1921–22 Falco F.C. season
Falco F.C. 1921-22 soccer season
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The 1921–22 season was Falco F.C.'s first and only season in the American Soccer League.
| 1921-22 season | |
|---|---|
| |
| Owner | Farr Alpaca Company |
| Manager | Charley Burnett |
| Stadium | Farr Alpaca Athletic Field |
| American Soccer League | 7th |
| National Challenge Cup | Semifinals; Eastern Division New England District |
| Northern Massachusetts and New Hampshire State Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Downie (7) |
| Biggest win | 6 goals 8-2 at Hartford F.C. (5 November 1921) |
| Biggest defeat | 7 goals 0-7 at Harrison S.C. (26 December 1921) |
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
| 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] |
| 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
| 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
| 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 |