Irish News North West Cup Champions (All-Ulster Cup) 1995-1998

Football Association of Ireland Logo 1991-2004 [Reference: 3]
Irish Football Association Logo [Reference: 2]

Champions

YearChampions
1995Coleraine
1996Derry City
1997Ballymena United
1998Finn Harps
Irish News North West Cup Champions (All-Ulster Cup) 1995-1998 [Reference: 3]

Report

While not an All-Ireland Soccer Cup the Irish News North West Cup was a 1990s edition of the All-Ireland Cups dating back to the Dublin & Belfast Intercity Cup in the 1940s. It featured Soccer teams from both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland parts of Ulster, and was won by Finn Harps and Derry City representing the FAI and Coleraine and Ballymena United representing the IFA.

References

Images

[1] Logopedia (2020) Football_Association_of_Ireland_old [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/6/61/Football_Association_of_Ireland_old.svg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20130403155346 [Accessed 1 October 2020]

[2] Wikipedia (2020) 1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg/1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg.png [Accessed 1 October 2020]

Bibliography

[3] Joanne Harkness (2020) “North/South Roll of Honour” Malcolm Brodie Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 19/20 pg. 68-69.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell, Alan McCormack, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan.

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Tyler Cup Finals (All-Ireland Soccer) 1978-1980

Football Association of Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]
Irish Football Association Logo [Reference: 2]

Finals (Aggregate Scores)

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1978Shamrock Rovers1 *Finn Harps0
1979Athlone Town3Drogheda United2
1980Linfield2Athlone Town1
Tyler Cup Finals (All-Ireland Soccer) 1978-1980 [Reference: 3]

Report

The Tyler Cup was the fifth All-Ireland Soccer Cup since the original Intercity Cup in the 1940s. Shamrock Rovers and Athlone Town won the Cup for the Republic of Ireland while Linfield took the Tyler Cup North of the Border.

References

Images

[1] Logopedia (2020) FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/3/34/FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20171113175104 [Accessed 1 October 2020]

[2] Wikipedia (2020) 1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg/1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg.png [Accessed 1 October 2020]

Bibliography

[3] Joanne Harkness (2020) “North/South Roll of Honour” Malcolm Brodie Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 19/20 pg. 68-69.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell, Alan McCormack, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan.

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Texaco Cup Finals (All-Ireland Soccer) 1973-1975

Football Association of Ireland Logo 1945-1985 [Reference: 1]
Irish Football Association Logo [Reference: 2]

Finals (Aggregate Scores)

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1973-74Portadown5Bohemians3
1974-75Waterford1Linfield0
Texaco Cup Finals (All-Ireland Soccer) 1973-1975 [Reference: 3]

Report

Portadown and Waterford won the Texaco Cup – the fourth All-Ireland Soccer Cup to be held since the 1940s – as the Cup went to the Regions both times it was held, with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland sharing the spoils with one each.

References

Images

[1] Logopedia (2020) FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/3/34/FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20171113175104 [Accessed 1 October 2020]

[2] Wikipedia (2020) 1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg/1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg.png [Accessed 1 October 2020]

Bibliography

[3] Joanne Harkness (2020) “North/South Roll of Honour” Malcolm Brodie Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 19/20 pg. 68-69.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell, Alan McCormack, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan.

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Blaxnit Cup Finals (All-Ireland Soccer) 1967-1974

Football Association of Ireland Logo 1945-1985 [Reference: 1]
Irish Football Association Logo [Reference: 2]

Finals 1967-1974 (Aggregate Scores)

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1967-68Shamrock Rovers3Crusaders2
1968-69Coleraine4Shamrock Rovers3
1969-70Coleraine4Sligo Rovers2
1970-71Linfield3Cork Hibernians2
1971-72Cork Hibernians5Coleraine3
1972-73Glentoran6Cork Hibernians2
1973-74Ards3Ballymena United1
Blaxnit Cup Finals (All-Ireland Soccer) 1967-1974 [Reference: 3]

Report

In the third All-Ireland Soccer Cup, the Blaxnit Cup, held from 1967-68 to 1973-74, Coleraine took home title twice, with other Norhern Ireland Champions being Linfield, Glentoran and Ards. Shamrock Rovers and Cork Hibernians took the Cup South of the Border.

References

Images

[1] Logopedia (2020) FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/3/34/FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20171113175104 [Accessed 1 October 2020]

[2] Wikipedia (2020) 1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg/1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg.png [Accessed 1 October 2020]

Bibliography

[3] Joanne Harkness (2020) “North/South Roll of Honour” Malcolm Brodie Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 19/20 pg. 68-69.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell, Alan McCormack, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan.

