1925–26 American Soccer League
1925–26 American Soccer League
| Season | 1924–25 |
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| Champions | Fall River Marksmen (3rd title) |
| Lewis Cup | New Bedford Whalers |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Stevens (44) |
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← 1924–25
1926–27 →
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Statistics of American Soccer League in season 1925–26.
| Season | 1924–25 |
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| Champions | Fall River Marksmen (3rd title) |
| Lewis Cup | New Bedford Whalers |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Stevens (44) |
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← 1924–25
1926–27 →
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Overview
In June 1925, the league admitted the Shawsheen Indians, winners of the 1924–25 National Challenge Cup.[3]The team was owned by William Madison Wood who also owned the American Woolen Company. The team began on a high note, goings 10-4-1 through its first fifteen games. However, in mid-December it experienced a reversal of form, going 1-10-2. When Wood died in February, the team withdrew from the league and disbanded.
Beginning on September 12, 1925, the American Soccer League began a forty-four game schedule which ended on May 31, 1926. The league introduced an innovation this season. Previously winners were selected on cumulative points. With many teams not completing all their scheduled games, the league adopted an approach similar to professional baseball which used a win percentage to determine its champions. However, rather than calculating a win-lose percentage, the American Soccer League calculated the percentage of points won versus the number of points available.
League standings
| Place | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall River Marksmen | 44 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 143 | 52 | 72 | .819 |
| 2 | New Bedford Whalers | 44 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 119 | 70 | 61 | .693 |
| 3 | Boston | 42 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 65 | 53 | .634 |
| 4 | Bethlehem Steel | 35 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 115 | 58 | 52 | .616 |
| 5 | Providence | 39 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 90 | 62 | 47 | .602 |
| 6 | Indiana Flooring | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 83 | 81 | 42 | .500 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 71 | 39 | .487 |
| 8 | J & P Coats | 40 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 91 | 37 | .474 |
| 9 | New York Giants | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 90 | 32 | .432 |
| 10 | Shawsheen Indians[1] | 44 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 89 | 25 | .284 |
| 11 | Philadelphia[2] | 44 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 41 | 150 | 19 | .215 |
| 12 | Newark Skeeters | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 124 | 15 | .202 |
Lewis Cup
The American Soccer League ran its second league cup during the season. The winners were awarded the H.E. Lewis Cup.[4]
Bracket
| May 16–17 2-legged aggregate |
May 22–23 2-legged aggregate |
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| MA | New Bedford Whalers | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
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| RI | Providence | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| MA | New Bedford Whalers | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| NY | New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| NY | New York Giants | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
Final
New Bedford wins Lewis Cup, 5–4, on aggregate.
Goals leaders
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Games | Goals |
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| 1 | Andy Stevens | New Bedford Whalers | 39 | 44 |
| 2 | Archie Stark | Bethlehem Steel | 37 | 43 |
| 3 | Bobby Blair | Boston Soccer Club | 33 | 36 |
| 4 | Tec White | Fall River Marksmen | 39 | 33 |
| 5 | John Nelson | Brooklyn Wanderers | 27 | 30 |
| 6 | Davey Brown | New York Giants | 26 | 28 |
| 7 | Bart McGhee | Indiana Flooring | 38 | 25 |
| 8 | Tommy Florie | Providence F.C. | 38 | 22 |
| 9 | Jim Purvis | Bethlehem Steel | 22 | 21 |
| Harold Brittan | Fall River Marksmen | 32 | 21 | |
| Mike McLeavy | New Bedford Whalers | 35 | 21 | |
| 12 | Tucker Croft | Fall River Marksmen | 31 | 19 |
| Herbert Carlsson | Indiana Flooring | 36 | 19 | |
| Dougie Campbell | Fall River Marksmen | 41 | 19 | |
| 15 | Billy Adam | J&P Coats | 30 | 18 |
| Jerry Best | New Bedford Whalers | 41 | 18 | |
| 17 | Frank McKenna | Fall River Marksmen | 34 | 16 |
| 18 | Bob Millar | Indiana Flooring | 28 | 15 |
| 19 | Billy Hogg | Providence F.C. | 23 | 14 |
| Neil Turner | New Bedford Whalers | 32 | 14 | |
| 21 | Bobby Curtis | Providence F.C. | 30 | 13 |
| 22 | Barney Battles, Jr. | Boston Soccer Club | 20 | 12 |
| 23 | Jack Renfrew | Providence F.C. | 26 | 11 |
| Andy Straden | Shawsheen Indians | 31 | 11 | |
| Malcolm Goldie | Bethlehem Steel | 31 | 11 | |
| Alec Lorimer | Shawsheen Indians | 33 | 11 | |
| 27 | Bill Westwater | Boston Soccer Club | 20 | 10 |
| Johnny Reid | Fall River Marksmen | 21 | 10 | |
| Bobby Drummond | J&P Coats | 20 | 10 | |
| Johnny Ballantyne | Boston Soccer Club | 21 | 10 |
References
[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgShawsheen withdrew after 29 games (11-3-15). Their remaining fifteen games were counted as forfeits and their scheduled opponents received one point each. Forfeited games: Bethlehem Steel (2); Brooklyn (2); Indiana (1); J&P Coats (2); Newark (2); New Bedford (1); New York (2); Philadelphia (2); Providence (1)
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[2]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgPhiladelphia forfeited 3 games: Bethlehem (1); Boston (1); Indiana (1)
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