1930 American Soccer League
Season | 1930 |
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Champions | Fall River F.C. (6th title) |
Lewis Cup | Fall River F.C. |
Top goalscorer | Jerry Best (52) |
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Statistics of
Overview
In 1928, a dispute broke out between the American Soccer League and the
Team turmoil
Boston became the first team to fail, leaving the league and disbanding after only four games. The second team to fail was one which had just entered the ASL, Bridgeport Hungaria. Based in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, the team moved to Newark, New Jersey after ten games, played another five in Newark, then withdrew from the league and disbanded. During the mid-season break, Bethlehem Steel F.C. withdrew and disbanded. Then, the New York Giants renamed themselves the New York Soccer Club. The New York Nationals immediately took the name Giants.
Champions
The Fall River Football Club finished top of the table in both the first and second half. The league saw no need for a playoff and declared the 'Marksmen' champions. The 'Marksmen' also won the league (Lewis) cup and the 1929–30 National Challenge Cup, giving it a treble. Having achieved this distinction, the 'Marksmen' promptly withdrew from the league and merged with the New York Soccer Club to form the New York Yankees for the 1931 season.
League standings
First half (Atlantic Coast Soccer League)
Place | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pct |
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1 | Fall River F.C. | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 84 | 40 | 44 | .814 |
2 | New Bedford Whalers | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 50 | 35 | .530 |
3 | Hakoah All Stars
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33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 61 | 35 | .530 |
4 | Providence | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 56 | 28 | .519 |
5 | New York Nationals | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 88 | 89 | 33 | .500 |
6 | Pawtucket Rangers | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 61 | 27 | .483 |
7 | Bethlehem Steel
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27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 66 | 54 | 26 | .481 |
8 | New York Giants | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 77 | 28 | .467 |
9 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 66 | 28 | .438 |
10 | Bridgeport Hungaria/Newark[Note 1] | 15 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 3 | .100 |
11 | Boston[Note 2] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .250 |
Second half (American Soccer League)
Place | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pct |
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1 | Fall River F.C. | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 34 | .630 |
2 | New Bedford Whalers | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 62 | 36 | .600 |
3 | Hakoah All-Stars | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 28 | .519 |
4 | Newark Americans[Note 1] | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 55 | 28 | .500 |
5 | New York Soccer Club (Giants)[Note 2] | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 55 | 27 | .500 |
6 | Providence | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 29 | 27 | .466 |
7 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 58 | 27 | .450 |
8 | New York Giants (Nationals)[Note 3] | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 86 | 27 | .435 |
9 | Pawtucket Rangers | 31 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 26 | 26 | .419 |
League Cup
The winners of the League Cup final were awarded the H.E. Lewis Cup. Hakoah All-Stars and New York Nationals were forced to play a replay on May 22, 1930, to determine a winner after the first two matches ended in draws, and neither side scored in 30 minutes of extra time at the end of the second match.[4][5]
The first game of the two-game final was originally scheduled for May 25, 1930, but was cancelled due to rain. It took place at night at a neutral site, the Polo Grounds in New York, two days later. The second game of the final was then scheduled for May 28, but rain forced its cancellation as well. The game was continually rescheduled until it was finally played on October 23, 1930.
Bracket
May 10–22 2-legged aggregate & *match replay | May 27 and October 23 2-legged aggregate | ||||||||||||
MA | Fall River F.C. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
RI | Pawtucket Rangers | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
MA | Fall River F.C. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
NY | Hakoah All-Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
NY | Hakoah All-Stars | 2 | 1(2) | 5 | |||||||||
NY | New York Nationals | 2 | 1(1) | 4 |
Final
Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | First leg | Second leg | Attendance |
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Fall River F.C. | 5–1 | Hakoah All-Stars | 2–1 | 3–0 | May 27 • Polo Grounds • 5,000 October 23 • Polo Grounds • 2,500 |
First leg
Fall River F.C. | 2–1 | Hakoah All-Stars |
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Billy Gonsalves 4' Werner Nilsen 70' |
Report | Siegfried Wortmann |
Second leg
Hakoah All-Stars | 0–3 | Fall River F.C. |
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Report | , Billy Gonsalves Arnie Oliver |
Fall River F.C. won Lewis Cup, 5–1, on aggregate.
Goals leaders
References
- ^ Merger Inevitable
- ^ PROPOSE TO ADOPT NEW NAME FOR SOCCER LOOP
- ^ EXPECT HOME SOCCER GAME FOR SATURDAY: Recent Merger May Bring Former Heated Rival Here as Bethlehem Foe
- ^ "All-night Soccer Looms For Tonight". New York Daily News. May 22, 1930. p. 47. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "Night Soccer Play". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 21, 1930. p. 27. Retrieved February 3, 2019.