National Association Football League
Founded | 1895 |
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First season | 1895 |
Folded | 1921 |
Country | United States |
Number of teams | 36 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Most championships | West Hudson A.A. (6) |
The National Association Football League (also spelled National Association Foot Ball League) (NAFBL) was a semi-professional U.S. soccer league which operated between 1895 and 1898. The league was reconstituted in 1906 and continued to operate until 1921.[1]
History
The NAFBL was formed in January 1985[2] and by April 1895, the NAFBL began operation as the third significant U.S. soccer league. It drew its teams primarily from northern New Jersey and New York City.[3] Few records exist for the league, but the teams and standings for four of the five seasons do exist.[4] After its first spring-summer season in 1895, the NAFBL moved to a winter schedule in the fall of 1895. On December 16, 1895, the NAFBL opened its second season with a game pitting the
1895–1899
Teams
- Americus A. A. (1895)
- Bayonne Bayside (1898–1899)
- Brooklyn Wanderers (1895–1899)
- Centreville A.C. (1895–1899)
- International A.C. (1895–1896)
- Kearny AC (1897–1898)
- Kearny Arlington (1897–1899)
- Kearny Cedars (1898–1899)
- Kearny Scots (1895–1899)
- Newark Caledonians (1895–1896)
- New York Thistle (1895–1896)
- Paterson Crescent (1897–1898)
- Paterson True Blues (1897–1988)
1906–1921
Teams
- Babcock & Wilcox (1915–1919, 1920–1921)
- Bethlehem Steel F.C.(1917–1921)
- Bronx United (1910–1915)
- Brooklyn Field Club (1909–1916)
- Brooklyn Morse Dry Dock (1919–1920)
- Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock (1918–1921)
- Bunker Hill F.C. (1920)
- Dublin F.C. (1916–1917)
- Clark A.A. (East Newark Clark A.A.) (1906–1907, 1908–1909)
- Essex County F.C. (1906–1907)
- Gorden Rangers (1906)
- Haledon Thistles (1915–1916)
- Harrison Alley Boys (1915–1916)
- Hollywood Inn F.C. (1907–1908)
- Jersey A.C. (1907–1908, 1909–1918)
- Kearny A.C. (1906–1907)
- Erie A.A. (1919–1921)
- Kearny Scots (Scots-Americans or Scottish-Americans) (1906–1918)
- Kearny Federal Ship(1919–1921)
- Kearny Stars (1906–1907)
- Newark Caledonians (1912–1914)
- Newark FC(1906–1911, 1912–1915)
- Newark Hearts (1906–1908)
- Newark Ironsides (1916–1917)
- New York Clan MacDonald (1907–1908, 1913–1915)
- New York F.C. (1916–1921)
- New York IRT (1919)
- Paterson F.C.(1917–1920)
- Paterson Rangers (1906–1915)
- Paterson True Blues (1906–1915)
- Paterson Wilberforce (1909–1914)
- Disston A.A. (Tacony Disston or Philadelphia Disston) (1917–1918, 1919–1921)
- Philadelphia Merchant Ship (1918–1920)
- St. George F.C. (1913–1914)
- West Hudson A.A. (1906–1907, 1908–1918)
- West New York Burns Club (1906–1907)
Champions
Year | Winner | Runners-up |
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1895 | Centreville A.C. | Kearny Scots |
1895–96 | ||
1896–97 | Scottish Americans | |
1897–98 | Paterson True Blues | Kearny Scots |
1898–99 | Paterson True Blues | Kearny Arlington |
1906–07 | West Hudson A.A. | Kearny Scots |
1907–08 | Newark F.C. | Paterson Rangers |
1908–09 |
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1909–10 | West Hudson A.A. | Jersey A.C. |
1910–11 | Jersey A.C. | Paterson Wilberforce |
1911–12 | West Hudson A.A. | Paterson Wilberforce |
1912–13 | West Hudson A.A. | Paterson True Blues |
1913–14 | Brooklyn F.C. | West Hudson A.A. |
1914–15 | West Hudson A.A. | Jersey A.C. |
1915–16 | Harrison Alley Boys | Kearny Scots |
1916–17 | Jersey A.C. | Kearny Scots |
1917–18 | Paterson F.C. | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
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1918–19 | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
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Philadelphia Merchant Ship |
1919–20 | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
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Erie A.A. |
1920–21 | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
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New York F.C. |
References
- ISBN 9781592138852.
- ^ "Telegraphic Notes of Sport". Chicago Tribune. January 9, 1895. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wangerin 2008, p. 28.
- ^ Litterer, David (February 20, 2005). "National Association Foot Ball League". USSoccerHistory.org. USA Soccer History. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Association Football Games". The New York Times. December 16, 1895. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Found and Lost - A Land of Opportunity". ScotsFootballWorldWide.scot. Scots Football World Wild. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Clark and West Hudson finished tied and were declared co-champions.