1922–23 J. & P. Coats F.C. season

J. & P. Coats F.C.

1922–23 season
Stadium	Coats Field
American Soccer League	Winners
National Challenge Cup	Final; Eastern Division
American Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Tommy Fleming (22)
Biggest win	6 goals 6-0 vs. Ansonia F.C. (23 December 1922) 6-0 vs. Crompton F.C. (???)
Biggest defeat	2 goals 0-2 vs. New York S.C. (21 October 1922) 1-3 at New York S.C. (20 May 1923)

The 1922–23 J. & P. Coats F.C. season was the second season for the club in the American Soccer League. The club won the league.

American Soccer League

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
8 October 1922	Fall River F.C.	A	1-0	Gallagher
21 October 1922	New York S.C.	H	0-2
28 October 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	A	3-0	Gallagher, Lappin, Fleming
29 October 1922	Paterson F.C.	A	1-2	Fleming
11 November 1922	Harrison S.C.	H	0-0
18 November 1922	Paterson F.C.	H	3-2	Neilson, Gallagher, Fleming
2 December 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	H	3-1	Neilson, Shepard, Fleming
9 December 1922	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	2-1	McIntosh, Lappin	4,000
16 December 1922	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	5-3	Neilson, Shepard, Fleming (2), Gilmore
31 December 1922	Fall River F.C.	A	2-3	Neilson, Fleming
6 January 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	A	1-1	Fleming	5,000
20 January 1923	Philadelphia F.C.	A	6-2	McIntosh, Neilson, Shepard, Lappin, Fleming, McAvoy
21 January 1923	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	A	3-0	Gallagher, Lappin, Fleming
24 February 1923	Philadelphia F.C.	H	3-2	McIntosh, Lappin, Fleming
10 March 1923	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	3-0	Neilson, Gallagher, Fleming
17 March 1923	Fall River F.C.	H	3-1	Fleming (2), Gilmore
31 March 1923	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	1-0	Fleming
7 April 1923	Fall River F.C.	H	2-1	Neilson, Fleming
8 April 1923	Harrison S.C.	A	1-0	Morley
14 April 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	1-0	Gilmore
21 April 1923	Harrison S.C.	H	6-1	Shepard (3), Fleming (2), A. G. Bell
22 April 1923	New York S.C.	A	2-1	Fleming (2)
12 May 1923	New York S.C.	H	5-1	Shepard (4), Fleming
13 May 1923	Harrison S.C.	H	3-1	Fleming, Adam (2)
19 May 1923	Paterson F.C.	H	5-2	Shepard (3), Adam (2)
20 May 1923	New York S.C.	A	1-3	William
2 June 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	A	forfeit loss[note 1][1]
3 June 1923	Paterson F.C.	A	2-0	McAvoy, Gilmore

1. Game forfeited to Bethlehem Steel F.C. at meeting of ASL on 10 June 1923.

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
14 October 1922	First Round; Eastern Division Southern New England District	Saylesville F.C.	H	3-2	McIntosh, Lappin (2)
4 November 1922	Second Round; Eastern Division Southern New England District	Fall River F.C.	H	3-1	Lappin (2), Morley
25 November 1922	Third Round; Eastern Division Southern New England District	Greystone Veterans F.C.	H	4-0
23 December 1922	Fourth Round; Eastern Division New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Connecticut District	Ansonia F.C.	H	6-0
3 January 1923	Semifinals; Eastern Division New England District	Abbot Worsted F.C.	A	1-0	Gallagher
25 March 1923	Final; Eastern Division	Paterson F.C.	at Harrison Oval	2-3	Neilson (2)

American Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
???	First Round	Prospect Hill F.C.	?	3-2
???	Second Round	Greystone Veterans F.C.	?	6-1
???	Third Round	Crompton F.C.	?	6-0
???	Fourth Round	Saylesville F.C.	?	forfeit win
29 April 1923	Semifinal	Fore River F.C.	at Kinsley Park	4-0	Bethune, Gallagher, Fleming, McAvoy
6 May 1923	Final	Fleisher Yarn F.C.	at Mark's Stadium	0-2

Exhibitions

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
30 September 1922	Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.	H	4-4

Notes and references

Bibliography

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

Footnotes

1. "A Swing Along Athletic Row". The Globe. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. June 11, 1921.