1922–23 American Soccer League Explained

Competition:	American Soccer League -1922–23 Season-
Season:	1922–23
Winners:	J & P Coats^[1]
League Topscorer:	Daniel McNiven (28)
Nextseason:	1923–24

Sam Mark took over the failing Fall River United at the end of the 1921-22 season and relaunched the club as the Fall River F.C. this season. Also, following the 1921-22 season, the Philadelphia F.C. club was transferred "back" to Bethlehem as the reorganized Bethlehem Steel F.C. and a new team was organized in Philadelphia to take its place.^[2]

Statistics of American Soccer League in season 1922–23.

League standings

Place	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	J & P Coats F.C.	28	21	2	5	68	30	44
2		28	18	6	4	59	26	42
3	Fall River F.C.	28	15	5	8	53	36	35
4	New York S.C.	23	10	4	9	53	42	24
5		20	9	4	7	38	31	22
6		25	5	5	15	24	52	15
7		21	4	2	17	26	56	10
8		25	3	2	20	24	72	8

Goals leaders

Rank	Scorer	Club	Games	Goals
1	Daniel McNiven	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	22	28
2	Tommy Fleming	J. & P. Coats F.C.	26	22
3	Harold Brittan	Fall River F.C.	23	19
4	Frank McKenna	Paterson F.C.	14	14
5	William Shepard	J. & P. Coats F.C.	18	13
	Johnny Reid	Fall River F.C.	26	13
7	Bart McGhee	New York S.C.	21	11
	Archie Stark	New York S.C.	23	11
9	Tommy Duggan	Paterson F.C.	19	9
	Percy Andrews	Philadelphia F.C.	24	9
11	William Neilson	J. & P. Coats F.C.	16	7
	Edward McAusian	New York S.C.	16	7
13	Jimmy Easton	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	3	6
	Davey Brown		20	6
	Jack Rattray	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	20	6
	Jimmy McGhee	Philadelphia F.C.	22	6
17	Willie Crilley	New York S.C.	5	5
	Albert Mitchell	New York S.C.	7	5
	Charles Lappin	J. & P. Coats F.C.	16	5
	Joseph Ingram	Harrison S.C.	20	5

Notes and References

1. "Coats Eleven Awarded American Soccer Title". (June 11, 1923). Brooklyn Daily Times, p.14 col.5
2. News: . "Boot the Ball" in Philadelphia Today . The Globe . Bethlehem, Pa. . 1922-10-07.