Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1923-1924

Bethlehem won the American Cup but was eliminated from the National Cup and came in second place in the ASL with an 18-6-4 record. Daniel McNiven was the leading scorer for the ASL, Jimmy Eston was 13th and John Rattray was 15th. Findlay Kerr and Billy Highfield were first and second leading goalkeepers, respectively.

Below are newspaper accounts of the Bethelehem Steel Soccer Club during their 1923-1924 season:

• August 8, 1923 -- Dave Carson joins team
  
• August 13, 1923 -- Walter Jackson joins team
  
• August 15, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• September 5, 1923 -- practice starts
  
• September 10, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• September 17, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• September 18, 1923 -- American League schedule
  
• September 21, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• September 22, 1923 -- League notes
  
• September 24, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• September 24, 1923 -- first practice held
  
• September 26, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• October 2, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• October 4, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• October 6, 1923 -- James Cassidy signs
  
• October 8, 1923 -- vs. Wanderers, 1-1 [ASL]
  
• October 10, 1923 -- ALS notes
  
• October 10, 1923 -- New York preview
  
• October 11, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• October 12, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• October 12, 1923 -- New York preview
  
• October 13, 1923 -- vs. New York, 4-3 [ASL]
  
• October 15, 1923 -- vs. New York, 2-4 [ASL]
  
• October 15, 1923 -- Corner Kicks
  
• October 19, 1923 -- Kaywood preview
  
• October 22, 1923 -- vs. New York, 2-2 [ASL]; vs. Kaywood Catholic, 7-0 [1st round National Cup]
  
• October 29, 1923 -- vs. Wolfenden Shore, 3-1 [exhibition]
  
• October 30, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• October 31, 1923 -- Pearce may join Bethlehem
  
• November 1, 1923 -- Ratican back in soccer
  
• November 3, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• November 3, 1923 -- vs. New York, 5-1 [ASL]
  
• November 5, 1923 -- Corner Kicks
  
• November 6, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• November 8, 1923 -- standings
  
• November 10, 1923 -- vs. Fairhill, 7-0 [cup game]
  
• November 10, 1923 -- development of soccer in US
  
• November 13, 1923 -- vs. Philadelphia, 1-0 [ASL]
  
• November 14, 1923 -- Brooklyn preview
  
• November 15, 1923 -- Steel tied for 2nd
  
• November 16, 1923 -- Brooklyn preview
  
• November 19, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• November 19, 1923 -- National Cup draw
  
• November 19, 1923 -- vs. Brooklyn, 2-0 [ASL]
  
• November 20, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• November 23, 1923 -- League standings
  
• November 26, 1923 -- vs. Philadelphia, 2-1 [American Cup]
  
• November 27, 1923 -- Philadelphia preview
  
• November 27, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• November 28, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• November 30, 1923 -- Philadelphia preview
  
• December 1, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 3, 1923 -- Newark preview
  
• December 3, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 3, 1923 -- vs. Philadelphia, 5-0 [National Cup]
  
• December 5, 1923 -- Newark preview
  
• December 6, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 6, 1923 -- soccer notes
  
• December 7, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 8, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 10, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 10, 1923 -- vs. Newark, 2-0 [ASL]; vs. Newark, 4-3 [ASL]
  
• December 11, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 12, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 12, 1923 -- Ex-Steel Players with Fall River
  
• December 13, 1923 -- Oellerman Signs
  
• December 14, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 17, 1923 -- vs. Fall River, 1-0 [ASL]
  
• December 17, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 17, 1923 -- Sunday results
  
• December 19, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 20, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 20, 1923 -- New York preview
  
• December 21, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 21, 1923 -- Coats preview
  
• December 22, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 24, 1923 -- New York F. C. preview
  
• December 24, 1923 -- vs. Coats, 6-0 [ASL]
  
• December 24, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 26, 1923 -- vs. New York, 2-2 [National Cup, fourth round]
  
• December 27, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 29, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• December 31, 1923 -- The Year In Review
  
• December 31, 1923 -- vs. New York, 4-3 [National Cup, fourth round]
  
• December 31, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 1, 1924 -- National Cup news
  
• January 2, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 3, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 3, 1924 -- Pawtucket and Fall River preview
  
• January 7, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 7, 1924 -- vs. Coats, 1-0 [ASL]; vs. Fall River, 0-1 [ASL]
  
• January 7, 1924 -- soccer results
  
• January 8, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 9, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 9, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
  
