What Happened to Mark’s Stadium?
ASL, Fall River, Massachusetts, Rhode Island:
The original Mark’s Stadium was built in 1921. What happened to it?
A Long Overdue Ode to Billy McGrath
Profiles, Seattle, Washington:
Scottish-born Billy McGrath made his mark in Washington state. He was an exceptional player, manager and up-and-coming administrator who might have merited consideration for the National Soccer Hall of Fame – if not for one fateful decision to play just one more game.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 5: Local college-based football after the 1863 Laws of the Game
College Soccer, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia:
The series on the origins of soccer in Philadelphia continues with a look at the development of university- and college-based football in the 1870s.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 4: The first account of soccer-style football after codification?
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.
Soccer at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919: Team Canada
This is the third of three posts on the Inter-Allied Games. The first two in the series can be found here and here. I worked with Christian Hesle (@christianhesle) to identify the members of the Canadian soccer team that competed at the Inter-Allied Games in Paris in 1919. Using newspapers,… Read More ›
Philadelphia Soccer and the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic
A look at soccer in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.
April 2020 Symposium Canceled
The symposium scheduled to take place at Rutgers University Newark for April 18-19, 2020 has been canceled.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 3: 19th century football before codification
The series on the origins of soccer in Philadelphia continues with a look at 19th-century football before the 1863 Laws of the Game.
Soccer at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919: The United States
Inconsistent and incomplete information regarding the players has made it difficult to identify most of the men who represented the United States at the Inter-Allied Games in 1919.
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.
Soccer at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919: Top Stars
The first of a three-part series looking at soccer at the Inter-Allied games, an athletic tournament organized by the U.S. military and the YMCA held in Paris from June 22 – July 6, 1919.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 2: Colonial football
A look at football in colonial and post-independence Philadelphia.
James and Joe, part 2
Inter-Allied Games, Pennsylvania:
The story of James Currie and Joseph Cunat, two soccer-playing soldiers who served during World War I, concludes.
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