1922–23 Fall River F.C. season explained

Club:	Fall River F.C.
Season:	1922–23
Owner:	Sam Mark
Stadium:	Mark's Stadium
League:	American Soccer League
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	National Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:	Second Round; Eastern Division Southern New England Division
League Topscorer:	Harold Brittan (19)
Largest Win:	6 goals 6-0 vs. Philadelphia F.C. (25 February 1923)
Largest Loss:	5 goals 1-6 at Bethlehem Steel F.C. (31 March 1923)
American:	y
Prevseason:	1921–22
Nextseason:	1923–24

The 1922–23 Fall River F.C. season was the first season for the club^[1] after the Fall River United franchise was purchased and relaunched by Sam Mark. The club continued to play in the American Soccer League and finished the season in 3rd place.

American Soccer League

Date	Opponents^[2]	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
8 October 1922	J. & P. Coats F.C.	H	0-1
22 October 1922	New York S.C.	H	2-4	Brittan, Pepper
29 October 1922	Harrison S.C.	A	2-1	Lorimer, Reid
12 November 1922	Harrison S.C.	H	2-1	Lorimer, Brittan
19 November 1922	Paterson F.C.	H	0-0
25 November 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	H	2-0	Reid (2)
26 November 1922	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	A	3-1	Millar (3)
3 December 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	H	2-0	Lorimer, Brittan
10 December 1922	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	0-0
17 December 1922	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	5-0	Brittan (2), 'Bunt' Munroe, Drummond (2)
24 December 1922	Harrison S.C.	H	5-2	Brittan (2), Reid (2), 'Bunt' Munroe
31 December 1922	J. & P. Coats F.C.	H	3-2	Reid, Wouterez, Brittan
20 January 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	A	2-3	Brittan, Reid
4 February 1923	Paterson F.C.	H	0-2
25 February 1923	Philadelphia F.C.	H	6-0	Reid (2), Kershaw (3), own goal
4 March 1923	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	1-0	Drummond
11 March 1923	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	1-1	Brittan
17 March 1923	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	1-3	Dalrymple
24 March 1923	Philadelphia F.C.	A	1-0	Reid
31 March 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	A	1-6	Brittan
7 April 1923	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	1-2	Reid
8 April 1923	Paterson F.C.	A	0-2
15 April 1923	New York S.C.	A	3-1	Brittan (3)
19 April 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	1-1	Brittan	5,000
22 April 1923	Harrison S.C.	H	3-1	Lorimer, Brittan, Wouterez
6 May 1923	New York S.C.	A	2-2	Brittan (2)
13 May 1923	New York S.C.	H	3-0	Brittan, Reid (2)
20 May 1923	Paterson F.C.	H	1-0	McPherson

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1	J. & P. Coats F.C.	28	21	2	5	68	30	+38	44
2	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	28	18	6	4	59	26	+33	42
3	Fall River F.C.	28	15	5	8	53	36	+17	35
4	New York S.C.	23	10	4	9	53	42	+11	24
5	Paterson F.C.	20	9	4	7	38	31	+7	22
6	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	25	5	5	15	24	52	-28	15
7	Harrison S.C.	23	4	2	17	26	56	-30	10
8	Philadelphia F.C.	25	3	2	20	24	72	-48	8

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

National Challenge Cup

Date	Round	Opponents^[4]	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
14 October 1922	First Round; Eastern Division Southern New England District	J. & P. Coats 2nd F.C.	H	4-0	Clarke, Lorimer, Cairney, Brittan
4 November 1922	Second Round; Eastern Division Southern New England District	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	3-1	Brittan

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Book: Jose, Colin . The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921-1931 . 1998 . . Lanham, Maryland . 978-0810834293 .
• Book: Cahill . Thomas W. . Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23 . 1922 . Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. . New York .
• Book: Cahill . Thomas W. . Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24 . 1923 . Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. . New York .

Footnotes

Notes and References

1. Book: Cahill . Thomas W. . Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24 . 1923 . Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. . New York . 61 .
2. Book: Cahill . Thomas W. . Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24 . 1923 . Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. . New York . 61–63 .
3. Book: Cahill . Thomas W. . Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24 . 1923 . Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. . New York . 57 .
4. Book: Cahill . Thomas W. . Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24 . 1923 . Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. . New York . 21–25 .