New Bedford Whalers
| Full name | New Bedford Whalers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 |
| Dissolved | 1933 |
| Chairman | Eastern Soccer League : 1929 |
New Bedford Whalers was the name of three American
New Bedford Whalers I
Founded in September 1913, the first Whalers originally played as New Bedford F.C. and played in the Southern New England Soccer League between 1914 and 1918. Immediately after their founding, they entered the 1913–14 National Challenge Cup. They went to the semifinals, falling to eventual champions, Brooklyn Field Club. They first played used the Whalers name in 1915. This team finished as league champions in both 1915 and 1917. Other teams in the league included Fall River Rovers.[1] Of the five men who founded the club, John Fernley later became the president of the USFA and is in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. New Bedford was noted as having three full kits, a home, away and third kit.[2]
New Bedford Whalers II
In 1924 a second New Bedford Whalers, formed by former members of
New Bedford Whalers III
The third Whalers were actually a successor club of
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | National Challenge Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1914–15
|
N/A | SNESL | Champion | No playoff | Last 16 |
1915–16
|
N/A | SNESL | ? | No playoff | Quarter finals |
1916–17
|
N/A | SNESL | Champion | No playoff | Last 32 |
1917–18
|
N/A | SNESL | ? | No playoff | First round |
1924–25
|
1 | ASL | 5th | No playoff | did not enter |
1925–26
|
1 | ASL | 2nd | No playoff | Second round |
1926
|
N/A | ISL | 3rd | No playoff | N/A |
1926–27
|
1 | ASL | 4th | No playoff' | Quarterfinals |
1927–28
|
1 | ASL | 3rd (1st half); 1st (2nd half) | Final | First round |
1928–29
|
N/A | ASL | 5th (1st half); 8th (2nd half) | N/A | N/A |
1928–29
|
1 | ESL | 6th | No playoff | N/A |
Spring 1930
|
1 | ACL/ASL | 2nd | No playoff | Second round |
Fall 1930
|
1 | ASL | 2nd | No playoff | ? |
Spring 1931
|
1 | ASL | 8th | N/A | First round |
Fall 1931
|
1 | ASL | 2nd | Final | N/A |
Spring 1932
|
1 | ASL | Champion | No playoff | Winners |
Fall 1932
|
1 | ASL | 8th | No playoff | N/A |
Former managers
Harold Brittan: 1926
Honors
New Bedford Whalers I
- Southern New England Soccer League
- Winners 1916–17: 2
- Winners
New Bedford Whalers II
- American Soccer League
- Runners Up Fall 1930: 4
- Runners Up
- Lewis Cup
- Winners 1926: 1
- Runners Up 1929: 1
New Bedford Whalers III
- American Soccer League
- Winners 1932: 1
- Winners
- National Challenge Cup
- Winners 1932: 1
References
- ^ "Southern New England Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ New Bedford's High Place in Soccer
- ^ "American Soccer – 1925". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ a b Soccer in a Football World – The Story of America’s Forgotten Game (2006) : David Wangerin [1]
- ^ "American Soccer – 1926". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "American Soccer – 1929". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "American Soccer – 1931". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "American Soccer – 1932". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "American Soccer – 1933". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
