1924–25 American Soccer League

Statistics of American Soccer League in season 1924–25.[1]

American Soccer League
-1924–25 Season-
Season1924–25
ChampionsFall River F.C. (2nd title)
League CupBoston
Top goalscorerArchie Stark (67)

League standings

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Place Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Fall River F.C. 44 27 12 5 113 38 66
2 Bethlehem Steel 44 29 5 10 127 53 63
3 Brooklyn Wanderers 44 22 8 14 68 56 52
4 Boston S.C. 41 22 7 12 75 53 51
5 New Bedford Whalers 41 21 7 13 69 55 49
6 Providence F.C. 42 18 11 13 85 59 47
7 J & P Coats 42 19 5 18 89 76 43
8 New York Giants 43 16 6 21 78 84 38
9 Indiana Flooring 43 16 6 21 68 69 38
10 Fleisher Yarn 39 11 6 22 68 114 28
11 Newark Skeeters 39 8 3 28 39 104 19
12 Philadelphia F.C. 42 2 6 34 27 146 8

League Cup

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In August 1924, the American Soccer League, along with the St. Louis Soccer League, withdrew from the National Challenge Cup.[2] In November 1924, the St. Louis Soccer League executives suggested the two leagues create a replacement tournament open only to teams from the ASL and SLSL.[3] The ASL eventually decided to run a league cup. The winner of that cup would then meet the champion of the St. Louis Soccer League for the title of the American professional soccer champion. In this, its first season, the league ran the cup as a single elimination tournament concurrent with the league schedule. The winners of the final were awarded the H.E. Lewis Cup which had previously been awarded to the Blue Mountain League champions from 1915 to 1919.[4][5] Boston took the league cup and then defeated Ben Millers in the American Professional Soccer League championship.

Bracket

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March 7–15[6] March 29
      
MA Fall River F.C. 3
MA New Bedford Whalers 0
MA Fall River F.C. 1
MA Boston 2
PA Fleisher Yarn 0
MA Boston 1

Final

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Fall River F.C.1–2Boston
Tucker Croft   Report   2' Andy Stevens
  86' Alex McNab
Mark's Stadium, Tiverton, Rhode Island
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Danny Oates

Goals leaders

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Rank Scorer Club Games Goals
1 Archie Stark Bethlehem Steel 44 67
2 Andy Stevens New Bedford Whalers 32 33
3 Harold Brittan Fall River F.C. 34 32
4 Davey Brown New York Field Club 34 26
5 John Nelson Brooklyn Wanderers 33 24
Herbert Carlsson Indiana Flooring 40 24
7 Jerry Best Providence F.C. 29 20
Andy Straden Fleisher Yarn 34 20
9 Bobby Drummond J&P Coats 42 18
10 Jim Purvis Fleisher Yarn 35 17
11 Tewfik Abdallah Providence F.C. 34 15
Tommy Fleming Boston Soccer Club 40 15
13 Billy Hibbert J&P Coats 28 14
Tucker Croft Fall River F.C. 30 14
Harry McGowan Fall River F.C. 35 14
Billy Hogg Brooklyn Wanderers 40 14
17 Bill McPherson Fall River F.C. 38 13
Caleb Schylander Indiana Flooring 43 13
19 Bill Westwater New Bedford Whalers 17 12
Neil Turner Bethlehem Steel 23 12
Johnny Ballantyne Boston Soccer Club 40 12
22 Johnny Rollo Bethlehem Steel 30 11
Tommy Florie Providence F.C. 33 11
McLaughlin Fleisher Yarn 34 11
25 John Heminsley J&P Coats 28 10
Jimmy McGhee Fleisher Yarn 31 10
Dougie Campbell Fall River F.C. 35 10
Bob Perry J&P Coats 36 10

References

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  1. ^ "Final Standing Of Clubs". (June 5, 1925). Standard Union, p.17 col.6
  2. ^ LOOKS LIKE A SOCCER WAR: American League Passes Out a Jolt When it Withdraws From National Cup; St. Louis also drops out
  3. ^ SOCCER MOGULS TO CONFER: Matter of a Professional Soccer Championship Will Be Thrashed Out in N. Y.
  4. ^ Blue Mountain League of Penna.
  5. ^ "North Ends Wins Title By Dumping Saucon, 2-1". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 16, 1919. p. 21. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Wilcox, Levi (March 16, 1925). "Fleisher Yarners Lose Soccer Cup Contest". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19. Retrieved February 5, 2019.