Celtic F.C. (Jersey City)
Full name | Celtic Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Jersey City Celtics |
Founded | 1921 |
Dissolved | December 1921 |
Stadium | West Side Park |
League | American Soccer League |
1921-22 | folded after 5 games |
The Celtic Football Club, commonly called the Jersey City Celtics, was an American soccer club based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club was organized in the summer of 1921 to be an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League.[1] The club folded after five games.
History[]
The owners of Celtics put over $6,000 into establishing their team which played in a baseball stadium. In July 1921, they played Third Lanark in preparation for the upcoming season.[2] After losing its first five games, the ownership withdrew the team from the league, dissolved it, and forfeited its franchise in early December.[3]
Year-by-year[]
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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1921-22 | 1 | ASL | Did not finish | No playoff | Did not enter |
Roster[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: .
- Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: .
- Footnotes
- ^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: . p. 37.
- ^ To Play British Eleven
- ^ A Swing Along Athletic Row The Globe -- Bethlehem; Monday, December 12, 1921
External links[]
Categories:
- Defunct soccer clubs in New Jersey
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) teams
- Sports in Hudson County, New Jersey
- 1921 establishments in New Jersey
- 1921 disestablishments in New Jersey
- Association football clubs established in 1921
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1921
- Northeastern United States soccer club stubs
- New Jersey sports team stubs