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.
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 ›
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.
ASL, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
Steve Holroyd on the remarkable record of the Ukrainian Nationals, which included four US Open Cup titles between 1960 and 1966.
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 ›
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.
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 ›
One formation ruled the game of soccer in Philadelphia for 60 years, the 2-3-5.
Connie Mack is a baseball legend. In Philadelphia in 1901, he also had a soccer team.