Boston Bears

founded 1931 Boston, MA dissolved 1932

games
40
wins
9
draws
9
losses
29

first recorded game Nov. 9, 1929 · latest recorded game Dec. 25, 1932

Totals and dates are as recorded here.

All-time, by competition

competition GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
ASL1 47 9 9 29 26 49 89 0.55 0.55
47 9 9 29 26 49 89 0.55 0.55

Division, year by year

1929 1930 1931 1932 1st division3 seasons American Soccer League (1921-1933), 1929-1930American Soccer League (1921-1933), 1931 FallAmerican Soccer League (1921-1933), 1932 Fall
Where Boston Bears sat in the pyramid, 1929 to 1932. A block marks a league season, placed on the year the season began and the division its league is recorded at; select one for that season. An empty column is a year with no league season on record. Cups are left out: a cup has no division.

Points per game, season by season

0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1929-1930: 0.50 points per game in 4 ASL1 games 1929-1930 1931 Spring: 0.29 points per game in 7 ASL1 games 1931 Spring 1931 Fall: 0.58 points per game in 19 ASL1 games 1931 Fall 1932 Fall: 0.55 points per game in 11 ASL1 games 1932 Fall 1932 Spring: 0.83 points per game in 6 ASL1 games 1932 Spring all-time 0.55
Points per game by season. A league season only, oldest first. Points per game rather than points, because the schedule has run anywhere from 20 games to 34. Points are as the league awarded them, which has not always been three for a win. Select a column for that season; the table below carries every figure.

Season by season

competition season GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
ASL1 1932 Fall 11 2 2 7 6 — — 0.55 —
ASL1 1932 Spring 6 1 4 1 5 — — 0.83 —
ASL1 1931 Fall 19 4 3 12 11 34 50 0.58 0.68
ASL1 1931 Spring 7 1 0 6 2 10 30 0.29 0.33
ASL1 1929-1930 4 1 0 3 2 5 9 0.50 0.56

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Billy Ritchie 8
  2. Willie Ballantyne 6
  3. James Dixon 4
  4. Jamie Ewan 4
  5. Hugh Toner 3
  6. Scotty Nilsen 3
  7. Fred Greer 2
  8. Gordon Burness 2
  9. Jock McIntyre 2
  10. Charlie O'Hare 1

Appearances

  1. Henry Burness 35
  2. Tommy Adams 23
  3. Charlie O'Hare 21
  4. Ray Whalley 19
  5. Walter Aspden 19
  6. Willie Ballantyne 19
  7. Billy Ritchie 18
  8. Patrick Cahill 17
  9. Jamie Ewan 15
  10. Gordon Burness 14

Most recent games — all 40 →

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Goal difference in the 20 results listed below, oldest to newest. Wins rise above zero in green, losses fall below it in red, and a draw is a grey block across the line. Hover over a bar for the result and date; select it for the game.
date competition season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Dec. 25, 1932 ASL1 1932 Fall Boston Bears 0 - 6 Fall River FC Bigberry Stadium — 1
Dec. 10, 1932 ASL1 1932 Fall Boston Bears 1 - 4 Pawtucket Rangers Pawtucket, RI — 1
Nov. 20, 1932 ASL1 1932 Fall Boston Bears 1 - 1 Hakoah All-Stars Hawthorne Field — 1
Oct. 1, 1932 ASL1 1932 Fall Boston Bears 0 - 1 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford, MA — 1
Sept. 17, 1932 ASL1 1932 Fall Boston Bears 1 - 5 Pawtucket Rangers Boston, MA — 1
April 24, 1932 ASL1 1932 Spring Boston Bears 0 - 3 Hakoah All-Stars Commercial Field 2000 1
March 27, 1932 ASL1 1932 Spring Boston Bears 5 - 0 Hakoah All-Stars Commercial Field — 1
March 26, 1932 ASL1 1932 Spring Boston Bears 1 - 1 Pawtucket Rangers Boston, MA — 1
March 20, 1932 ASL1 1932 Spring Boston Bears 2 - 2 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford, MA — 1
March 1, 1932 ASL1 1932 Spring Boston Bears 3 - 3 Pawtucket Rangers — 1
Dec. 26, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 0 - 4 Hakoah All-Stars New York, NY — 1
Dec. 25, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 1 - 5 New York Americans Starlight Park 1000 2
Dec. 19, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 7 - 2 New York Americans Boston, MA — 2
Dec. 12, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 2 - 5 Pawtucket Rangers Pawtucket, RI — 1
Dec. 5, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 2 - 1 New Bedford Whalers Boston, MA — 1
Nov. 28, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 2 - 0 New Bedford Whalers Boston, MA — 1
Nov. 21, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 2 - 2 Hakoah All-Stars Boston, MA — 1
Nov. 14, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 0 - 2 Pawtucket Rangers Boston, MA — 2
Nov. 8, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 0 - 2 New York Americans Starlight Park 1500 2
Nov. 7, 1931 ASL1 1931 Fall Boston Bears 1 - 3 Pawtucket Rangers Pawtucket, RI — 1