Brooklyn Celtic

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Brooklyn Celtic was a name used by at least two U.S. soccer teams. The first was an early twentieth century amateur team which was formed in August 1910 and dominated the New York Amateur Association Football League from 1912 to 1917. The second was a member of the professional American Football League in the 1930s and early 1940s. A third Celtic club from Brooklyn, St. Mary's Celtic replaced the second club in the ASL before the 1935/36 season.

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Brooklyn Celtic I

Brooklyn Celtic
Full nameBrooklyn Celtic Football Club
Nickname"The Celtics"
Founded1910
Dissolved1920;106 years ago (1920)

The Brooklyn Celtic, also known as the Brooklyn Celtics and Celtic F.C., was an early twentieth century American soccer team which competed in the New York Amateur Association Football League. They won the second division in 1910–11, gaining promotion to the first division. [1] They proved their worth as a first division team in the 1911–12 season when they tied New York Clan MacDonald for second place. The two teams met in a playoff for sole position of second, with Clan MacDonald winning 1–0. [2] The next season, Celtic went on a streak of five straight league championships. Celtic was the runner-up in the first National Challenge Cup in 1914. [3] The following year, Celtic was the runner-up for both the American Cup [4] and the Challenge Cup. [5]

Year-by-year

YearLeagueReg. season American Cup National Cup
1910–11NYSAFL (Div 2)1st Second Round N/A
1911–12NYSAFL3rd First Round N/A
1912–13NYSAFL1stDNEN/A
1913–14NYSAFL1st Second Round Runner-up
1914–15NYSAFL1st Runner-up Runner-up
1915–16NYSAFL1st Quarterfinals Third round
1916–17NYSAFL1st Semifinals Second round

Honors

The 1913-14 team Brooklyn celtic 1914.jpg
The 1913–14 team

Notable players

Brooklyn Celtic II

The Brooklyn Celtic was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club was newly organized in the fall of 1933 and joined the ASL soon after. [6]

The club was dropped from the league after the 1934/35 season and replaced by St. Mary's Soccer Club. [7]

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffs National Cup
1933–34N/AASL5thNo playoffFirst round
1934–35N/AASL7thNo playoffSecond round

St. Mary's Celtic

St. Mary's Celtic
Full nameSt. Mary's Celtic Football Club
NicknameThe Gaels
Founded?
Dissolved1943;83 years ago (1943)
StadiumCeltic Park

St. Mary's Celtic was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was a member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club replaced Brooklyn Celtic before the 1935–36 season.

St. Mary's won their first (and only) National Cup in 1939 after beating Manhattan Beer 5–1 on aggregate over two legs. [8] The second leg was held in Starlight Park with an attendance of 8,000. [9]

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffs National Cup
1935–36N/AASL6thNo playoffSemi-finals
1936–37N/AASL1st, NationalSemi-finalsSecond round
1937–38N/AASL2nd, NationalFinalSecond place
1938–39N/AASL2nd, National1st roundChampion
1939–40N/AASL8thNo playoff?
1940–41N/AASL8thNo playoff?
1941–42N/AASL7thNo playoff?
Chronicle of the National Cup won by St. Mary's, 7 May 1939 St mary celtics won national cup.jpg
Chronicle of the National Cup won by St. Mary's, 7 May 1939

References

  1. ↑ Litterer, David A. (4 March 2025). "The Year in American Soccer - 1911". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Socker Season Ends With Hard Battle". Brooklyn Eagle . 23 June 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Field Club Soccer Team Wins Honors". The Evening Herald. 18 May 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Scots Eliminate Brooklyn Celtics". Brooklyn Eagle. 19 April 1915. p. 14. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bethleham Lands the Soccer Title". The Boston Globe . 2 May 1915. p. 15. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Korner Kicks". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 20 October 1933. page 28.
  7. ↑ "St. Mary's Replaces Celtics in League". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 29 August 1935. p. 23.
  8. ↑ 1938-1939 National Challenge Cup: The first time the US Open Cup was invite-only BY CHUCK NOLAN JR. – FEBRUARY 12, 2021
  9. ↑ Chronicle of the match (excerpt) at Frenkdellapa.com
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