Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1923-1924

The club returned to playing in the ASL under the Bethlehem Steel name in 1923 and another team played under the name "Philadelphia Field Club."

Bethlehem won the American Cup but was eliminated from the National Cup and came in second place in the ASL with an 18-6-4 record. Daniel McNiven was the leading scorer for the ASL, Jimmy Eston was 13th and John Rattray was 15th. Findlay Kerr and Billy Highfield were first and second leading goalkeepers, respectively.

Below are newspaper accounts of the Bethelehem Steel Soccer Club during their 1923-1924 season:

August 8, 1923 -- Dave Carson joins team
August 13, 1923 -- Walter Jackson joins team
August 15, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 5, 1923 -- practice starts
September 10, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 17, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 18, 1923 -- American League schedule
September 21, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 22, 1923 -- League notes
September 24, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 24, 1923 -- first practice held
September 26, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 2, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 4, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 6, 1923 -- James Cassidy signs
October 8, 1923 -- vs. Wanderers, 1-1 [ASL]
October 10, 1923 -- ALS notes
October 10, 1923 -- New York preview
October 11, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 12, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 12, 1923 -- New York preview
October 13, 1923 -- vs. New York, 4-3 [ASL]
October 15, 1923 -- vs. New York, 2-4 [ASL]
October 15, 1923 -- Corner Kicks
October 19, 1923 -- Kaywood preview
October 22, 1923 -- vs. New York, 2-2 [ASL]; vs. Kaywood Catholic, 7-0 [1st round National Cup]
October 29, 1923 -- vs. Wolfenden Shore, 3-1 [exhibition]
October 30, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 31, 1923 -- Pearce may join Bethlehem
November 1, 1923 -- Ratican back in soccer
November 3, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 3, 1923 -- vs. New York, 5-1 [ASL]
November 5, 1923 -- Corner Kicks
November 6, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 8, 1923 -- standings
November 10, 1923 -- vs. Fairhill, 7-0 [cup game]
November 10, 1923 -- development of soccer in US
November 13, 1923 -- vs. Philadelphia, 1-0 [ASL]
November 14, 1923 -- Brooklyn preview
November 15, 1923 -- Steel tied for 2nd
November 16, 1923 -- Brooklyn preview
November 19, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 19, 1923 -- National Cup draw
November 19, 1923 -- vs. Brooklyn, 2-0 [ASL]
November 20, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 23, 1923 -- League standings
November 26, 1923 -- vs. Philadelphia, 2-1 [American Cup]
November 27, 1923 -- Philadelphia preview
November 27, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 28, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 30, 1923 -- Philadelphia preview
December 1, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 3, 1923 -- Newark preview
December 3, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 3, 1923 -- vs. Philadelphia, 5-0 [National Cup]
December 5, 1923 -- Newark preview
December 6, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 6, 1923 -- soccer notes
December 7, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 8, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 10, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 10, 1923 -- vs. Newark, 2-0 [ASL]; vs. Newark, 4-3 [ASL]
December 11, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 12, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 12, 1923 -- Ex-Steel Players with Fall River
December 13, 1923 -- Oellerman Signs
December 14, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 17, 1923 -- vs. Fall River, 1-0 [ASL]
December 17, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 17, 1923 -- Sunday results
December 19, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 20, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 20, 1923 -- New York preview
December 21, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 21, 1923 -- Coats preview
December 22, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 24, 1923 -- New York F. C. preview
December 24, 1923 -- vs. Coats, 6-0 [ASL]
December 24, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 26, 1923 -- vs. New York, 2-2 [National Cup, fourth round]
December 27, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 29, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 31, 1923 -- The Year In Review
December 31, 1923 -- vs. New York, 4-3 [National Cup, fourth round]
December 31, 1923 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 1, 1924 -- National Cup news
January 2, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 3, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 3, 1924 -- Pawtucket and Fall River preview
January 7, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 7, 1924 -- vs. Coats, 1-0 [ASL]; vs. Fall River, 0-1 [ASL]
January 7, 1924 -- soccer results
January 8, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 9, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 9, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
January 10, 1924 -- soccer notes
January 11, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
January 11, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 14, 1924 -- vs. Brooklyn, 3-0 [ASL]; vs. Bedford F. C., 6-1 [American Cup, 3rd round]
January 15, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 16, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 16, 1924 -- Walter Jackson injured
January 17, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 18, 1924 -- soccer gossip
