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
Hungaria F.C. (transferred from Southern New York State Soccer Association after first half)	Steinway Oval	Queens, New York
I.R.T. Rangers	Dyckman Oval	Manhattan, New York
New Bedford Whalers (transferred from American Soccer League during second half and transferred to American Soccer League during second half)	Battery Park	New Bedford, Massachusetts
New York Celtics (folded during first half)	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.
• New York Celtics fold during first half.
• 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.
• Hungaria F.C. transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association after first half, playing at Steinway Oval in Queens, New York.
• New Bedford Whalers transferred from American Soccer League during second half, playing at Battery Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
• New Bedford Whalers transferred to American Soccer League during second half.
• Hispano F.C. relocate during second half from Steinway Oval in Queens, New York to Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York.
• Hungaria F.C. relocate during second half from Steinway Oval in Queens, New York 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

*One Bethlehem Steel F.C. victory over Philadelphia Centennials seemingly expunged. One incomplete draw between I.R.T Rangers and Hispano F.C. expunged. One incomplete game in which New York Giants led I.R.T. Rangers expunged. One incomplete draw between Hispano F.C. and Philadelphia Centennials expunged.

Second Half Results

Team	W	L	T	Pct
New Bedford Whalers	6	1	1	.813
Bethlehem Steel F.C.	11	2	4	.765
Hakoah All-Stars	14	3	4	.762
I.R.T. Rangers	9	7	1	.559
Hungaria F.C.	8	9	2	.474
New York Giants	9	11	1	.452
Hispano F.C.	5	14	1	.275
Philadelphia Centennials	3	9	0	.250
Newark F.C.	0	9	2	.091

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	Eight	20
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Bristol County, Massachusetts	New Bedford, Massachusetts	Battery Park	New Bedford Whalers		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	Hakoah All-Stars	17	11	28
						New York Giants	13	10	23
						Newark F.C.	Four	Four	Eight
						Hispano F.C.	One	Five	Six
						Hungaria F.C.		Four	Four
						I.R.T. Rangers	One	Two	Three
			Hudson County, New Jersey	Kearny, New Jersey	Kearny High School Stadium	Newark F.C.	Four		Four
			New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Dyckman Oval	I.R.T. Rangers	Four + one expunged		Five
			Passaic County, New Jersey	Clifton, New Jersey	Olympic Park	I.R.T. Rangers	Two + one expunged	Seven	10
			Queens County, New York	Queens, New York	Dexter Park	Newark F.C.		One	One
					Steinway Oval	Hispano F.C.	Six + one expunged	Five	12
						Hungaria F.C.		Five	Five
						New York Celtics	Four		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	Six	19
Total							80 + four expunged	73	157