
Our series on inter-city games involving Philadelphia area teams and St. Louis teams in the 1910s continues. When, a year after winning the American Cup, Tacony FC traveled to St. Louis in 1911, they came back from two goals down to draw 4–4 with St. Louis champion St. Leos in what newspaper reports… Read More ›
The “champions of the Middle West” come to Philly, 1912
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Louis:
Tacony FC’s trip to St. Louis in December of 1911 to decide the “championship of America” had ended in disappointment. They would have a chance for revenge in March of 1912 when the St. Leos team of St. Louis embarked on a tour against leading East Coast teams.
1911’s “soccer championship of America”: Philadelphia’s Tacony FC in St. Louis
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Louis:
Part One of a series looking at inter-city games involving Philadelphia area teams and St. Louis teams in the 1910s. Soccer in the United States at the start of the 1910s was undergoing a rise in organization and popularity. That organization was largely locally based and varied in both scope… Read More ›
2-3-5 in the 215: Tactics in the early days of Philadelphia soccer
One formation ruled the game of soccer in Philadelphia for 60 years, the 2-3-5.
Connie Mack’s soccer team
Connie Mack is a baseball legend. In Philadelphia in 1901, he also had a soccer team.
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