1928-29 Eastern Professional Soccer League season

Seasons

Inaugural season

1928-29

1929

Teams and Alignment

Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Bethlehem Steel F.C.	Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Hakoah All-Stars	Starlight Park Grounds	The Bronx, New York
Hispano F.C.	Steinway Oval	Queens, New York
I.R.T. Rangers	Dyckman Oval	Manhattan, New York
New York Celtics	Steinway Oval	Queens, New York
New York Giants	Starlight Park Grounds	The Bronx, New York
Newark F.C.	Kearny High School Stadium Starlight Park Grounds	Kearny, New Jersey The Bronx, New York
Philadelphia Centennials	I and Tioga Street Field	Philadelphia

Changes

• League established.
• Bethlehem Steel F.C. transfer from American Soccer League, playing at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
• Hakoah All-Stars enfranchised, playing at Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York.
• I.R.T. Rangers transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association, playing at Dyckman Oval in Manhattan, New York.
• Hispano F.C. transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association, playing at Steinway Oval in Queens, New York.
• New York Celtics transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association, playing at Steinway Oval in Queens, New York.
• New York Giants transfer from American Soccer League, playing at Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York.
• Newark F.C. transfer from American Soccer League, playing at Kearny High School Stadium in Kearny, New Jersey.
• Philadelphia Centennials join, playing at I and Tioga Street Field in Philadelphia.
• I.R.T. Rangers relocate during season from Dyckman Oval in Manhattan, New York to Olympic Park in Clifton, New Jersey.
• Newark F.C. relocate during season from Kearny High School Stadium in Kearny, New Jersey to Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York.

Regular Season Results

First Half Results

Team	W	L	T	Pct
Bethlehem Steel F.C.	21	2	0	.913
New York Giants	15	6	2	.696
Hakoah All-Stars	14	5	6	.680
I.R.T. Rangers	8	11	2	.429
Philadelphia Centennials	4	13	4	.286
Newark F.C.	3	13	5	.262
Hispano F.C.	3	12	3	.250
New York Celtics	0	6	2	.125

Second Half Results

Team	W	L	T	Pct

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	First Half	Second Half	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.	12
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	Hakoah All-Stars	17
						New York Giants	13
						Newark F.C.	Four
						Hispano F.C.	One
						I.R.T. Rangers	One
			Hudson County, New Jersey	Kearny, New Jersey	Kearny High School Stadium	Newark F.C.	Four
			New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Dyckman Oval	I.R.T. Rangers	Four + one expunged
			Passaic County, New Jersey	Clifton, New Jersey	Olympic Park	I.R.T. Rangers	Two + one expunged
			Queens County, New York	Queens, New York	Steinway Oval	Hispano F.C.	Six + one expunged
						New York Celtics	Four
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 Centennials	12 + one expunged
Total							80 + four expunged

Theoretically looking for 80 games... maybe 81 with expungement?

