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|Newark F.C.
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* Hartford Americans enfranchised, playing at McKee Street Stadium in Manchester, Connecticut.
* Hartford Americans enfranchised, playing at McKee Street Stadium in Manchester, Connecticut.
* Indiana Flooring relocate from New York Oval in The Bronx, New York to Polo Grounds (1911) and renamed New York Nationals.
* Indiana Flooring relocate from New York Oval in The Bronx, New York to Polo Grounds (1911) in Manhattan, New York and renamed New York Nationals.
* New York Giants relocate from New York Oval to Starlight Park Grounds.
* New York Giants relocate from New York Oval to Starlight Park Grounds.
* Philadelphia F.C. renamed Philadelphia Celtic.
* Philadelphia F.C. renamed Philadelphia Celtic.
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=== Second Half Results ===
=== Second Half Results ===
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| rowspan="8" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="9" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
|Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
|Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
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| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="7" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Bristol County, Massachusetts
|Bristol County, Massachusetts
|New Bedford, Massachusetts
|New Bedford, Massachusetts
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| rowspan="2" |Newport County, Rhode Island
| rowspan="3" |Newport County, Rhode Island
| rowspan="2" |Tiverton, Rhode Island
| rowspan="3" |Tiverton, Rhode Island
| rowspan="2" |Mark's Stadium
| rowspan="3" |Mark's Stadium
|Fall River Marksmen
|Fall River Marksmen
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|Providence Clamdiggers
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|One
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|Bethlehem Steel F.C.
|Bethlehem Steel F.C.
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|Providence Clamdiggers
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|Kinsley Park
|Kinsley Park
|Providence Clamdiggers
|Providence Clamdiggers
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| colspan="2" |Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
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| rowspan="8" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="9" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="8" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="9" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="7" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="7" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |Bronx County, New York
| rowspan="2" |Bronx County, New York
| rowspan="3" |The Bronx, New York
| rowspan="2" |The Bronx, New York
|New York Oval
|Indiana Flooring
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| rowspan="2" |Starlight Park Grounds
| rowspan="2" |Starlight Park Grounds
|New York Giants
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|Hyatt Field
|Newark F.C.
|Newark F.C.
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| rowspan="3" |Kings County, New York
| rowspan="3" |Kings County, New York
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|Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division
|New York County, New York
|Essex County, New Jersey
|Manhattan, New York
|Polo Grounds (1911)
|New York Nationals
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|15
|One
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| rowspan="2" |Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Essex County, New Jersey
|East Orange, New Jersey
|Knights of Columbus Stadium
|Newark F.C.
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|Three
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|Newark, New Jersey
|Newark, New Jersey
|Ruppert Stadium
|Ruppert Stadium
|Newark F.C.
|Newark F.C.
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|11
|Seven
|Four
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|15
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| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
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| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia
|I and Tioga Street Field
| rowspan="2" |I and Tioga Street Field
|Philadelphia Celtic
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|Bethlehem Steel F.C.
|Bethlehem Steel F.C.
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|Disston Ball Park
|Philadelphia F.C.
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| rowspan="2" |Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Hampden County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="2" |Springfield, Massachusetts
|Pratt Athletic Field
|Springfield Babes
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|Pynchon Park
|Springfield Babes
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| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
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|'''162'''
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|'''118'''
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|'''Eight'''
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|'''288'''
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Records show 160 not 162 for first half. Second half showing 117 incl one forfeit, not 118.

Revision as of 05:39, 12 September 2026

Seasons
1926-27 1927-28 1928-29

Teams and Alignment

Team Primary Venue Municipality
Bethlehem Steel F.C. Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Boston Wonder Workers South End Grounds (1894) Boston
Brooklyn Wanderers Hawthorne Field Brooklyn, New York
Fall River Marksmen Mark's Stadium Tiverton, Rhode Island
Hartford Americans McKee Street Stadium Manchester, Connecticut
J. & P. Coats Lonsdale Avenue Grounds Pawtucket, Rhode Island
New Bedford Whalers Battery Park New Bedford, Massachusetts
New York Giants Starlight Park Grounds The Bronx, New York
New York Nationals New York Oval The Bronx, New York
Newark F.C. Ruppert Stadium Newark, New Jersey
Philadelphia Celtic I and Tioga Street Field Philadelphia
Providence Clamdiggers Kinsley Park Providence, Rhode Island

Changes

  • Hartford Americans enfranchised, playing at McKee Street Stadium in Manchester, Connecticut.
  • Indiana Flooring relocate from New York Oval in The Bronx, New York to Polo Grounds (1911) in Manhattan, New York and renamed New York Nationals.
  • New York Giants relocate from New York Oval to Starlight Park Grounds.
  • Philadelphia F.C. renamed Philadelphia Celtic.
  • Springfield Babes fold.
  • Hartford Americans fold during first half.
  • Philadelphia Celtic fold during first half.