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North-South Cup (All-Ireland Soccer) 1961-1963

Football Association of Ireland Logo 1945-1985 [Reference: 1]
Irish Football Association Logo [Reference: 2]

Finals 1961-1963

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1961-62Linfield7Glentoran1
1962-63Glentoran2Shelbourne1
North-South Cup (All-Ireland Soccer) 1961-1963 [Reference: 3]

Report

In the second All-Ireland Soccer Cup held from 1961-62 to 1962-63 both titles went to Northern Ireland clubs: Linfield and Glentoran.

References

Images

[1] Logopedia (2020) FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/3/34/FA_Ireland_1945-1986_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20171113175104 [Accessed 1 October 2020]

[2] Wikipedia (2020) 1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg/1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg.png [Accessed 1 October 2020]

Bibliography

[3] Joanne Harkness (2020) “North/South Roll of Honour” Malcolm Brodie Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 19/20 pg. 68-69.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell, Alan McCormack, Paul Nolan, Andrew McGovern, Colm Murray, Niall Brennan.

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Association of Irish Powerchair Football Premier League 2019-20

Association of Irish Powerchair Football Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Table

PWDLFAPts
DCU Storm1090152527
Midlands United871040222
Belfast Trailblazers10613251319
M and F United10523191117
Lightening PFC11416202713
Heroes Cork82069316
Kingdom Rebels81168424
Devenish Warriors90094560
Association of Irish Powerchair Football Premier League 2019-20 [Reference: 1]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week ?National Indoor Arena
22.02.2020Midlands United3M and F United0
22.02.2020Lightening PFC4Heroes Cork1
22.02.2020M and F United1Midlands United1
22.02.2020Heroes Cork1Lighening PFC4
Week ?Delta Soccer Dome
22.02.2020Kingdom Rebels0DCU Storm8
22.02.2020DCU Storm8Kingdom Rebels0
Association of Irish Powerchair Football Premier League 2019-20 [Reference: 2]

Report

The Association of Irish Powerchair Football Premier League 2019-20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic with DCU Storm (27 Points from 10 Games) and Midlands United (22 Points from 8 Games) well out in front of the other six teams.

Action Photo from the last Day’s matches in the Association of Irish Powerchair Football Premier League 2019-20 [Photo Credit: Association of Irish Powerchair Football][Reference: 3]

References

Images

[1] Association of Irish Powerchair Football (2019) aipf_logo2 [Internet] Available from: http://aipf.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aipf_logo2.png [Accessed 17 September 2020]

Websites

[2] Association of Irish Powerchair Football (2020) Home: League Table 2019-20 [Internet] Available from: http://aipf.ie/ [Accessed 17 September 2020]

Images

[3] Association of Irish Powerchair Football Facebook (2020) Photo, February 23, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/87264411_2833985273314731_7904077144311988224_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=hGcnV6UkrHkAX-UwY-t&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=c8537f3fc3fa8b4759500feb304dcd47&oe=5F878006 [Accessed 17 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek (Kimmage Development Studies Centre Degree Course 2004-05) and Peter (UCD BA Degree Programme 2006-2008)

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Eastern Professional Soccer League II 1928-1929

Fall 1928

PWDLPts
Bethlehem Steel (C)20190138
New York Giants18112524
Hakoah All-Stars18104424
Newark Skeeters1435611
IRT Rangers1551911
Philadelphia Centennials1435710
New York Hispano1422106
New York Celtics80262
Eastern Professional Soccer League II Fall 1928 [Reference: 1]

Note: Incomplete Table: Table as at 28 December 1928 plus Five Wins for Bethehem Steel to finish out the season. 20 game season.

Spring 1928

PWDLFAPts
New York Hakoah181242682328
Bethleham Steel (C)15942412122
IRT Rangers13715303015
New York Hungaria16628314414
New York Giants15618522413
New Bedford Whalers8611261413
New York Hispano16411136499
Philadelphia Centennials1230924506
Newark Skeeters90279302
New York Celtics???????
Eastern Professional Soccer League II Spring 1929 [Reference: 1]

Note: Bethlehem Steel were Champions, New York Celtics disbanded after two months, and New Bedford Whalers, Newark Skeeters and Philadelphia Centennials disbanded after season (or possibly during the season).

