| Club: | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks |
| Season: | 1991 |
| Stadium: | Newark Memorial Stadium |
| League: | APSL |
| League Result: | Conference: 2nd Overall: 2nd |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Dan Van Voorhis |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: | Laurie Calloway |
| League Topscorer: | Townsend Qin (6) [1] |
| Cup1: | APSL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Champions |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Did not enter |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 1990 |
| Nextseason: | 1992 |
The 1991 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season was the club's second in the American Professional Soccer League and their third season overall. The Blackhawks finishedwith the second-best overall record and went on to win the championship, beating the Albany Capitals in the finals.[2]
The 1991 squad[3]
See main article: 1991 American Professional Soccer League.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | H | 1–0 (aet) | |
| May 15, 1991 | Vancouver 86ers (CSL) | H | 1–0 | Qin |
| May 26, 1991 | Miami Freedom | H | 4–0 | Baicher, Salazar, Kinnear, Fry |
| June 1, 1991 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | H | 4–1 | Holocher, Martin, Qin (2) |
| June 7, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | A | 0–0* | |
| June 9, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | A | 2–1 | Bravo, Baicher |
| June 15, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | A | 3–1 | Bravo, Van Rheenen, Lilavois |
| June 21, 1991 | Albany Capitals | H | 1–0 | Wynalda |
| June 28, 1991 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 2–1 | Qin, Holocher |
| June 29, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1–1* | Isaacs |
| July 3, 1991 | Albany Capitals | A | 1–2 | Salazar |
| July 6, 1991 | Maryland Bays | H | 3–1 | Fry (2), Baicher |
| July 12, 1991 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 1–0 | Fry |
| July 20, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 0–0* | |
| July 27, 1991 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | A | 1–1* | Qin |
| July 30, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | H | 1–0@ | |
| August 10, 1991 | Maryland Bays | A | 1–2 | Balboa |
| August 11, 1991 | Miami Freedom | A | 2–1 | Balboa (2) |
| August 18, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | H | 1–2 (aet) | Fry |
| August 23, 1991 | Salt Lake Sting | A | 1–0@ | |
| August 26, 1991 | Colorado Foxes | H | 2–2* | Qin, Salazar |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 1–0 (aet) | Kinnear |
| September 14, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1–0 (aet) | |
| September 22, 1991 | Albany Capitals | A | 1–3 | Van Rheenen |
| September 28, 1991 | Albany Capitals | H | 2–0 | Qin, Balboa |
| September 28, 1991 | Albany Capitals | H | 1–0# | |
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | WN | WE | WS | LN | LE | LS | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland Bays | 21 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 158 | |
| 2 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 21 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 126 | |
| 3 | Colorado Foxes | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 111 | |
| 4 | Salt Lake Sting | 20 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 33 |