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Falco F.C.
1921-22 season
OwnerFarr Alpaca Company
ManagerCharley Burnett
StadiumFarr Alpaca Athletic Field
American Soccer League7th
National Challenge CupSemifinals; Eastern Division
New England District
Northern Massachusetts and New Hampshire State CupWinners
Top goalscorerJimmy Downie (7)
Biggest win6 goals
8-2 at Hartford F.C.
(5 November 1921)
Biggest defeat7 goals
0-7 at Harrison S.C.
(26 December 1921)

The 1921–22 season was Falco F.C.'s first and only season in the American Soccer League.

Falco F.C. finished last in the league. The club withdrew from the league after the season and the ASL franchise was taken over by Adolph Buslik, owner and manager of Paterson F.C.[1]

American Soccer League

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Date Opponents H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
17 September 1921 Fall River F.C. A 3-2 E. Logan, Downie, J. Brown 1,100
24 September 1921 Fall River F.C. H 0-2
1 October 1921 Celtic F.C. H 3-1[note 1]
8 October 1921 Harrison S.C. H 1-3 Downie
9 October 1921 Todd Shipyards F.C. A 0-0
22 October 1921 Philadelphia F.C. A 1-5 Downie
29 October 1921 Todd Shipyards F.C. H 1-4 Downie
30 October 1921 New York F.C. A 0-0
19 November 1921 New York F.C. H 0-4
3 December 1921 Philadelphia F.C. H 3-5 A. Moir (2), Downie
17 December 1921 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 1-3 William Dowdall
26 December 1921 Harrison S.C. A 0-7
1 January 1922 New York F.C. A 2-3 Walt Dowdall, Downie
12 March 1922 J. & P. Coats F.C. A 1-1 Walt Dowdall
18 March 1922 Harrison S.C. H 1-2 J. Brown
25 March 1922 Philadelphia F.C. A 0-5
26 March 1922 Todd Shipyards F.C. A 0-4
15 April 1922 J. & P. Coats F.C. H 0-2
19 April 1922 Todd Shipyards F.C. H 3-6 Walt Dowdall, William Dowdall, Downie
22 April 1922 Philadelphia F.C. H 0-3
13 May 1922 New York F.C. H 0-3
14 May 1922 Fall River F.C. H forfeit win[note 2][2]
14 May 1922 Fall River F.C. A forfeit loss[note 3][3]
  1. ^ Game removed from standings after Jersey City forfeited their franchise in December.
  2. ^ Game forfeited to Falco F.C. at meeting of ASL on 14 May 1922.
  3. ^ Game forfeited to Fall River at meeting of ASL on 14 May 1922.
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Philadelphia F.C. 24 17 4 3 72 36 +36 38
2 New York F.C. 24 14 5 5 59 33 +26 33
3 Todd Shipyards F.C. 24 12 5 7 56 37 +19 29
4 Harrison S.C. 24 8 7 8 45 44 +1 23
5 J. & P. Coats F.C. 23 9 5 9 34 40 -6 23
6 Fall River F.C. 24 5 1 18 28 57 -29 11
7 Falco F.C. 22 2 3 17 17 64 -47 7
n/a Celtic F.C. 5 0 0 5 5 24 -19 0

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

National Challenge Cup

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Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
16 October 1921 First Round; Eastern Division
Western New England District
Manchester F.C. A 2-0
5 November 1921 Second Round; Eastern Division
Western New England District
Hartford F.C. A 8-2
26 November 1921 Third Round; Eastern Division
Connecticut and Western New England District
St. George F.C. A 5-2 Downie, Hall, J. Brown (3)
24 December 1921 Fourth Round; Eastern Division
New England District
J. & P. Coats F.C. A 4-3 Smith, A. Gray, Downie (2)
5 February 1922 Semifinals; Eastern Division
New England District
Abbot Worsted F.C. at Pawtucket 1-3 Downie 4,000

Northern Massachusetts and New Hampshire State Cup

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Date Round Opponents H/A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
22 October 1921 First Round bye
12 November 1921 Second Round Chicopee Rovers ? 4-0
10 December 1921[4] Third Round Whitin Machine Works F.C. A 4-2 Bingham (own goal); Smith; ?; ? 350
? Semifinals G.E. Thistle at Lawrence, Mass. 6-1
29 April 1922 Final Abbot Worsted F.C. at Quincy, Mass. 1-1
6 June 1922 Final (replay) Abbot Worsted F.C. ? 3-2

Notes and references

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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. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
  • 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.
Footnotes
  1. ^ "English Women's Socker Team Arrives Today for Yankee Invasion". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 22, 1922. p. 28.
  2. ^ 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. p. 62.
  3. ^ 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. p. 62.
  4. ^ "Whitins Lose in Third Round of State Cup Competition". The Whitin Spindle. Vol. 3, no. 5. Whitinsville, Massachusetts. December 1921. p. 10.