1938–39 American Soccer League
Football league season
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Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1938â39.[1][2]
Metropolitan Division
| Season | 1938â39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Scots-Americans |
| Premiers | Brookhattan |
| Top goalscorer | Bert Patenaude (24) |
â 1937â38 1939â40 â
All statistics correct as of August 2, 2019. | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scots Americans | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 34 | 30 |
| St. Mary's Celtic | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 46 | 26 |
| Passon Phillies | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 53 | 23 |
| New York Americans | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 50 | 22 |
| Trenton Highlanders | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 74 | 14 |
| Baltimore Germans | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 53 | 87 | 9 |
Source: [3]
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhattan F.C. | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 41 | 30 |
| Philadelphia German-American | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 33 | 28 |
| Irish Americans | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 47 | 28 |
| Brooklyn Hispano F.C. | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 46 | 27 |
| Baltimore S.C. | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 20 |
| Bethlehem Hungarian | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 78 | 7 |
Playoffs
First round
- Philadelphia German-American defeated Brooklyn St. Mary's 3â0
- Philadelphia Passon defeated Kearny Irish 3â0
Semifinals
- Kearny Scots defeated Brookhattan 4â2, 1â1
- Philadelphia German-American defeated Philadelphia Passon 3â2
Championship finals
- Kearny Scots defeated Philadelphia German-American, 3â2, 4â2
New England Division
| Season | 1938â39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lusitania Recreation |
â 1937â38 1939â40 â
All statistics correct as of August 2, 2019. | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lusitania Recreation | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 18[a] |
| 2 | Ludlow Lusitano | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 13 |
| 3 | Swedish-Americans | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8[a] |
| 4 | Boston Celts | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 3 |
- Final formal standings available on January 6. No league matches were played from late November through February. All scheduled league games during this time were canceled or postponed due to weather. Following that, Lusitania played two more games, one against Boston on March 5th and one against Swedish-Americans on March 12th to clinch the league championship. Goal totals for the Boston-Lucy Recs match are included but goal totals aren't known for the Lucy Recs-Swedish Americans match.