The Globe - Bethlehem
April 4, 1918
RECALLING SOCCER HISTORY

During the season 1916-17 the Bethlehem Steel soccer team after going through a most successful season, suffered one severe setback when robbed of the National Cup. In the final for the National Cup, the Steel Workers lost to the Fall River Rovers, one goal to none, played on neutral grounds. The Fall River aggregation scored the lone tally in the first minute of play. However, besides being finalists for the national Cup, the Steel Workers were winners in the final with the West Hudson of Newark for the American Cup. The games played during the season and the results was as follows:

     

Goals for

Goals against

Sept. 9

Forh Hein

Exhibition

5

1

Sept. 23

West Hudson F. C.

Exhibition

7

0

Sept. 30

Allentown F. C.

Exhibition

2

0

Oct. 7

Pick of Blue Mt. League

Exhibition

7

1

Oct. 12

New Bedford F. C.

Exhibition

3

0

Oct. 13

Pan Americans F. C.

Exhibition

4

0

Oct. 14

J. P. Coats F. C.

Exhibition

3

2

Oct. 21

Scottish Americans

Exhibition

2

0

Oct. 28

Putmans of Phila.

A. F. A. Cup 1st round

6

1

Oct. 29

Scottish Americans

Exhibition

2

0

Nov. 4

Babcock & Wilcox F. C.

Exhibition

4

1

Nov. 7

New York F. C.

Exhibition

3

2

Nov. 11

Veteran A. A.

Nat. Cup 1st round

5

0

Nov. 19

Dublin F. C.

Exhibition

5

0

Nov. 25

Babcock & Wilcox

Exhibition

3

2

Nov. 30

New York I. R. T.

Exhibition

7

0

Dec. 2

New Bedford F. C.

Exhibition

2

1

Dec. 9

Disston A. A.

A. F. A. Cup 2nd round

2

0

Dec. 23

All Chicago

Exhibition

2

1

Dec. 24

All St. Louis

Exhibition

1

3

Dec. 25

Ben Millers of St. Louis

Exhibition

2

2

Jan. 6

Brooklyn Celtic

Nat. Cup 2nd round

3

1

Jan. 13

Pick of American League

Exhibition

6

1

Jan. 20

Pick of Blue Mt. League

Exhibition

0

0

Jan. 28

New York F. C.

A. F. A. Cup 3rd round

2

1

Feb. 4

West Hudson F. C.

Nat. Cup 3rd round

2

0

Feb 17

Hibernians F. C.

Exhibition

6

0

Feb. 24

All Bethlehem

Exhibition

7

0

Mar. 3

Homestead of Pittsburgh

Nat. Cup 4th round

2

1

Mar. 11

Clan McDonald

Semi Final, Amer. Cup

5

0

Mar. 17

Hibernians

Exhibition

9

1

Mar. 31

Univ. of Pennsylvania

Exhibition

4

0

Apr. 7

Ben Millers, of St. Louis

Exhibition

2

0

Apr. 9

Veteran F. C.

Exhibition

4

2

Apr. 21

Joliet of Joliet Ill

Semi Final, Nat. Cup

6

0

May 5

Fall River Rovers

Final Nat. Cup, neutral grds

0

1

May 13

W. H. of Newark

Final Amer. Cup neutral grds.

7

0

     

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