1. 10/13 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v New York Giants at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 3-2 Bethlehem W
2. 10/13 Philadelphia Centennials v Hispano at Centennial Oval 4-7 Hispano W
3. 10/13 Hakoah All-Stars v New York Celtics at Starlight Park Grounds 0-0
4. 10/13 I.R.T. Rangers v Newark F.C. at Dyckman Oval 2-2
5. 10/14 Hakoah All-Stars v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 6-1 Hakoah W
6. 10/14 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v New York Giants at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 2-1 Bethlehem W
7. 10/20 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Newark F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 5-1 Bethlehem W
8. 10/20 I.R.T. Rangers v Hispano at Dyckman Oval 4-1 I.R.T. W
9. 10/20 New York Giants v New York Celtics at Starlight Park Grounds 4-1 Giants W
10. 10/21 New York Celtics v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Steinway Oval 0-4 Bethlehem W
11. 10/21 Hakoah All-Stars v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 5-1 Hakoah W
12. 10/21 Hispano v New York Giants at Starlight Park Grounds 1-7 Giants W *confirmed complete to this point
13. 10/27 Philadelphia Centennials v Hakoah All-Stars at Centennial Oval? 1-4 Hakoah W
14. 10/27 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v New York Celtics at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 4-3 Bethlehem W
15. 10/27 Newark F.C. v Hispano at Kearny High School Stadium 5-3 Newark W
16. 10/27 New York Giants v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 6-3 Giants W
17. 10/28 Hakoah All-Stars v New York Giants at Starlight Park Grounds 3-2 Hakoah W EXPUNGED for Replay - instead final eight minutes played 11/18 prior to next meeting, 3-2 final holds
18. 10/28 New York Celtics v Newark F.C. at Steinway Oval? (Queen's Park) 0-0 *confirmed complete to this point with Hakoah-Giants game included in standings
19. 11/3 Philadelphia Centennials v New York Giants at I and Tioga Street Field (is this all of Centennial Oval?) 1-1
20. 11/3 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Hispano F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 5-1 Bethlehem W
21. 11/4 New York Giants v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 5-3 Giants W
22. 11/4 Hakoah All-Stars v Philadelphia Centennials at Starlight Park Grounds 5-5 *confirmed complete to this point with expunged game still counted
23. 11/4 New York Celtics v I.R.T. Rangers at Steinway Oval 1-3 I.R.T. W
24. 11/10 Philadelphia Centennials v New York Celtics at I and Tioga Street Field 4-1 Philadelphia W
25. 11/10 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v I.R.T. Rangers at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 7-3 Bethlehem W
26. 11/10 Newark F.C. v New York Giants at Kearny High School Stadium 5-1 Newark W
27. 11/10 Hakoah All-Stars v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 5-0 Hakoah W
28. 11/11 Hakoah All-Stars v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 1-2 Bethlehem W
29. 11/11 New York Celtics v New York Giants at Steinway Oval (Astoria) 2-3 Giants W
30. 11/11 I.R.T. Rangers v Philadelphia Centennials at Dyckman Oval 5-0 I.R.T. W
31. 11/11 Hispano F.C. v Newark F.C. at Steinway Oval 1-1 *confirmed complete without the replay now
32. 11/17 Philadelphia Centennials v Hispano F.C. at I and Tioga Street Field? 2-0 Philadelphia W
33. 11/17 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Newark F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 4-0 Bethlehem W
34. 11/17 New York Giants v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 4-1 Giants W
35. 11/18 New York Giants v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds 2-1 Giants W
36. 11/18 Hispano F.C. v I.R.T. Rangers at Steinway Oval (Queen's Park) 3-1 Hispano W - Celtics withdraw before 11/21 *confirmed complete to this point (almost getting odd number less than this however, also one more, typo somewhere on their end... Bayonne Evening News has perfect match however)
37. 11/24 Philadelphia Centennials v I.R.T. Rangers (Bayonne marks with no periods) at I and Tioga Street Field 1-2 I.R.T. W
38. 11/24 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Hakoah All-Stars at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 4-2 Bethlehem W
39. 11/24 New York Giants v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 2-2
40. 11/25 New York Giants v Philadelphia Centennials at Starlight Park Grounds 4-3 Giants W
41. 11/25 Hakoah All-Stars v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 4-2 Hakoah W
42. 11/25 Hispano F.C. v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Steinway Oval 0-3 Bethlehem W *confirmed complete to this point
43. 11/29 Philadelphia Centennials v Newark F.C. at I and Tioga Street Field 2-2
44. 11/29 New York Giants v I.R.T. Rangers (listed other way in The Morning Call 11/29) at Starlight Park Grounds 4-1 Giants W