Fall 1929

PWDLPts
Bethlehem Steel (C)13110222
Hakoah All-Stars1291219
New York Giants1282218
Newark Portuguese1143411
New York Hispano103258
Victoria Hungaria123278
Newark Skeeters80171
IRT Rangers100191
Eastern Professional Soccer League II Fall 1929 [Reference: 1]

Note: Before the season New York Hungaria became Victoria Hungaria. Complete Standings apart from one game: Betthlehem Steel v Newark Portuguese.

League Report

The second American Soccer League to take the name “Eastern Professional Soccer League”, the league arose out of a dispute between three clubs (New York Giants, Bethlehem Steel and Newark) and the American Soccer League I. The three clubs defied the ASL and entered the US Open Cup, and the ASL then banned them. The USFA (which ran the US Open Cup at the time) then responded by creating the EPSL, which added teams from the Southern New York State Association (SNYSA). The EPSL II played three seasons (Fall 1928, and Spring & Fall 1929) before merging with the ASL I after a peace deal to form the Atlantic Coast League.

At the time Soccer was the big Professional Sport in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New England, with Professional American Football (the NFL) most popular in Ohio, Upstate New York, New York City and the Mid-West (Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, Michigan).

Irish Players

Bethlehem Steel included the Irish players Pitt, who joined from Newry Town, as well as McMeekim and Gibson.All three players joined Glentoran in Northern Ireland for the 1931-32 Irish Football League season. [Reference: 2]

References

[1] RSSSF / David A. Litterer (2017) Eastern Professional Soccer League II [Internet] Available from: http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/epslii.html [Accessed 3 April 2017]

[2] “Recorder” (1931) The Goals at the Oval. Belfast Newsletter. Monday, October 12, 1931. pg. 3. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 11 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy

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European Soccer Super League Proposition

With the new World Club Cup from next year being a 24-team tournament like the World Cup for countries, and the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic bringing to full focus the amount of games players are playing and the need for safety in scheduling, Eirball takes a look at what could be a solution to the problem of a European Super League.

While reading the South American Football Yearbook 2020-2021 by Gabriel Mantz, available at Soccer Books Limited: http://www.soccer-books.com/ the author noticed that the Brazilian State League run alongside the Brazilian National Championship i.e teams take part in both, with the State Leagues taking up the first 2-3 months before the National Championship takes over.

Here is the suggestion for the possibility of a European Super League: that teams continue to play in their National League for the first 5-6 months, playing a 30-34 game schedule, and then the top teams play in a European Super League with two levels for the last 3 months. It is possible to have the 32 team format, teams could just be divided into 2 groups of 18 (36 teams) based on geography (North and South or East and West) and play a 17-game schedule with the top 8 of each group reaching a knockout phase played, like this summers Champions League, over the course of two weeks in a single host country, chosen beforehand. There could be relegation and promotion wthin the two levels. Eirball has stuck with EU countries for this line-up. Turkey and the CIS countries could also be involved.

Possible Line-Up for European Super League

ESL NorthESL South
Manchester UnitedJuventus
ChelseaAS Roma
Liverpool FCAC Milan
Aston VillaNapoli
Bayern MunichReal Madrid
Werder BremenFC Barcelona
Hertha BerlinSevilla FC
Borussia DortmundAtletico Madrid
AIK StockholmFC Porto
FC CophenhagenSporting Clube de Benfica
Paris St. GermainAustria Vienna
Olympique de MarseilleFerencvaros
Ajax AmsterdamAEK Athinai
AnderlechtSteaua Bucharest
Celtic RangersRed Star Belgrade
Legia WarsawSparta Praha
Dublin City FCCSKA Sofia
Grasshoppers ZurichSlovan Bratislava
Possible Line-Up for European Super League

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cathal Gallagher, Gabriel McCloyne, Peter Lemass, Rose McCabe, Ciaran Simms, Gerry Tully, Paul Lynch, Paul Foley.

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United Soccer Association 1967

United Soccer Association (1967) Logo [Reference: 12]

United Soccer Association 1967

PWDLFAPts
Eastern Division
Washington Whips12552191115
Cleveland Stokers12543191314
Toronto City12453231713
Detroit Cougars12363111812
New York Skyliners12264151710
Boston Rovers1223712267
Western Division
Los Angeles Wolves12552211415
San Francisco Gales12534251913
Chicago Mustangs12372201413
Houston Stars12444191812
Vancouver Royal Canadians12354202811
Dallas Tornado1233614239
United Soccer Association Final Standings 1967 [Reference: 1-2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Championship
10.07.1967Los Angeles Wolves6Washington Whips5 sdet
United Soccer Association Championship 1967 [Reference: 3]

Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss; Teams were actually teams from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Italy, Netherlands and Uruguay representing US cities on a Summer Schedule in between their normal Winter Schedules back home. See Below for Teams.

