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 |
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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 |
144 |
25 |