1923–24 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. season

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Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.
1923-24 season
OwnerNat Agar
ManagerNat Agar
Stadium
American Soccer League5th
National Challenge CupThird Round; Eastern Division
Southern New York and Connecticut
American CupThird Round
Runners-up
Top goalscorerBilly Hogg (12)
Biggest win7 goals
7-0 vs. J. & P. Coats F.C.
(27 January 1924)
Biggest defeat5 goals
1-6 at New York S.C.
(1 June 1924)
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The 1923-24 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. season was the second season for the club in the American Soccer League. The club finished the season in 5th place but won the .

American Soccer League[]

Date Opponents H/A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
7 October 1923 Bethlehem Steel F.C. H 1-1 2,000
14 October 1923 Newark F.C. H 2-1 Hogg,
28 October 1923 H 1-0 Hogg
3 November 1923 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 1-2 Curtis
4 November 1923 Fall River F.C. A 1-1 Forrest
18 November 1923 H 4-0[note 1][1] Curtis, (2), Hogg 1,500
25 November 1923 J. & P. Coats F.C. H 3-2 Robertson, Hogg, Curtis
9 December 1923 Fall River F.C. A 2-3 , Hogg
16 December 1923 Fall River F.C. H 1-1
23 December 1923 National Giants F.C. H 2-2 Hogg (2)
1 January 1924 A 0-4
6 January 1924 Newark F.C. A 0-4
12 January 1924 Bethlehem Steel F.C. H 0-3
13 January 1924 H 6-3[note 2] Hogg (3), Cosgrove, Curtis (2)
27 January 1924 J. & P. Coats F.C. H 7-0 Robertson, Hogg, Cosgrove (3), Curtis (2)
10 February 1924 Bethlehem Steel F.C. A 1-2
17 February 1924 New York S.C. H 3-4 Cosgrove, P. Hardy (2)
22 February 1924 Newark F.C. H cancelled[note 3][2]
2 March 1924 Fall River F.C. A 0-1
8 March 1924 A 4-3 Hogg, Cosgrove (2), Curtis
16 March 1924 National Giants F.C. H 1-0 Cosgrove 2,000
23 March 1924 Newark F.C. A 0-1
30 March 1924 New York S.C. H 1-1 P. Hardy 3,000
6 April 1924 New York S.C. A 1-3 Robertson
13 April 1924 National Giants F.C. A 2-4 Forrest, Hogg 5,000
26 April 1924 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 2-3 , Yule
4 May 1924 Bethlehem Steel F.C. H 2-1 Cosgrove, Curtis
18 May 1924 National Giants F.C. A 2-0 , Nelson
1 June 1924 New York S.C. A 1-6
  1. ^ Brooklyn was allowed to substitute an injured player which was against the rules at the time; league ordered the game replayed on January 13.
  2. ^ Replay of game played on November 18.
  3. ^ Game cancelled due to condition of grounds.
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fall River F.C. 27 19 6 2 59 19 +40 44
2 Bethlehem Steel F.C. 28 18 4 6 63 33 +30 40
3 New York S.C. 28 15 8 5 67 39 +28 38
4 J. & P. Coats F.C. 25 11 5 9 59 54 +5 27
5 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. 27 9 5 13 47 57 -10 23
6 National Giants F.C. 26 6 6 14 36 64 -28 18
7 26 5 3 18 30 64 -34 13
8 Newark F.C. 23 3 1 19 20 53 -33 7

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

National Challenge Cup[]

Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
21 October 1923 First Round; Eastern Division
Southern New York District 		H 3-0 Hogg, , Curtis
11 November 1923 Second Round; Eastern Division
Southern New York District 		Bedford F.C. H 3-0 (2), Curtis
3 December 1923 Third Round; Eastern Division
Southern New York and Connecticut District 		New York S.C. H 0-1 6,000

American Football Association Cup[]

Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
20 November 1923 Second Round Newark F.C. H 4-2 Hogg, Cosgrove, , Curtis
3 February 1924 Third Round New York S.C. A 0-2

Southern New York State Football Association Cup[]

Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
11 May 1924 Fourth Round Bedford F.C. H 3-0 1,500
25 May 1924 Semifinals Indiana Flooring Company F.C. A 4-0 P. Hardy, Curtis (2), Cosgrove
22 June 1924 Final New York S.C. A 2-3 P. Hardy, Yule

Notes and references[]

Bibliography
  • Jose, Colin (1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921-1931. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810834293.
  • Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: .
Footnotes
  1. ^ "Local Sockers Face Big Task This Afternoon". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1924-01-13. p. 44.
  2. ^ "Socker Game Postponed". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1924-02-22. p. 20.
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