1922–23 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. season
| 1922–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Hawthorne Field |
| American Soccer League | 6th |
| New Jersey Soccer League | unknown |
| National Challenge Cup | Second Round; Eastern Division Southern New York Division |
| Southern New York Football Association Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Bishop (3) |
| Biggest win | 8 goals 8–0 at Atlas A.C. (15 October 1922) |
| Biggest defeat | 5 goals 0–5 at Fall River F.C. (17 December 1922) |
The 1922–23 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. season was the first season for the club and its first season in both the New Jersey State Soccer League and the American Soccer League. The team was formed by the Bay Ridge F.C. to play in the New Jersey State League while the Bay Ridge team continued to play in the First Division of the amateur New York State Association Football League.[1] The team left the New Jersey State League in the middle of the season to join the American Soccer League as its eighth club.[2]
New Jersey State Soccer League[edit]
| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1922 | Babcock & Wilcox F.C. | H | ??? | ||
| 24 September 1922 | ??? | H | ??? | ||
| 1 October 1922 | Antler F.C. | A | ??? | ||
| 15 October 1922 | Atlas A.C. | A | 8–0 |
American Soccer League[edit]
| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 1922 | Philadelphia F.C. | A | 2–1 | Joe Bishop, Lawrence | |
| 19 November 1922 | New York S.C. | H | 1–1 | Joe Bishop | |
| 26 November 1922 | Fall River F.C. | H | 1–3 | Rew | |
| 30 November 1922 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | H | 0–1 | ||
| 3 December 1922 | Harrison S.C. | A | 0–2 | ||
| 9 December 1922 | Philadelphia F.C. | A | 3–2 | Robertson, Rew, Morgan | |
| 10 December 1922 | Harrison S.C. | H | 2–4 | Lawrence, Morgan | |
| 16 December 1922 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | A | 3–5 | Rew, Agar, own goal | |
| 17 December 1922 | Fall River F.C. | A | 0–5 | ||
| 25 December 1922 | New York S.C. | H | 2–3 | Robertson, Taylor | |
| 30 December 1922 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | A | 0–3 | ||
| 21 January 1923 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | H | 0–3 | ||
| 4 March 1923 | Fall River F.C. | A | 0–1 | ||
| 10 March 1923 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | A | 0–3 | ||
| 11 March 1923 | Fall River F.C. | A | 1–1 | Robertson | |
| 25 March 1923 | Harrison S.C. | A | 2–1 | Baird, Dorward | |
| 31 March 1923 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | A | 0–1 | ||
| 7 April 1923 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | A | 0–2 | ||
| 8 April 1923 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | H | 3–3 | Taylor, Bleich (2) | |
| 15 April 1923 | Paterson F.C. | A | 1–2 | Lawrence | |
| 22 April 1923 | Paterson F.C. | A | 2–2 | Joe Bishop, Lawrence | |
| 29 April 1923 | Philadelphia F.C. | H | 1–2[note 1] | Mennie | |
| 6 May 1923 | Harrison S.C. | H | 0–0 | ||
| 13 May 1923 | Philadelphia F.C. | A | 0–3[note 2] | ||
| 27 May 1923 | New York S.C. | A | 1–3 | Hogg |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. & P. Coats F.C. | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 44 |
| 2 | Bethlehem Steel F.C. | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 42 |
| 3 | Fall River F.C. | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 35 |
| 4 | New York S.C. | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 24 |
| 5 | Paterson F.C. | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 22 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 52 | -28 | 15 |
| 7 | Harrison S.C. | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 10 |
| 8 | Philadelphia F.C. | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 72 | −48 | 8 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
National Challenge Cup[edit]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 1922 | First Round; Eastern Division Southern New York District |
Yonkers Thistle F.C. | H | 1–1 (aet) | ||
| 22 October 1922 | First Round; Eastern Division Southern New York District (replay) |
Yonkers Thistle F.C. | H | 3–1 | ||
| 5 November 1922 | Second Round; Eastern Division Southern New York District |
Brooklyn F.C. | H | 1–2 | Rew |
Southern New York State Football Association Cup[edit]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 1923 | Third Round | Lexington F.C. | H | 3–0 | Hogg (3) | |
| 24 June 1923 | Semifinals | Brooklyn F.C. | H | 4–0 | Hogg (3), Moore | |
| 1 July 1923 | Final | New York S.C. | A | 1–1 (aet) | Hogg | |
| 8 July 1923 | Final (replay) | New York S.C. | A | ??? |
Notes and references[edit]
- Bibliography
- Jose, Colin (1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921–1931. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810834293.
- Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
- Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923–24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
- Footnotes