Brooklyn Morse Dry Dock
| Ground | Morse Oval |
|---|---|
| League | New York State League |
The Brooklyn Morse Dry Dock were an early 20th-century
soccer team sponsored by the Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company (Morse D.D.&R.). The team played its home games at Morse Oval in South Brooklyn.[1]
Morse played the 1917–1918 season in the Metropolitan Division of the New York State League.[2]
In 1918, Morse signed seven players from the
National Challenge Cup. That year is won the Southern New York State Association Cup,[4] In the fall of 1919, the team entered the professional National Association Football League, finishing sixth in a ten team division.[5]
References
- ^ MORSE SOCCER TEAM WINS.; Brooklynites Defeat Paterson by 3 to 0--Lynch's Work Features Game
- ^ SOCCER LEADERS TRIUMPH.; Clan MacDuff Team Continues Unbeaten Against Wanderers
- ^ January 28, 1919 Bethlehem Globe
- ^ Barnes, Burt Edward, ed. (July 1919). "We Get Another Trophy". The Morse Dry Dock Dial. Vol. 2, no. 7. Brooklyn. p. 18.
- ^ "Soccer League To Open Season With Ten Clubs". (July 22, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.5-6