1923–24 Fall River F.C. season
1923-24 season | |
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Owner | Sam Mark |
Stadium | Mark's Stadium |
American Soccer League | Winners |
National Challenge Cup | Winners |
American Cup | Runners-up |
Top goalscorer | Harold Brittan (15) |
Biggest win | 7 goals 8-1 vs. (2 December 1923) |
Biggest defeat | 1 goal 0-1 at Bethlehem Steel F.C. (15 December 1923) 0-1 vs. Bethlehem Steel F.C. (11 May 1924) 1-2 at Bethlehem Steel F.C. (31 May 1924) |
The 1923–24 Fall River F.C. season was the third season for the club in the American Soccer League. The club claimed the double by winning the ASL championship and the National Challenge Cup and was one game away from a treble losing the American Cup final to Bethlehem Steel F.C.
American Soccer League[]
Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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7 October 1923 | National Giants F.C. | H | 2-1 | Reid (2) | |
13 October 1923 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | A | 2-2 | Campbell, Billy Hibbert | |
14 October 1923 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | H | 2-1 | Reid, McKenna | |
21 October 1923 | H | 2-0 | McPherson, | ||
28 October 1923 | Newark F.C. | H | 2-0 | Campbell (2) | |
4 November 1923 | Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. | H | 1-1 | Reid | |
25 November 1923 | New York S.C. | H | 1-1 | Reid | |
8 December 1923 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | A | 2-0 | Brittan (2) | |
9 December 1923 | Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. | H | 3-2 | Campbell, Reid, Brittan | |
15 December 1923 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | A | 0-1 | ||
16 December 1923 | Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. | A | 1-1 | McPherson | |
30 December 1923 | National Giants F.C. | H | 4-2 | McPherson, Campbell, Reid, Morley | |
6 January 1924 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | H | 1-0 | McPherson | |
12 January 1924 | A | 2-0 | McPherson, Morley | ||
13 January 1924 | National Giants F.C. | H | 4-0 | McKenna (2), , Morley | |
20 January 1924 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | H | 3-2 | McPherson, Lorimer, | |
27 January 1924 | New York S.C. | A | 2-2 | McPherson, Brittan | |
2 March 1924 | Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. | H | 1-0 | Morley | |
15 March 1924 | H | 3-0 | Campbell, Brittan, own goal | ||
16 March 1924 | Newark F.C. | A | 4-0 | Reid, Brittan (2), Fryer | |
24 March 1924 | H | 4-0 | Campbell, Brittan (3) | ||
6 April 1924 | Newark F.C. | H | 3-0 | McPherson, Campbell, Brittan | |
20 April 1924 | Newark F.C. | H | 3-0 | McPherson (2), Gallagher | |
4 May 1924 | New York S.C. | H | 3-1 | McPherson, Morley, own goal | |
17 May 1924 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | A | 3-0 | McPherson, Brittan (2) | |
18 May 1924 | New York S.C. | A | 0-0 | ||
31 May 1924 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | A | 1-2 | McKenna |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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10 November 1923 | Second Round; Eastern Division | J. & P. Coats F.C. | A | 3-3 | McPherson, Brittan (2) | |
18 November 1923 | Second Round; Eastern Division (replay) | J. & P. Coats F.C. | H | 4-0 | Campbell, Reid, McKenna (2) | 16,000 |
2 December 1923 | Third Round; Eastern Division Southern New England District |
H | 8-1 | McPherson (2), Lorimer, Campbell, Reid, Brittan (3) | ||
23 December 1923 | Fourth Round; Eastern Division | H | 3-0 | McKenna (2), | ||
19 January 1924 | Semifinals; Eastern Division | Abbot Worsted F.C. | H | 2-1 | Reid, Brittan | |
9 March 1924 | Final; Eastern Division | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | at Dexter Park | 0-2 | Campbell, Reid | |
30 March 1924 | Final | Vesper-Buick F.C. | A | 4-2 | Reid, Brittan, Morley (2) | 15,000 |
American Football Association Cup[]
Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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1 January 1924 | Third Round | Saylesville F.C. | H | 2-0 | Reid, McPherson | |
3 February 1924 | Fourth Round | H | 6-2 | Reid (2), Morley (2), Raeside (2) | ||
19 April 1924 | Semifinals | Abbot Worsted F.C. | at | 4-1 | McPherson, Brittan (2), Morley | |
11 May 1924 | Final | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | at West Side Park | 0-1 |
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
Categories:
- Association football clubs 1923–24 season
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) seasons
- 1923–24 in American soccer