Haverford's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1901.[1] The team plays its home games at Walton Field on the Haverford campus. The Fords are coached by Zach Ward.
History
By 1900, soccer had become popular among cricket clubs in Philadelphia so they established a league. Founding members were Belmont, Germantown, Kensington, and Frankford. The popularity of the sport also attracted Haverford students, with soccer and cricket becoming the favorite sports. Richard Gummere, who had played to play soccer at England, introduced the game to Haverford College, being played at the end of cricket season. The students formed a team to play to 1902 season. The team debuted with a win to Germantown.[3]
For 1905, Gummere designated himself as captain, while Canadian Wilfred Mustard (who was a Latin professor at the college, apart of having played soccer at the University of Toronto) was appointed as coach of the team.[3]
1904–05 Haverford team, national champions
The Fords have the distinction of winning the first three Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association national championships, the unofficial national championship that served as the predecessor to the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament from 1905 until 1958. The 1904–05 team is considered by some to be the first organized collegiate national championship to be won by a program.[4][5]
The team would continue their early 20th century success before winning the ISFA titles in 1906, 1907, 1911 and 1918.[6][7]
The 1945 team was undefeated. Success continued under Jimmy Mills, who was coach from 1949 to 1970. Under coach Dave Felsen, Haverford won the Middle Atlantic Conference Southern Division five times in the period from 1976 to 1982.[8][9]
The team won three more MAC South titles under Joe Amorim, who was named head coach in 1983.[10][9]
Haverford won a school-record 17 games in 1992. The team became the first men's soccer program to record 700 all-time wins, in September 2002, when the team defeated Neumann 7–0.[9]
Players
Current roster
As of November 2025[update][11]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Haverford has had 19 men's soccer coaches in their program's history. The most recent head coach was Zach Ward, the men's soccer coach from 2018 until February, 2023.[12]
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