1933–34 American Soccer League

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1933–34 American Soccer League was the first season of the second American Soccer League.

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Overview

The league included two teams, New York Americans and New York Brookhattan that had also played in the original ASL. The USFA awarded the new ASL exclusive rights to organize professional soccer on the Atlantic Coast. The new ASL operated at a considerably lower level of professionalism than its predecessor. With the Great Depression still raging, it was not possible to offer salaries anywhere near the level enjoyed by the previous league.

The inaugural season of 1933–34 saw a fairly impressive level of competition, as well as a few of the stars of the old league including Archie Stark and George Moorhouse. New York Americans in particular had a wealth of familiar names including Stan Chesney and Erno Schwarz in addition to Moorhouse. Kearny Irish were the first league champions in the Metropolitan Division, winning the league title by a comfortable 4 points ahead of New York Americans. Kearny Scots finished a distant third. After 12 games Brooklyn F.C. merged with Hispano F.C. The aggregation was renamed Brooklyn Hispano Football Club which began play on January 21, 1934 and assumed the record of Hispano F.C. in the standings. [1]

Metropolitan Division

American Soccer League
Metropolitan Division
Season1933–34
Champions Irish-Americans
Top goalscorer Archie Stark (20)
Razzo Carroll (20)
1934–35
All statistics correct as of August 1, 2019.
PosTeamPldWTLGFGAPts
1 Irish Americans 251564603536
2 New York Americans 231445593432
3 Scots-Americans 2511311585325
4 Brookhattan 248313455119
5 Brooklyn Celtic 227213374716
6 Newark Germans 197111324915
7 Hispano F.C./Brooklyn Hispano 17629264514
8 Philadelphia German-American 13526272812
Source: [ citation needed ]

New England Division

American Soccer League
New England Division
Season1933–34
Champions Fairlawn Rovers
1934–35
All statistics correct as of August 1, 2019.

First half

PosTeamPldWTLGFGAPts
1 Fairlawn Rovers 161213522825
2 Boston Celtics 151023502822
3 Thornton Victorias 15654322721 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Pawtucket Rangers 14833381919
5 Fall River Rovers 15546252714
6 New Bedford Defenders 16628395114
7 Fall River United 14428324510
8 Quincy Canadians 15231024587
9 New Bedford Tessiers 14221024426
Source: [2]
Notes:
  1. +4?

Second half

PosTeamPldWTLGFGAPts
1 Fairlawn Rovers [lower-alpha 1] 3300739 [lower-alpha 2]
2 Thornton Victorias 3111663
3 Boston Celtics 1010331
4 Quincy Canadians 1010221
5 Pawtucket Rangers 1010221
6 Fall River United 2011561
7 Fall River Rovers 3012691
Source: [3]
Notes:
  1. Sam Fletcher, President of the New England Division, announced the spring schedule would be cancelled due to conflict with baseball season. Fairlawn Rovers declared champions of the league.
  2. +3?

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGPG
1st-t Archie Stark Kearny Irish  ?22
1st-t Razzo Carroll Kearny Scots  ?22

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References

  1. "Korner Kicks". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 21 January 1934. page 40.
  2. American Soccer League II – New England Division (RSSSF)
  3. "Pro Soccer League Cancels Schedule". The Boston Globe. April 25, 1934. p. 25.