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. McGolrick Field Brooklyn, New York
I.R.T. Rangers McGolrick Field Brooklyn, New York
New York Giants Starlight Park Grounds The Bronx, New York
Newark F.C. Ironbound Field Newark, New Jersey
Newark Portuguese Ironbound Field Newark, New Jersey
Victoria Hungaria F.C. Starlight Park Grounds The Bronx, New York

Changes

  • Hispano F.C. relocate primary venue from Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York to McGolrick Field in Brooklyn, New York.
  • I.R.T. Rangers relocate from Olympic Park in Clifton, New Jersey to McGolrick Field in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Newark F.C. relocate from Starlight Park Grounds in The Bronx, New York to Ironbound Field in Newark, New Jersey.
  • Newark Portuguese join, playing at Ironbound Field in Newark, New Jersey.
  • Philadelphia Centennials fold.
  • New York Celtics fold during first half of 1928-29 season.
  • 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. Seven Seven
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 Nine Nine
Victoria Hungaria F.C. Six Six
Hakoah All-Stars Four Four
Hispano F.C. One One
I.R.T. Rangers One One
Kings County, New York Brooklyn, New York Ebbets Field Hakoah All-Stars Two Two
McGolrick Field I.R.T. Rangers Four Four
Hispano F.C. Two Two
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Lewisohn Stadium Hakoah All-Stars One One
Queens County, New York Queens, New York Steinway Oval Hispano F.C. One One
Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division Essex County, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Ironbound Field Newark Portuguese Five Five
Newark F.C. Four Four
Total 47 47

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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