1923–24 Philadelphia F.C. season

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J. & P. Coats F.C.
(10 October 1923)
0-6 at New York S.C.
(4 November 1923)

The 1923–24 Philadelphia F.C. season was the second season for the club in the

American Soccer League
. The club finished the season in 7th place.

American Soccer League

Date Opponents H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
13 October 1923 National Giants F.C. H 2-3 Dallas, Curran
20 October 1923
J. & P. Coats F.C.
A 1-7 Bolton
21 October 1923
Fall River F.C.
A 0-2
28 October 1923 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. A 0-1
4 November 1923 New York S.C. A 0-6
12 November 1923
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
H 0-1
18 November 1923 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. A 0-4[note 1][2][3] 1,500
25 November 1923 National Giants F.C. A 2-2 Burnett, Curran
8 December 1923 New York S.C. H 1-0 Reekey
15 December 1923
J. & P. Coats F.C.
H 2-4 Rudolph, Gibson
1 January 1924 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. H 4-0 Nicholson, Cox, Rudolph (2)
5 January 1924 Newark F.C. H 1-0 Nicholson
12 January 1924
Fall River F.C.
H 0-2
13 January 1924 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. A 3-6[note 2]
20 January 1924 New York S.C. A 0-0
27 January 1924 Newark F.C. A 2-1 Nicholson, Gibson
9 February 1924 National Giants F.C. H 2-3 Cox (2)
16 February 1924
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
H 1-2 Bishop
1 March 1924 New York S.C. H 1-1 Curran
8 March 1924 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. H 3-4 Andrews, Curran (2)
15 March 1924
Fall River F.C.
H 0-3
22 March 1924
J. & P. Coats F.C.
A 2-3 Andrews, Shearer
24 March 1924
Fall River F.C.
A 0-4
6 April 1924 National Giants F.C. A 1-2 Curran 2,000
12 April 1924
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
A 0-4
19 April 1924 Philadelphia F.C. H 2-1 H. McDonald, Connors
30 May 1924
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
A 0-2
  1. ^ Brooklyn was allowed to substitute for an injured player which was illegal at the time. A replay was ordered for January 13.
  2. ^ Replay of November 18 match.
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Fall River F.C.
27 19 6 2 59 19 +40 44
2
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
28 18 4 6 63 33 +30 40
3 New York S.C. 28 15 8 5 67 39 +28 38
4
J. & P. Coats F.C.
25 11 5 9 59 54 +5 27
5 Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. 27 9 5 13 47 57 -10 23
6 National Giants F.C. 26 6 6 14 36 64 -28 18
7 Philadelphia F.C. 26 5 3 18 30 64 -34 13
8 Newark F.C. 23 3 1 19 20 53 -33 7

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

National Challenge Cup

Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
??? First Round; Eastern Division
Philadelphia District
??? ??? ???
10 November 1923 Second Round; Eastern Division
Philadelphia District
Fleisher Yarn F.C. ??? 2-1 Andrews, L. Braidford
1 December 1923 Third Round; Eastern Division
Philadelphia District
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
A 0-5

American Football Association Cup

Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
24 November 1923 Second Round
Bethlehem Steel F.C.
H 1-2 own goal

Notes and references

Bibliography
  • Jose, Colin (1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921-1931. Lanham, Maryland: .
  • 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
  1. ^ "American Soccer League Notes". The Globe. Bethlehem, Pa. October 23, 1923.
  2. ^ "Bobbie Wilson Breaks Kneecap In Socker Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 19, 1923. p. A3.
  3. ^ "Local Sockers Face Big Task This Afternoon". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 13, 1924. p. D3.