1925–26 American Soccer League

Statistics of American Soccer League in season 1925–26.

American Soccer League
-1924–25 Season-
Season1924–25
ChampionsFall River F.C. (3rd title)
Lewis CupNew Bedford Whalers
Top goalscorerAndy Stevens (44)

Overview

In June 1925, the league admitted the Shawsheen Indians, winners of the 1924–25 National Challenge Cup.[1] 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 F.C. 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[Note 1] 44 11 3 30 33 89 25 .284
11 Philadelphia[Note 2] 44 8 3 33 41 150 19 .215
12 Newark Skeeters 38 5 6 27 30 124 15 .202
  1. Shawsheen 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)
  2. Philadelphia forfeited 3 games: Bethlehem (1); Boston (1); Indiana (1)

Lewis Cup

The American Soccer League ran its second league cup during the season. The winners were awarded the H.E. Lewis Cup.[2]

Bracket
May 16–17
2-legged aggregate 		May 22–23
2-legged aggregate
          
MA New Bedford Whalers 6 2 8
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 Whalers5–1New York Giants
Andrew Burnett 8' (o.g.)
Neil Turner 14'
Robert Hosie 22' (o.g.)
Neil Turner
Andy Stevens 		Charlie Kelly (pen.)
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Referee: Mose Bloom


New York Giants3–0New Bedford Whalers (MA)
Cecil Bremner
Davey Brown 65'
Tommy Duggan 70'
The Oval, New York, New York
Referee: Mose Bloom

New Bedford wins Lewis Cup, 5–4, on aggregate.

Goals leaders
Rank Scorer Club Games Goals
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 F.C. 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 F.C. 32 21
Mike McLeavy New Bedford Whalers 35 21
12 Tucker Croft Fall River F.C. 31 19
Herbert Carlsson Indiana Flooring 36 19
Dougie Campbell Fall River F.C. 41 19
15 Billy Adam J&P Coats 30 18
Jerry Best New Bedford Whalers 41 18
17 Frank McKenna Fall River F.C. 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 F.C. 21 10
Bobby Drummond J&P Coats 20 10
Johnny Ballantyne Boston Soccer Club 21 10

References
  1. MEETING OF SOCCER LEAGUE
  2. "USA History: The Lewis Cup". Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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