Philadelphia Hibernian Explained

Philadelphia Hibernian, also known as Hibernian F.C.,^[1] was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team which played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

Philadelphia Hibernian was described as one of the leading teams in the East and were champions of Pennsylvania in five of the previous seven seasons.^[2] Hibernian finished fourth with a 1-3-1 record when it entered the newly established Eastern Soccer League in 1909. The league collapsed in 1910. In 1913, Hibernian won the Pennsylvania Soccer League title.^[3] They spent the 1914-1915 season in the American League of Philadelphia, going to the championship game where they lost 6-1 to Bethlehem Steel.^[4] They continued to play in the ALP in 1915-1916. They won the 1920-1921 Allied American Football Association title.^[5]

Record

Year	League	FinishLeague	American Cup	National Challenge Cup
1909-1910	ESL	4th	?	N/A
1910-1911	?	?	Runner Up	N/A
1911-1912	?	?	?	N/A
1912-1913	PSL	1st	Semifinal	N/A
1913-1914	?	?	Semifinal	?
1914-1915	ALP	2nd	?	?
1915-1916	ALP	?	First round	Third round
1916-1917	?	?	?	?
1917-1918	?	?	?	?
1918-1919	?	?	?	?
1919-1920	?	?	?	?
1920-1921	AAFA	1st	Third round	First round

Honors

American Cup

• Runner Up (1): 1911

League Championship

• Winner (1): 1913

Notable players

• Bart McGhee
• Thomas Swords

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028130630/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl021917.html February 19, 1917 The Globe
2. "Two Members Of The Philadelphia Hibernian". (December 12, 1909). The Inter Ocean, p.26 col.3-5
3. "Haverford May Cop Soccer Title". (March 31, 1913). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.13 col.1
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028130459/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl032915.html March 29, 1915 The Globe
5. "Healey Re-Elected Soccer President". (May 29, 1921). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.18bc col.6