Ansonia F.C.

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Ansonia F.C.
Full nameAnsonia Cricket and Football Club
Founded1885
League American Football Association

Ansonia F.C. was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team from Ansonia, Connecticut.

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History

Ansonia was founded in 1885.[ citation needed ] They joined the American Football Association in 1887. [1] Ansonia was knocked out in the first round of the 1887–88 American Cup. [2] Ansonia returned to the American Cup in 1910, Losing to West Hudson A.A. in the first round. [3] Some of the team's early achievements came in 1911 when it won the Connecticut State League [4] and went to the semifinals of the 1911 American Cup. They lost the game, 3–1, to Philadelphia Hibernian when forced to play with only ten players. They brought eleven players to the game, but a fullback became ill before the game. [5] In 1915, they went to the third round of the 1915 National Challenge Cup then dropped from the national scene until 1921 when they made a roaring comeback. That year, they won the Connecticut State League, [6] lost in the final of the Connecticut State Football Association Spring Cup [7] and went to the third round of the 1921 National Challenge Cup. They continued to see success in the Challenge Cup, going to the fourth round of the 1923 National Challenge Cup, third round of the 1924 National Challenge Cup and fourth round of the 1925 National Challenge Cup.

Honors

League Championship

  • Winner (2): 1911, 1921

Connecticut Football Association Spring Cup

  • Runner Up (1): 1921

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, S.H. (1891-03), "Association Football", Outing: 436
  2. ↑ "Football Roughly Played". (November 13, 1887). New York Herald, p.14 col.2
  3. ↑ "Crack Hudson Lowers Colors of Ansonia Eleven; Scots Lose Game". The Star-Ledger . October 25, 1909. p. 11. Retrieved August 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Presented Cup". The Bulletin . May 26, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved August 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hibernians easily win from Anosia". The Philadelphia Inquirer . March 5, 1911. p. 9. Retrieved August 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "?een Soccer Tilt Expected". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer . May 28, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved August 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Columbia Eleven Beat Ansonio 3-0". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer . May 16, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved August 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.


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