Philadelphia Merchant Ship
Philadelphia Merchant Ship F.C. was a short-lived U.S.
soccer team of the early twentieth century. It spent two seasons in the National Association Football League and went to the semifinals of the 1919 American Cup
.
History
Philadelphia Merchant Ship was the company team for the
National Challenge Cup. Both were eliminated in the second round. However, Merchant Ship “A” went to the semifinals of the American Cup before falling to Paterson F.C. and Merchant Ship “B” won the Allied Amateur Cup.[2]
The team experienced an immediate drop off in performance the next season, finishing ninth in the NAFBL standings. The team withdrew from the league at the end of the season and disbanded.
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Reg. Season | American Cup | National Challenge Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918/19 | NAFBL | 2nd | Semifinal | Second round |
| 1919/20 | NAFBL | 9th | ? | Second round |
Honors
League Championship
- Runner Up (1): 1919
External links
References
- ^ April 19, 1920 The Globe
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Archives - 1919". Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-02-08.