Todd Shipyards (soccer team)

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Todd Shipyards F.C.
Full nameTodd Shipyards Football Club
Founded1921
Dissolved1922
Ground Todd Shipyards Athletic Field
Brooklyn
League American Soccer League
1921-223rd

Todd Shipyards F.C. was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the American Soccer League. The team was formed when the Todd Shipyard company decided to merge the Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock with Tebo Yacht Basin F.C. [1]

The Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock were an American soccer team which took its name from the workplace it represented. The dock was part of the Todd Pacific Shipyards in Brooklyn who formed the professional soccer club in 1918 to play in the National Association Football League. Robins played until the league folded in 1921. Robins best finish was third in 1920 and 1921, but won the 1921 National Challenge Cup.

Tebo Yacht Basin was an amateur U.S. soccer team sponsored by the Tebo Yacht Basin company of Brooklyn, New York. It had a brief impact on the U.S. soccer scene from 1918 to 1921.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
1921-22 1ASL3rdNo playoffFinal

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References

  1. (1921-12-25), "Sport Has Banner Year During 1921", The New York Times: 19