1921 �22 NEW YORK F.C. SEASON

New York F.C.
1921–22 season
Stadium	New York Oval
American Soccer League	2nd
National Challenge Cup	Third Round; Eastern Division; Northern and Southern New York District
Southern New York State Football Association Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Archie Stark (13); All: Archie Stark (23)
Biggest win	7 goals ; 7-0 vs. West Harlem Catholic F.C.; (16 October 1921)
Biggest defeat	2 goals ; 0-2 vs. J. & P. Coats F.C.; (2 October 1921); 3-5 at Todd Shipyards F.C.; (11 December 1921); 0-2 at Fall River F.C.; (11 March 1922)
	← 1920–21 1922–23 →

The 1921–22 New York F.C. season was the club's first season in the American Soccer League and the inaugural season of the league.^[2]^[3] The club previously played in the National Association Football League.^[4] New York F.C. finished 2nd in the league.

American Soccer League

Date	Opponents^[5]	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers
18 September 1921	Harrison S.C.	H	2-2	Duggan, A. Stark
25 September 1921	Celtic F.C.	H	6-2^{[note 1]}
1 October 1921	Philadelphia F.C.	A	1-2	Meyerdierks
2 October 1921	J. & P. Coats F.C.	H	0-2
9 October 1921	Philadelphia F.C.	H	3-3	Hunziker, Duggan, Rooney
22 October 1921	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	0-1
23 October 1921	Fall River F.C.	H	6-1	Duggan, A. Stark (2), P. Hardy, Burnett (2)
29 October 1921	Fall River F.C.	A	2-1	A. Stark, Rooney
30 October 1921	Falco F.C.	A	0-0
13 November 1921	Todd Shipyards F.C.	H	3-0	P. Hardy, T. Stark, Herd
19 November 1921	Falco F.C.	A	4-0	A. Stark, P. Hardy (2), Rooney
18 December 1921	Todd Shipyards F.C.	A	1-2	Duggan
26 December 1921	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	1-0	P. Hardy
1 January 1922	Falco F.C.	H	3-2	P. Hardy, Phlip, Andrews
2 January 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	A	3-1	Meyerdierks, A. Stark, Andrews
8 January 1922	Harrison S.C.	A	1-1	P. Hardy
5 February 1922	Harrison S.C.	H	5-2	A. Stark, Cooper, Burnett, P. Hardy (2)
12 February 1922	Fall River F.C.	H	6-1	T. Stark, Burnett (2), Phlip, Andrews (2)
26 February 1922	Todd Shipyards F.C.	A	4-3	A. Stark (2), Burnett, Andrews
5 March 1922	Harrison S.C.	H	3-1	A. Stark (3)
11 March 1922	Fall River F.C.	A	0-2
19 March 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	H	3-2	Duggan (2), Burnett
26 March 1922	J. & P. Coats F.C.	H	3-2	Kelly, T. Stark, Duggan
2 April 1922	Todd Shipyards F.C.	H	2-2	Meyerdierks, Burnett
13 May 1922	Falco F.C.	A	3-0	Duggan, A. Stark, Andrews

^ Game removed from standings after Jersey City forfeited their franchise in December.

Pos^[6]	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Philadelphia F.C.	24	17	4	3	72	36	+36	38
2	New York F.C.	24	14	5	5	59	33	+26	33
3	Todd Shipyards F.C.	24	12	5	7	56	37	+19	29
4	Harrison S.C.	24	8	7	8	45	44	+1	23
5	J. & P. Coats F.C.	23	9	5	9	34	40	-6	23
6	Fall River F.C.	24	5	1	18	28	57	-29	11
7	Falco F.C.	22	2	3	17	17	64	-4'	7
n/a	Celtic F.C.	5	0	0	5	5	24	-19	0

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

National Challenge Cup

Date	Round	Opponents^[7]	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers
16 October 1921	First Round; Eastern Division Southern New York District	West Harlem Catholic F.C.	H	7-0
5 November 1921	Second Round; Eastern Division Southern New York District	Fairhill F.C.	H	5-1	Cooper (2), A. Stark, Burnett (2)
27 November 1921	Third Round; Eastern Division Northern and Southern New York District	Todd Shipyards F.C.	A	postponed
4 December 1921	Third Round; Eastern Division Northern and Southern New York District	Todd Shipyards F.C.	A	postponed
11 December 1921	Third Round; Eastern Division Northern and Southern New York District	Todd Shipyards F.C.	A	3-5	Cooper, A. Stark, Burnett

Southern New York State Football Association Cup

Date	Round	Opponents^[8]	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
12 March 1922	Second Round	Bay Ridge F.C.	H	4-1
9 April 1922	Semifinals	Centro-Hispano F.C.	H	5-3
30 April 1922	Finals	Todd Shipyards F.C.	H	3-0	Andrews, Duggan, T. Stark	50,000

Exhibitions

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
11 September 1921^[9]	Brooklyn Hibernians	H	2-0	Duggan (2)

Notes and references

Bibliography

Jose, Colin (1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921-1931. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810834293.
Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.

Footnotes

^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 76.
^ "Todd Sockers Start League With Celtics". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 5, 1921. p. 8.
^ "Big League Socker Starts This Afternoon". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 18, 1921. p. 5.
^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 72.
^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 59-62.
^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 57.
^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 34-39.
^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 69.
^ "Brooklyn Hibernians Losers at Socker". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 12, 1921. p. 3.

[6] Game removed from standings after Jersey City forfeited their franchise in December.

[1] Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 76.

[2] "Todd Sockers Start League With Celtics". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 5, 1921. p. 8.

[3] "Big League Socker Starts This Afternoon". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 18, 1921. p. 5.

[4] Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 72.

[5] Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 59-62.

[7] Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 57.

[8] Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 34-39.

[9] Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 69.

[10] "Brooklyn Hibernians Losers at Socker". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 12, 1921. p. 3.

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