American Soccer League (1921-1933) · United States · level 1

1926-1927

Honors
champion Bethlehem Steel
mvp —
golden boot Davey Brown

On January 15, 1927 the New Bedford Whalers beat the Philadelphia Field Club 14–0, the biggest win in the league's history. That same afternoon, a blizzard wiped out Bethlehem Steel's game against the New York Giants.

243 games 3.89 goals / game 3,771 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Bethlehem Steel 44 29 8 7 66 114 52 1.50 2.19
Boston Wonder Workers 44 25 7 12 57 90 59 1.30 1.53
Fall River Marksmen 44 24 8 12 56 98 72 1.27 1.36
New Bedford Whalers 44 24 6 14 54 124 72 1.23 1.72
New York Giants (1923-1930) 44 21 7 16 49 120 102 1.11 1.18
Indiana Flooring 43 19 9 15 47 77 81 1.09 0.95
Brooklyn Wanderers 44 18 6 20 42 83 96 0.95 0.86
Providence Clamdiggers 43 15 10 18 40 73 96 0.93 0.76
J & P Coats 44 11 14 19 36 48 72 0.82 0.67
Newark Skeeters 44 13 6 25 32 54 91 0.73 0.59
Philadelphia Field Club 44 11 4 29 26 64 123 0.59 0.52
Springfield Babes 27 7 7 13 21 44 74 0.78 0.59

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Davey Brown 52
  2. Bobby Blair 38
  3. Andy Stevens 36
  4. Tom Gillespie 33
  5. Bill Paterson 30
  6. Johnny Nelson 27
  7. Archie Stark 23
  8. Tommy White 23
  9. Ed McLaine 21
  10. Robert Rock 21

Appearances

  1. James Montgomerie 42
  2. Jimmy Black 42
  3. Sam Chedgzoy 42
  4. Bobby Ballantyne 41
  5. Dougie Campbell 41
  6. Bill McPherson 40
  7. Bill Paterson 40
  8. Henry Cowan 40
  9. Scotty Nilsen 40
  10. Tommy Florie 40

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
May 15, 1927 1926-1927 Bethlehem Steel 0 - 1 Brooklyn Wanderers Brooklyn, NY — 1
May 15, 1927 1926-1927 Fall River Marksmen 2 - 1 Newark Skeeters Mark's Stadium — 1
May 14, 1927 1926-1927 Bethlehem Steel 2 - 6 Boston Wonder Workers Walpole Street Grounds — 1
May 8, 1927 1926-1927 Fall River Marksmen 2 - 0 Newark Skeeters Mark's Stadium — 1
May 8, 1927 1926-1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 - 4 Providence Clamdiggers Providence, RI — 1
May 8, 1927 1926-1927 Boston Wonder Workers 2 - 0 New York Giants (1923-1930) New York Oval T. Cunningham 3000 2
May 7, 1927 1926-1927 Fall River Marksmen 2 - 3 Indiana Flooring New York Oval M. Bloom 1000 2
May 7, 1927 1926-1927 Bethlehem Steel 1 - 1 Boston Wonder Workers Bethlehem, PA — 1
May 1, 1927 1926-1927 Bethlehem Steel 6 - 5 J & P Coats Pawtucket, RI — 1
May 1, 1927 1926-1927 Indiana Flooring 1 - 1 Providence Clamdiggers Providence, RI — 1
April 30, 1927 1926-1927 Indiana Flooring 1 - 1 J & P Coats Pawtucket, RI — 1
April 30, 1927 1926-1927 New York Giants (1923-1930) 1 - 1 Newark Skeeters New York Oval M. Bloom — 2
April 30, 1927 1926-1927 Bethlehem Steel 5 - 2 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford, MA — 2
April 24, 1927 1926-1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 4 - 3 Providence Clamdiggers Brooklyn, NY — 1
April 24, 1927 1926-1927 Boston Wonder Workers 1 - 3 Indiana Flooring New York Oval — 1
April 23, 1927 1926-1927 New Bedford Whalers 1 - 2 Newark Skeeters New Bedford, MA J. Stirrup — 2
April 23, 1927 1926-1927 J & P Coats 2 - 1 Philadelphia Field Club Pawtucket, RI White — 2
April 23, 1927 1926-1927 Indiana Flooring 2 - 0 Providence Clamdiggers New York Oval — 1
April 19, 1927 1926-1927 Fall River Marksmen 1 - 2 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford, MA 10000 2
April 17, 1927 1926-1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 0 - 1 Newark Skeeters Brooklyn, NY — 1
April 17, 1927 1926-1927 Bethlehem Steel 3 - 3 New York Giants (1923-1930) New York, NY — 1
April 16, 1927 1926-1927 Newark Skeeters 4 - 3 Philadelphia Field Club Philadelphia, PA — 1
April 16, 1927 1926-1927 Bethlehem Steel 3 - 2 Indiana Flooring Bethlehem, PA — 1
April 16, 1927 1926-1927 Boston Wonder Workers 1 - 0 J & P Coats Walpole Street Grounds — 1
April 10, 1927 1926-1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 1 - 2 Indiana Flooring New York Oval — 1

Awards

award winner
Champion Bethlehem Steel

Where the appearances came from

Scotland: 2,182 games, 40.0%England: 310 games, 5.7%United States: 154 games, 2.8%United States: 154 games, 2.8%Hungary: 129 games, 2.4%Northern Ireland: 96 games, 1.8%Sweden: 34 games, 0.6%Serbia: 27 games, 0.5%Serbia: 27 games, 0.5%Norway: 40 games, 0.7%Norway: 40 games, 0.7%Ireland: 7 games, 0.1%Egypt: 24 games, 0.4%Austria: 76 games, 1.4%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
games by country of origin
countrygamesshare
not recorded 2,382 43.6%
Scotland 2,182 40.0%
England 310 5.7%
United States 154 2.8%
Hungary 129 2.4%
Northern Ireland 96 1.8%
Austria 76 1.4%
Norway 40 0.7%
Sweden 34 0.6%
Serbia 27 0.5%
Egypt 24 0.4%
Ireland 7 0.1%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played. Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.