1929 Eastern Professional Soccer League season

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Seasons
1928-29 1929 Final season

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. Starlight Park Grounds The Bronx, New York
I.R.T. Rangers Dyckman Oval Manhattan, New York
New York Giants Starlight Park Grounds The Bronx, New York
Newark F.C. Starlight Park Grounds The Bronx, New York
Newark Portuguese
Victoria Hungaria F.C. Starlight Park Grounds The Bronx, New York

Changes

  • Newark Portuguese join, playing at
  • Philadelphia Centennials fold.
  • New York Celtics fold during first half of 1928-29 season.
  • Newark F.C. relocate during first half of 1928-29 season from Kearny High School Stadium in Kearny, New Jersey to Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York.
  • After Hispano F.C. relocate during second half of 1928-29 season from Steinway Oval in Queens, New York to Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York, Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York becomes primary venue in 1929 season.
  • After Hungaria F.C. relocate during second half of 1928-29 season from Steinway Oval in Queens, New York to Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York, Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York becomes primary venue in 1929 season and Hungaria F.C. renamed Victoria Hungaria F.C.
  • After New Bedford Whalers transfer from American Soccer League during second half of 1928-29 season, New Bedford Whalers transfer to American Soccer League during second half of 1928-29 season.

Regular Season Results

Team W L T Pct
Bethlehem Steel F.C. 11 2 1 .821
Hakoah All-Stars 9 2 1 .792
New York Giants 9 2 2 .769
Newark Portuguese 4 4 4 .500
Hispano F.C. 3 5 3 .409
Victoria Hungaria F.C. 3 8 3 .321
Newark F.C. 0 7 1 .063
I.R.T. Rangers 0 9 1 .050

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular 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.
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
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
New York Giants
Newark F.C.
Hispano F.C.
Hungaria F.C.
I.R.T. Rangers
Hudson County, New Jersey Kearny, New Jersey Kearny High School Stadium Newark F.C.
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Dyckman Oval I.R.T. Rangers
Passaic County, New Jersey Clifton, New Jersey Olympic Park I.R.T. Rangers
Queens County, New York Queens, New York Dexter Park Newark F.C.
Steinway Oval Hispano F.C.
Hungaria F.C.
New York Celtics
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
Total

90 results, 45 games

  1. 9/1 Hakoah All-Stars v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 5-4 Hakoah W
  2. 9/1 I.R.T. Rangers v New York Giants at McGolrick Field, Greenpoint (Brooklyn) 4-7 Giants W
  3. 9/2 New York Giants v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds 3-3 (10 games in league by 9/5)
  4. 9/2 I.R.T. Rangers v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at McGolrick Field 0-2 Hungaria W
  5. 9/2 Newark F.C. v Hispano F.C. at Ironbound Field 1-6 Hispano W *confirmed complete
  6. 9/7 Hakoah All-Stars v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at Lewisohn Stadium, Manhattan (charity proceeds for Israel, noted as "Palestine" as pre-WWII) 4-0 Hakoah W
  7. 9/7 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v New York Giants at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 2-1 Bethlehem W
  8. 9/8 New York Giants v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 5-3 Giants W
  9. 9/8 Hakoah All-Stars v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 7-3 Hakoah W
  10. 9/8 Newark Portuguese v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Ironbound Field ? Bethlehem W?
  11. 9/14 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Hakoah All-Stars at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 1-0 Bethlehem W
  12. 9/14 Victoria Hungaria F.C. v Newark Portuguese at Starlight Park Grounds 2-2
  13. 9/15 Hakoah All-Stars v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 5-2 Hakoah W
  14. 9/15 New York Giants v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 2-0 Giants W
  15. 9/15 Newark Portuguese v Newark F.C. at Ironbound Field 3-2 Portuguese W
  16. 9/15 Hispano F.C. v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at Steinway Oval 1-1 *confirmed complete
  17. 9/21 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Newark Portuguese at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 4-0 Bethlehem W
  18. 9/21 Victoria Hungaria F.C. v New York Giants at Starlight Park Grounds 1-5 Giants W
  19. 9/22 Hakoah All-Stars v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at Ebbets Field 4-3 Hakoah W
  20. 9/22 New York Giants v Newark Portuguese at Starlight Park Grounds 2-2
  21. 9/22 Newark F.C. v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Ironbound Field (score missing?) Bethlehem W
  22. 9/22 Hispano F.C. v I.R.T. Rangers at McGolrick Field (originally slated as Steinway Oval in report) 3-3 *confirmed complete
  23. 9/28 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Newark F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 4-1 Bethlehem W
  24. 9/28 Victoria Hungaria F.C. v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds 1-8 Hakoah W
  25. 9/29 New York Giants v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds 3-2 Giants W
  26. 9/29 Newark Portuguese v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at Ironbound Field (score missing?) Portuguese W
  27. 9/29 I.R.T. Rangers v Hispano F.C. at McGolrick Field 0-4 Hispano W *confirmed complete
  28. 10/5 Victoria Hungaria F.C. v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 3-4 Bethlehem W
  29. 10/6 New York Giants v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 1-0 Giants W
  30. 10/6 Hispano F.C. v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at McGolrick Field 3-4 Bethlehem W
  31. 10/6 Newark Portuguese v I.R.T. Rangers at Ironbound Field 2-0 Portuguese W *confirmed complete
  32. 10/12 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field (score missing?) Bethlehem W
  33. 10/12 Hispano F.C. v Newark Portuguese at Starlight Park Grounds 2-1 Hispano W
  34. 10/13 Hakoah All-Stars v Newark Portuguese at Starlight Park Grounds 7-2 Hakoah W
  35. 10/13 New York Giants v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 2-1 Giants W
  36. 10/13 Newark F.C. v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at Ironbound Field 3-4 Hungaria W
  37. 10/13 I.R.T. Rangers v Bethlehem Steel F.C. at McGolrick Field (so many McGoldrick misspellings) 1-4 Bethlehem W*confirmed complete
  38. 10/19 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Hispano F.C. at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 1-1
  39. 10/19 I.R.T. Rangers v Hakoah All-Stars at Starlight Park Grounds 0-7 Hakoah W
  40. 10/20 Hakoah All-Stars v New York Giants at Ebbets Field 3-2 Hakoah W
  41. 10/20 Victoria Hungaria F.C. v Newark F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 3-1 Hungaria W
  42. 10/20 Newark Portuguese v Hispano F.C. at Ironbound Field 1-2 Hispano W
  43. 10/27 Newark F.C. v Newark Portuguese at Ironbound Field 2-2
  44. 10/27 New York Giants v I.R.T. Rangers at Starlight Park Grounds 3-1 Giants W *confirmed complete
  45. 11/2 Bethlehem Steel F.C. v Newark Portuguese at Bethlehem Steel Athletic Field 3-3
  46. 11/2 Victoria Hungaria F.C. v Hispano F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 1-1
  47. 11/3 New York Giants v Victoria Hungaria F.C. at Starlight Park Grounds 4-3 Giants W *confirmed complete
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