Kearny Celtic
Football club
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The Kearny Irish was an American soccer club based in Kearny, New Jersey; it was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League. Commonly known as the Irish-Americans, the club was renamed the Kearny Celtic prior to the 1942/43 season.[1] The team returned to their original name before the 1949/50 season.[2] In 1944, the club won the Lewis Cup.
Full nameKearny Irish American Football Club
NicknamesThe Bhoys, The Hoops
Founded1933; 85 years ago
GroundHarvey Field
Kearny, NJ
Kearny, NJ
| Full name | Kearny Irish American Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | The Bhoys, The Hoops | ||
| Founded | 1933; 85 years ago | ||
| Ground | Harvey Field Kearny, NJ | ||
| Manager | Anthony Portelli | ||
| Coach | Santiago Formoso | ||
| League | North Jersey Soccer League | ||
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Due to mounting financial losses, the franchise was bought by the Newark Portuguese S.C. in early December 1951. Newark joined the ASL and carried on from the Irish-Americans' record of two wins, two losses and three ties.[3]
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933/34 | N/A | ASL | 1st | Champion (no playoff) | ? |
| 1934/35 | N/A | ASL | 9th | No playoff | ? |
| 1935/36 | N/A | ASL | 8th | No playoff | ? |
| 1936/37 | N/A | ASL | 4th, American | Did not qualify | ? |
| 1937/38 | N/A | ASL | 3rd, American | Semifinals | ? |
| 1938/39 | N/A | ASL | 3rd, American | 1st Round | ? |
| 1939/40 | N/A | ASL | 5th | No playoff | ? |
| 1940/41 | N/A | ASL | 10th | No playoff | ? |
| 1941/42 | N/A | ASL | 8th | No playoff | ? |
| 1942/43 | N/A | ASL | 7th | No playoff | ? |
| 1943/44 | N/A | ASL | 6th | No playoff | ? |
| 1944/45 | N/A | ASL | 7th | No playoff | ? |
| 1945/46 | N/A | ASL | 3rd | No playoff | ? |
| 1946/47 | N/A | ASL | 7th | No playoff | ? |
| 1947/48 | N/A | ASL | 9th | No playoff | ? |
| 1948/49 | N/A | ASL | 7th | Did not qualify | ? |
| 1949/50 | N/A | ASL | 2nd | No playoff | ? |
| 1950/51 | N/A | ASL | 3rd? | No playoff | ? |
| 1951/52 | N/A | ASL | Played seven games | N/A | N/A |
