Kicking off those Bunglesome Bloomers: Women’s Soccer in Baltimore, 1920-23
By Brian D. Bunk / March 22, 2023
A brief history of women playing soccer in Baltimore between 1920 and 1923
The “pocket-book size masterpiece”: A publishing history of the Graham Guides
By Ed Farnsworth / March 29, 2023
First self-published in 1948 before being backed by the USSFA beginning in 1960, over the span of three decades Bill Graham’s annual compilation of soccer activities in the US followed in the footsteps of the Spalding Guides Ed Farnsworth examines the publishing history of what are now colloquially known as the Graham Guides.
The Archives Room: Got mud?
By Roger Allaway / August 2, 2023
Three replays and lots of mud in the 1914 American Cup quarterfinal between Bethlehem Steel and West Hudson.
Graham Guide Digitization Project fundraiser exceeds goal in less than 48 hours!
By SASH / July 26, 2023
SASH fundraiser will remain open until Monday, July 31, at noon ET after reaching — and exceeding — it’s target in less than 48 hours.
SASH Session on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 12pm ET: Jermaine Scott on “Harlem’s Chief Representatives: Black Soccer Radicalism in New York City, 1928-1949” Updated with Video
By SASH / May 3, 2023
Dr. Scott is an Assistant Professor of African American, African Diasporic, and Sport History at Florida Atlantic University.
A Soccer Sculpture in Harrison
By Tom McCabe / October 28, 2022
Tom McCabe on the recent unveiling of a statue in Harrison, New Jersey, commemorating the history of soccer in the West Hudson.
The Archives Room: Got mud?
By Roger Allaway / August 2, 2023
Three replays and lots of mud in the 1914 American Cup quarterfinal between Bethlehem Steel and West Hudson.
Graham Guide Digitization Project fundraiser exceeds goal in less than 48 hours!
By SASH / July 26, 2023
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
By SASH / July 24, 2023
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“.
The Archives Room: Ticos weren’t as high a hurdle in ’84
By Roger Allaway / July 19, 2023
Roger Allaway looks at when the USMNT defeated Costa Rica 3-0 at the 1984 Olympics in front of a crowd of 78,265 at Stanford Stadium.
The Archives Room: Bethlehem Steel on tour
By Roger Allaway / July 5, 2023
Overseas tours by American soccer teams have become, while not commonplace, at least not as unusual as they once were. The grand-daddy of them all was Bethlehem Steel’s tour of Sweden and Denmark in 1919.
The Archives Room: Shots heard a few blocks away
By Roger Allaway / June 21, 2023
Paul Caligiuri’s biggest goal wasn’t the first game winner that he’d scored against Trinidad and Maurice. He’d also had one four years earlier, on May 19, 1985, Roger Allaway explains.
The Archives Room: D-Day at the Polo Grounds
By Roger Allaway / June 6, 2023
Nearly every professional sports event in the United States was canceled or postponed on June 6, 1944. Roger Allaway looks at one of the few that wasn’t, a benefit soccer tournament at the Polo Grounds featuring ASL teams.
The Archives Room: Guides to American soccer’s past
By Roger Allaway / May 17, 2023
Roger Allaway looks at the importance of the Spalding Guides and Graham Guides to American soccer historians.
If you can’t beat ’em, sign ’em
By Dave Lange / May 10, 2023
Dave Lange looks at the pipeline of St. Louis talent who played for Michigan State beginning in the 1960s.
SASH Session on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 12pm ET: Jermaine Scott on “Harlem’s Chief Representatives: Black Soccer Radicalism in New York City, 1928-1949” Updated with Video
By SASH / May 3, 2023
Dr. Scott is an Assistant Professor of African American, African Diasporic, and Sport History at Florida Atlantic University.
The Archives Room: Memorable for the wrong reason
By Roger Allaway / May 3, 2023
Roger Allaway looks at how crowd trouble marred the meeting between Pelé’s Santos and Eusebio’s Benfica at Randall’s Island in New York in August, 1966.
The Archives Room: The unusual Edgar Lewis
By Roger Allaway / April 19, 2023
Roger Allaway on the driving force behind the powerhouse Bethlehem Steel team of 100 years ago, a man who was an oddity in American soccer.
Did St. Louis almost get a soccer stadium in 1932?
By Dave Lange / April 12, 2023
Dave Lange looks at the long obscure story of interest in building a soccer stadium in St. Louis in 1932.
The Archives Room: A starry night in New Jersey
By Roger Allaway / April 5, 2023
Roger Allaway looks at a game that could have been a magnificent event for American soccer but instead was a rather bittersweet occasion.
The “pocket-book size masterpiece”: A publishing history of the Graham Guides
By Ed Farnsworth / March 29, 2023
First self-published in 1948 before being backed by the USSFA beginning in 1960, over the span of three decades Bill Graham’s annual compilation of soccer activities in the US followed in the footsteps of the Spalding Guides Ed Farnsworth examines the publishing history of what are now colloquially known as the Graham Guides.
Kicking off those Bunglesome Bloomers: Women’s Soccer in Baltimore, 1920-23
By Brian D. Bunk / March 22, 2023
A brief history of women playing soccer in Baltimore between 1920 and 1923
The Archives Room: The greatest Open Cup final?
By Roger Allaway / March 15, 2023
In the 1960 US Open Cup final, Philadelphia’s Ukrainian Nationals came from behind three times over 120 minutes to win the championship with Mike Noha scoring all five of the Uke Nats goals. Roger Allaway has the story.
St. Louis Stadium Firsts
By Dave Lange / March 8, 2023
Dave Lange rounds up some facts and firsts about sites for soccer matches in St. Louis.
The Archives Room: Hakoah left its mark on America
By Roger Allaway / March 1, 2023
Roger Allaway on the legacy of the US tours by Austria’s Hakoah team in the 1920s.
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
By SASH / February 15, 2023
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.