January 18, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 19, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 21, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 21, 1924 -- vs. N. Y. Nationals, 3-1 [ASL]
January 22, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 23, 1924 -- corner kicks
January 25, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 25, 1924 -- standings
January 26, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 28, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 1-1 [Eastern semi-final National Cup]
January 28, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 31, 1924 -- corner kicks
January 31, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 1, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 4, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 4, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 6-0 [Eastern semi-final National Cup replay]
February 4, 1924 -- National Cup final preview
February 5, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 6, 1924 -- schedule
February 8, 1924 -- dinner for players
February 11, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 11, 1924 -- special train for big game
February 18, 1924 -- vs. Philadelphia, 2-1 [ASL]
February 18, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 20, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
February 21, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 22, 1924 -- game cancelled
February 23, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 26, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
February 27, 1924 -- Newark preview
February 29, 1924 -- schedule
March 1, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 3, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 3-0 [ASL]
March 4, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 4, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
March 5, 1924 -- Brooklyn preview
March 6, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 6, 1924 -- Fall River preview
March 6, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
March 7, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 7, 1924 -- Fall River preview
March 8, 1924 -- Fall River preview
March 10, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 0-2 [National Cup, Eastern final]
March 10, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 11, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 11, 1924 -- Coats preview
March 12, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 13, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 17, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 17, 1924 -- vs. Coats, 1-1 [ASL]
March 17, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
March 18, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 20, 1924 -- Maxwell reinstated
March 24, 1924 -- vs. Fleisher Yarn, 3-1 [American Cup]
March 25, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 25, 1924 -- Games proposed in St. Louis
March 25, 1924 -- Four teams join ASL
March 27, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
March 28, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
March 29, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 31, 1924 -- vs. Coats, 2-3 [ASL]; vs. National Giants, 1-1 [ASL]
March 31, 1924 -- Fall River vs. Vesper Buicks, 4-2 [National Cup final]
March 31, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 1, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 1, 1924 -- Bethlehem to travel to St. Louis
April 2, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 2, 1924 -- St. Louis preview
April 2, 1924 -- Bethlehem comes to town -- Gillespie (Ill.) Area News
April 3, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 5, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 7, 1924 -- vs. St. Louis, 3-2 [exhibition]; vs. St. Louis, 2-1 [exhibition]
April 7, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 7, 1924 -- Praise for Bethlehem team in St. Louis papers
April 8, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 9, 1924 -- Players home from St. Louis
April 9, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 9, 1924 -- Bethlehem wins -- Gillespie (Ill.) Area News
April 9, 1924 -- Editorial -- Gillespie (Ill.) Area News
April 10, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 11, 1924 -- Philadelphia preview
April 14, 1924 -- vs. Philadelphia, 4-1 [ASL]
April 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 15, 1924 -- American Cup dispute
April 16, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 18, 1924 -- Corner Kicks
April 19, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 19, 1924 -- New York preview
April 21, 1924 -- Fall River vs. Abbott-Worsted preview
April 21, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 21, 1924 -- vs. New York, 1-0 [American Cup]
April 21, 1924 -- American Cup game likely in NYC
April 22, 1924 -- New York preview
April 25, 1924 -- New York preview
April 28, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
May 12, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 1-0 [American Cup final]
May 14, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
May 16, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
May 16, 1924 -- Fall River preview
May 19, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 0-3 [ASL]
May 23, 1924 -- Newark preview
May 26, 1924 -- vs. Newark, 4-2 [ALS]
May 29, 1924 -- standings
May 31, 1924 -- vs. Philadelphia, 2-0 [ASL]
June 2, 1924 -- vs. Fall River, 2-1 [ASL]
June 4, 1924 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
June 6, 1924 -- New York preview
June 9, 1924 -- vs. New York, 4-1 [ASL]
June 11, 1924 -- end-of-season summary

Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club

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