45. 11/29 Hakoah All-Stars v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 5-1 Hakoah W
46. 12/1 Newark F.C. v I.R.T. Rangers at Kearny High School Stadium 3-1 Newark W
47. 12/1 Philadelphia Centennials v Hakoah All-Stars at I and Tioga Street Field? 2-2
48. 12/1 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v New York Giants at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 0-2 Giants W (not listed on preview logs)
49. 12/2 New York Giants v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 3-0 Giants W
50. 12/2 Hakoah All-Stars v Philadelphia Centennials at Starlight Park Grounds 4-2 Hakoah W
51. 12/2 I.R.T. Rangers v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Dyckman Oval 1-3 Bethlehem W ... confirmed complete to this point
52. 12/8 Hakoah All-Stars v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 2-2
53. 12/8 I.R.T. Rangers v Hispano F.C. at Dyckman Oval 1-1 called off in second half, counts? - expunged
54. 12/8 Philadelphia Centennials v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at I and Tioga Street Field? 3-7 Bethlehem W - seemingly expunged
55. 12/9 Hakoah All-Stars v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 3-8 Bethlehem W - complete to this point it seems with exception being expungement and seemingly one Bethlehem W... one must not count as later noted 14th W on 12/15?
56. 12/15 Hakoah All-Stars v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 5-1 Hakoah W
57. 12/15 Newark F.C. v Philadelphia Centennials at Kearny High School Stadium 1-2 Philadelphia W
58. 12/15 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Hispano F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 5-2 Bethlehem W
59. 12/16 New York Giants v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds 4-5 Hakoah W
60. 12/16 Hispano F.C. v Philadelphia Centennials at Steinway Oval 3-2 Hispano W... 116 (58) games as of 12/20? fits with one Bethlehem W and one incomplete game being tossed out sometime after 12/2
61. 12/22 Bethlehem Steel F.C. vs Hakoah All-Stars at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 5-3 Bethlehem W
62. 12/22 Newark F.C. v I.R.T. Rangers (seems to be a Newark home game) at Starlight Park Grounds 1-3 I.R.T. W
63. 12/22 Philadelphia Centennials v New York Giants at I and Tioga Street Field? 1-6 Giants W
64. 12/23 I.R.T. Rangers v Philadelphia Centennials at Starlight Park Grounds 4-2 I.R.T. W
65. 12/23 New York Giants v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 6-2 Giants W
66. 12/23 Hispano F.C. v Hakoah All-Stars at Steinway Oval 0-4 Hakoah W
67. 12/25 New York Giants v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 5-1 Giants W
68. 12/25 Hakoah All-Stars v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 1-1
69. 12/25 Philadelphia Centennials v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at I and Tioga Street Field 1-2 Bethlehem W
70. 12/29 Newark F.C. v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 0-1 Hispano W
71. 12/29 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Philadelphia Centennials at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 5-0 Bethlehem W
72. 12/30 Hakoah All-Stars v New York Giants at Starlight Park Grounds 3-2 Hakoah W
73. 12/30 Hispano F.C. v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Steinway Oval 3-6 Bethlehem W
74. 12/30 I.R.T. Rangers v Newark F.C. at Olympic Oval, Paterson (Clifton?) 3-1 I.R.T. W (should be 71 games by now?, not counting 1/1? - those called off)
75. 1/5 Newark F.C. v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds 4-1 Hakoah W
76. 1/5 Philadelphia Centennials v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at I and Tioga Street Field? 2-4 Bethlehem W
77. 1/6 New York Giants v Philadelphia Centennials at Starlight Park Grounds 10-4 Giants W
78. 1/6 Hakoah All-Stars v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 2-2
79. 1/6 I.R.T. Rangers v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Olympic Oval, Clifton 1-8 Bethlehem W (154=77 games by now?, so still only off 2)
80. 1/12 Philadelphia Centennials v I.R.T. Rangers at I and Tioga Street Field? 4-2 Philadelphia W
81. 1/12 Newark F.C. v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 4-5 Bethlehem W
82. 1/13 I.R.T. Rangers v New York Giants at Olympic Oval (Field), Clifton - called off in 55' with Giants leading 5-1
83. 1/13 Hakoah All-Stars v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 1-0 Hakoah W
84. 1/13 Hispano F.C. v Philadelphia Centennials at Steinway Oval 1-1 called off in 55' to be replayed ... 160 results /80 games in official record... so these two expunged would've been 164/82... still need to eliminate other games, 12/8 included as expunged would be 166/83... which Bethlehem W to eliminate? Hispano 20 results, 18 in standings... but two expungements. Hakoah # accurate at 25. Philadelphia 23 resultls, this one expunged... must be 12/8 Philadelphia not counting as well