• January 10, 1924 -- soccer notes
  
• January 11, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
  
• January 11, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 14, 1924 -- vs. Brooklyn, 3-0 [ASL]; vs. Bedford F. C., 6-1 [American Cup, 3rd round]
  
• January 15, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 16, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 16, 1924 -- Walter Jackson injured
  
• January 17, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 18, 1924 -- soccer gossip
  
• January 18, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 19, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 21, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 21, 1924 -- vs. N. Y. Nationals, 3-1 [ASL]
  
• January 22, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 23, 1924 -- corner kicks
  
• January 25, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 25, 1924 -- standings
  
• January 26, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 28, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 1-1 [Eastern semi-final National Cup]
  
• January 28, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• January 31, 1924 -- corner kicks
  
• January 31, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 1, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 4, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 4, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 6-0 [Eastern semi-final National Cup replay]
  
• February 4, 1924 -- National Cup final preview
  
• February 5, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 6, 1924 -- schedule
  
• February 8, 1924 -- dinner for players
  
• February 11, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 11, 1924 -- special train for big game
  
• February 18, 1924 -- vs. Philadelphia, 2-1 [ASL]
  
• February 18, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 20, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
  
• February 21, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 22, 1924 -- game cancelled
  
• February 23, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• February 26, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
  
• February 27, 1924 -- Newark preview
  
• February 29, 1924 -- schedule
  
• March 1, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 3, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 3-0 [ASL]
  
• March 4, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 4, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
  
• March 5, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
  
• March 6, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 6, 1924 -- Fall River preview
  
• March 6, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
  
• March 7, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 7, 1924 -- Fall River preview
  
• March 8, 1924 -- Fall River preview
  
• March 10, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 0-2 [National Cup, Eastern final]
  
• March 10, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 11, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 11, 1924 -- Coats preview
  
• March 12, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 13, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 17, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 17, 1924 -- vs. Coats, 1-1 [ASL]
  
• March 17, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
  
• March 18, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 20, 1924 -- Maxwell reinstated
  
• March 24, 1924 -- vs. Fleisher Yarn, 3-1 [American Cup]
  
• March 25, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 25, 1924 -- Games proposed in St. Louis
  
• March 25, 1924 -- Four teams join ASL
  
• March 27, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
  
• March 28, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
  
• March 29, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• March 31, 1924 -- vs. Coats, 2-3 [ASL]; vs. National Giants, 1-1 [ASL]
  
• March 31, 1924 -- Fall River vs. Vesper Buicks, 4-2 [National Cup final]
  
• March 31, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 1, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 1, 1924 -- Bethlehem to travel to St. Louis
  
• April 2, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 2, 1924 -- St. Louis preview
  
• April 2, 1924 -- Bethlehem comes to town -- Gillespie (Ill.) Area News
  
• April 3, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 5, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 7, 1924 -- vs. St. Louis, 3-2 [exhibition]; vs. St. Louis, 2-1 [exhibition]
  
• April 7, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 7, 1924 -- Praise for Bethlehem team in St. Louis papers
  
• April 8, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 9, 1924 -- Players home from St. Louis
  
• April 9, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 9, 1924 -- Bethlehem wins -- Gillespie (Ill.) Area News
  
• April 9, 1924 -- Editorial -- Gillespie (Ill.) Area News
  
• April 10, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 11, 1924 -- Philadelphia preview
  
• April 14, 1924 -- vs. Philadelphia, 4-1 [ASL]
  
• April 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 15, 1924 -- American Cup dispute
  
• April 16, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 18, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
  
• April 19, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 19, 1924 -- New York preview
  
• April 21, 1924 -- Fall River vs. Abbott-Worsted preview
  
• April 21, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• April 21, 1924 -- vs. New York, 1-0 [American Cup]
  
• April 21, 1924 -- American Cup game likely in NYC
  
• April 22, 1924 -- New York preview
  
• April 25, 1924 -- New York preview
  
• April 28, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• May 12, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 1-0 [American Cup final]
  
• May 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• May 16, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• May 16, 1924 -- Fall River preview
  
• May 19, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 0-3 [ASL]
  
• May 23, 1924 -- Newark preview
  
• May 26, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 4-2 [ALS]
  
• May 29, 1924 -- standings
  
• May 31, 1924 -- vs. Philadelphia, 2-0 [ASL]
  
• June 2, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 2-1 [ASL]
  
• June 4, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
  
• June 6, 1924 -- New York preview
  
• June 9, 1924 -- vs. New York, 4-1 [ASL]
  
• June 11, 1924 -- end-of-season summary