Note 2: After the season Toronto City and New York Skyliners folded, and San Francisco Gales were absorbed by Vancouver Royal Canadians., and the League merged with the NPSL to form the North American Soccer League.

USA Teams

USA TeamEuropean/South American Team
Boston RoversShamrock Rovers (Dublin, Ireland)
Chicago MustangsCagliari (Italy)
Cleveland StokersStoke City (England)
Dallas TornadoDundee United (Scotland)
Detroit CougarsGlentoran (Northern Ireland)
Houston StarsBangu (Brazil)
Los Angeles WolvesWolverhampton Wanderers (England)
New York SkylinersCerro (Montevideo, Uruguay)
San Francisco GalesAD) (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Toronto CityHibernian (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Vancouver Royal CanadiansSunderland (England)
Washington WhipsAberdeen (Scotland)
United Soccer Association Teams 1967 [Reference: 3]

Report

There were two professional soccer leagues in North America in 1967, both attempting at the same time to bring Pro Soccer to USA & Canada. The United Soccer Association was the FIFA-sponsored league and featured teams from Europe and South America guesting as North American teams over a Summer Schedule in between their normal Winter schedules. It included Shamrock Rovers (playing as Boston Rovers) and Glentoran (playing as Detroit Cougars). The other league was the National Professional Soccer League, and after the season the two leagues merged in 1968 to form the North American Soccer League which lasted until 1984.

Among the Rovers players over in Boston were Liam Tuohy, Frank O’Neill, Paddy Mulligan, Davy Pugh ad Tommy Kelly.

The side also included Carlos Metidieri, A Brazilian-born USA International, as gueat player, and his younger brother, Gilson.

After the merger with the NPSL, the Boston Rovers side became the Boston Beacons, a team in its own right, but kept the link with Shamrock Rovers. Paddy Mulligan was loaned out to the Beacons side in 1968 by Shamrock Rovers, but most of the team returned, and the side lost its mainly Irish make-up. [Reference: 4]

Boston Rovers Roster 1967

Boston Rovers Team Photo 1967 [Reference: 10]
No.NamePosPGAPtsBorn/Citizen
1Pat DunneG12000Ireland
1Mick SmythGIreland
1John BrookesMIreland
2,5Ronnie NolanM9011Ireland
2John KeoghDIreland
3Patrick CourtneyDIreland
4John FullamDIreland
4,6Mike KearinM/DIreland
5David PughM140Ireland
5,6Patrick MulliganM6102Ireland
6Sean CoreDIreland
4,6,12Doug WoodMScotland
7,9Frank O’NeillF123410Ireland
7,11Tommy KinsellaM4022Ireland
8Billy DixonF110Ireland
9Bobby GilbertF6113Ireland
9Eric BarberFIreland
8,10Michael LeechF5204Ireland
10,11Liam TuohyF9306Ireland
11Carlos MatidieriFBrazil
12Alexander WoodM
Orest BanachGGermany/USA
Jorge BenitezFPeru
Tommy FarrellIreland
Gilson MetidieriFBrazil
Boston Rovers 1967 Roster [Reference: 7]

Detroit Cougars [Glentoran FC] Roster 1967

Detroit Cougars 1967 Team Photo [Reference: 11]
No.NamePos.PGAPtsBorn/Citizen
1John KennedyG12000Northern Ireland
1Sammy KyddG1000Ireland
2Harry ChreightonD0Northern Ireland
3Billy McKeagD3Northern Ireland
4Roy BorneDNorthern Ireland
10Tommy JacksonM0Northern Ireland
11Billy McCulloughD0Northern Ireland
12Walter BruceM0Northern Ireland
14Arthur StewartM12204Northern Ireland
15Billy SinclairM10011Scotland
20Trevor ThompsonD4306Northern Ireland
21Jim WeatherupF9215Northern Ireland
22John ColrainF3102Scotland
23Alan McNeillMNorthern Ireland
24Eric RossF7011Northern Ireland
25Danny TrainorF8226Northern Ireland
30Jimmy JohnstonMNorthern Ireland
31Sammy LunnNorthern Ireland
32Tommy MorrowF8113Northern Ireland
33Maurice WrightNorthern Ireland
Albert FinalyGNorthern Ireland
Detroit Cougars [Glentoran FC] Roster 1967 [Reference: 8]

Refernces

Bibliography

[1] Jose, Colin “The Complete Record of the North American Soccer League”.

