1923–24 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. season

Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.
1923-24 season
Owner	Nat Agar
Manager	Nat Agar
Stadium	Wanderers' Stadium
American Soccer League	5th
National Challenge Cup	Third Round; Eastern Division; Southern New York and Connecticut
American Cup	Third Round
Southern New York State Football Association Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Billy Hogg (12)
Biggest win	7 goals ; 7-0 vs. J. & P. Coats F.C. ; (27 January 1924)
Biggest defeat	5 goals ; 1-6 at New York S.C. ; (1 June 1924)
	← 1922-23 1924-25 →

Last updated September 28, 2019

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 Southern New York Football Association Cup.

American Soccer League

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
7 October 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	1-1	Doherty	2,000
14 October 1923	Newark F.C.	H	2-1	Hogg, Doherty
28 October 1923	Philadelphia F.C.	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	Philadelphia F.C.	H	4-0^{[note 1]}^[1]	Curtis, Nicol (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	Nicol, Hogg
16 December 1923	Fall River F.C.	H	1-1	Nicol
23 December 1923	National Giants F.C.	H	2-2	Hogg (2)
1 January 1924	Philadelphia F.C.	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	Philadelphia F.C.	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	Nicol
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	Philadelphia F.C.	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	Nicol, Yule
4 May 1924	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	2-1	Cosgrove, Curtis
18 May 1924	National Giants F.C.	A	2-0	Nicol, Nelson
1 June 1924	New York S.C.	A	1-6	Nicol

↑ Brooklyn was allowed to substitute an injured player which was against the rules at the time; league ordered the game replayed on January 13.
↑ Replay of game played on November 18.
↑ 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	Philadelphia F.C.	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	Emerald-Celtic F.C.	H	3-0	Hogg, Doherty, Curtis
11 November 1923	Second Round; Eastern Division Southern New York District	Bedford F.C.	H	3-0	Doherty (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, Doherty, 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: American Sports Publishing Company.

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Footnotes

↑ "Local Sockers Face Big Task This Afternoon". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1924-01-13. p. 44.
↑ "Socker Game Postponed". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1924-02-22. p. 20.

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[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.

[3] Replay of game played on November 18.

[4] Game cancelled due to condition of grounds.

[2] "Local Sockers Face Big Task This Afternoon". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1924-01-13. p. 44.

[5] "Socker Game Postponed". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1924-02-22. p. 20.