Regular Season Results

First Half Results

Team W L T Pct
Boston Wonder Workers 18 4 7 .741
Bethlehem Steel F.C. 18 6 5 .706
New Bedford Whalers 17 5 7 .706
Brooklyn Wanderers 13 7 9 .603
Fall River Marksmen 14 11 6 .548
New York Giants 13 11 6 .533
Hartford Americans 4 5 2 .455
Providence Clamdiggers 9 13 8 .433
J. & P. Coats 6 19 7 .297
Newark S.C. 7 20 3 .283
New York Nationals 7 20 3 .283
Philadelphia Celtic 2 7 1 .250

Second Half Results

Team W L T Pct
New Bedford Whalers 13* 4 8 .680
Fall River Marksmen 15 6 5 .673
New York Nationals 10 6 8 .583
Bethlehem Steel F.C. 10 7 6 .565
Boston Wonder Workers 9 7 6 .545
Providence Clamdiggers 11 10 5 .519
New York Giants 11 12 3 .481
Brooklyn Wanderers 9 13 3 .420
J. & P. Coats 3 14 3 .225
Newark F.C. 2 14* 1 .147

*Includes one forfeit victory for New Bedford Whalers over Newark F.C.

Postseason Results

First Half Tiebreaker Results

Team (Single-Game) Advancers
Bethlehem Steel F.C. 0 New Bedford Whalers
New Bedford Whalers 2

Postseason Results

Team (Two-Game Aggregate) Team (Two-Game Aggregate) Team (Single-Game) Champions
New Bedford Whalers 3 New Bedford Whalers 2 Boston Wonder Workers
Fall River Marksmen 2
Boston Wonder Workers 3 Boston Wonder Workers 4
New York Nationals 1 Bethlehem Steel F.C. 5*
Bethlehem Steel F.C. 6

*Bethlehem Steel F.C.'s second leg 4-0 victory over Boston Wonder Workers was expunged, rendering a 3-1 final result in favor of Boston Wonder Workers.

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event First Half Second Half Postseason Total
Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Northampton County, Pennsylvania Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field Bethlehem Steel F.C. 14 10 One 25
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston South End Grounds (1894) Boston Wonder Workers 16 10 One 27
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Bristol County, Massachusetts New Bedford, Massachusetts Battery Park New Bedford Whalers 14 13 Two 29
Newport County, Rhode Island Tiverton, Rhode Island Mark's Stadium Fall River Marksmen 17 14 One 32
Providence Clamdiggers One One
Bethlehem Steel F.C. One One
Providence County, Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island Lonsdale Avenue Grounds J. & P. Coats 15 Nine 24
Providence, Rhode Island Cycledrome Providence Clamdiggers Five Five
Kinsley Park Providence Clamdiggers 13 Six 19
Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Worcester County, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Morgan Field Hartford Americans One One
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Manchester, Connecticut McKee Street Stadium Hartford Americans Five Five
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bronx County, New York The Bronx, New York Starlight Park Grounds New York Giants 17 14 31
Brooklyn Wanderers One One
Hudson County, New Jersey Harrison, New Jersey Hyatt Field Newark F.C. Five Five
Kings County, New York Brooklyn, New York Ebbets Field Brooklyn Wanderers Nine Nine
Hawthorne Field Brooklyn Wanderers Six 13 19
Bethlehem Steel F.C. One One
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Polo Grounds (1911) New York Nationals 15 15 One 31
Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division Essex County, New Jersey East Orange, New Jersey Knights of Columbus Stadium Newark F.C. Three Three
Newark, New Jersey Ruppert Stadium Newark F.C. 11 Four 15
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia I and Tioga Street Field Philadelphia Celtic Three Three
Bethlehem Steel F.C. One One
Total 162 118 Eight 288

Records show 160 not 162 for first half. Second half showing 117 incl one forfeit, not 118.

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