[2] Litterer, David A. & RSSSF (1995/2018) North American Soccer League [Internet] Available from: http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html[Accessed 7 February 2020]

[3] Litterer, David A. & RSSSF (1995/2018) North American Soccer League 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl67.html [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[4] The Wild Geese (2012) Boston Rovers [Internet] Available from: http://irishfootballersineurope.blogspot.com/2012/09/boston-rovers.html [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[5] The Wild Geese (2011) Eric Barber [Internet] Available from: http://irishfootballersineurope.blogspot.com/2011/12/eric-barber.html [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[6] NASL Jerseys (2020) Joe Haverty [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/H/Haverty.Joe.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[7] NASL Jerseys (2020) Boston Rovers [Shamrock Rovers] Roster 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Rovers_Rosters.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[8] NASL Jerseys (2020) Detroit Cougars [Glentoran] Roster 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cougars_Rosters.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[9] NASL Jerseys (2020) Chicago Spurs Roster 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Spurs_Rosters.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

Images

[10] The Wild Geese (2020) Boston Rovers Team Photo 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sSApbL9Wwx8/UEis7XjGZTI/AAAAAAAAAiM/68xISgaPi68/s320/c88e_1.jpg [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[11] The Wild Geese (2020) Detroit Cougars Team Photo 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Cougars/Cougars%2067%20Road%20Team_small.JPG [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[12] Wikiwand (2020) United Soccer Association 1967 [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/United_Soccer_Association_1967_logo.gif [Accessed 7 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell & Paul Foley.

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American Soccer League II Champions 1933-1967

American Soccer League 1933-1983 Logo [Reference: 3]

Champions

YearChampions
1933-34Kearney Irish
1934-35Philadelphia German-Americans
1935-36New York Americans
1936-37Kearny Scots
1937-38Kearny Scots
1938-39Kearny Scots
1939-40Kearny Scots
1940-41Kearny Scots
1941-42Philadelphia Americans
1942-43Brooklyn Hispano
1943-44Philadelphia Americans
1944-45Brookhattan
1945-46Baltimore Americans
1946-47Philadelphia Americans
1947-48Philadelphia Americans
1948-49Philadelphia Nationals
1949-50Philadelphia Nationals
1950-51Philadelphia Nationals
1951-52Philadelphia Americans
1952-53Philadelphia Nationals
1953-54New York Americans
1954-55Uhrik Truckers Philadelphia
1955-56Uhrik Truckers Philadelphia
1956-57New York Hakoah
1957-58New York Hakoah
1958-59New York Hakoah
1959-60Colombo
1960-61Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1961-62Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1962-63Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1963-64Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1964-65Hartford SC
1965-66Roma SC
1966-67Baltimore St. Gerards
American Soccer League II Champions 1933-1967 [References: 1]

Report

Kearney Irish won the American Soccer League in 1933-34 – usually called ASL II as there was an American Soccer League from 1921 to 1933 which was a different League despite the same name. It was the first season of the new League which was to be dominated by teams referencing immigrant groups.

Kearny scots won the League from 1936 to 1941 and from 1941 to 1953 Philadelphia Nationals and Philadelphia Americans won 9 Championships between them. New York Hakoah, a Jewish-American team won from 1956-1958 and from 1960 to 1964 the winners were Ukrainian Nationals Philadelphia.

The last winners of the American Soccer League II as a Major League were the Baltimore St. Gerards, who may also have had Irish connections.

While the ASL II operated as the Men’s Major Soccer League in the USA from 1933 to 1967 it was superceded by the North American Soccer League which ran from 1967 to 1983. The ASL II continued to operate as a second level also until 1983.

Bibliography

[1] Mantz, Gabriel (2020) “National Competitions Table of Honours” North & Central American Football Yearbook 2019-2020. pg. 452-453

[2] Cuttone, Charles & Cuttone, Linda (2020) “Men’s Pro Leagues” North American Soccer Guide 2020. Sports Vue Interactive LLC, USA. 387-388.

Images

[3] Wikipedia (2016) 200px-American_Soccer_League_(1933–83) [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/American_Soccer_League_%281933%E2%80%9383%29.png/200px-American_Soccer_League_%281933%E2%80%9383%29.png [Accessed 1 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy

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