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
Hispano F.C.
I.R.T. Rangers
New York Celtics
New York Giants
Newark F.C.
Philadelphia Centennials

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
• I.R.T. Rangers transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association, playing at
• Hispano F.C. transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association, playing at
• New York Celtics transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association, playing at
• New York Giants transfer from American Soccer League, playing at
• Newark F.C. transfer from American Soccer League, playing at
• Philadelphia Centennials transfer from Southern New York State Soccer Association, playing at -CONFIRM THIS

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
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
			Kings County, New York	Brooklyn, New York	Hawthorne Field
			Queens County, New York	Queens, New York	Recreation Park
					Steinway Oval
Total

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? - don't believe this counted, expunged?
54. 12/8 Philadelphia Centennials v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at I and Tioga Street Field? 3-7 Bethlehem W
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?
56. 12/15 Hakoah All-Stars v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds
57. 12/15 Newark F.C. v Philadelphia Centennials at Kearny High School Stadium
58. 12/15 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Hispano F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field
59. 12/16 New York Giants v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds
60. 12/16 Hispano F.C. v Philadelphia Centennials at Steinway Oval
61. 12/16 one more game this weekend not mentioned in report