Harrison Alley Boys
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Alley Boys F.C., better known as the Harrison Alley Boys, was a U.S. soccer team of the early twentieth century. It spent one season in the National Association Football League, winning the 1915-1916 championship.
an early hot bed of U.S. soccer. They were an established team by 1908 and played in the Inter-city Soccer Football League becoming champions in 1912-13. In 1914, they went to the third round of the National Challenge Cup and finished the season undefeated in the New Jersey State Amateur foot ball league with a record of 22-0-0. In 1915, the Alley Boys joined the National Association Football League. The New York Times wrote regarding a victory over Brooklyn F.C.
early in the season, “the victory was especially popular because the Alley Boys team is made up of native American players.” That season, they won the NAFBL championship, but withdrew from the league during the off season. The team remained active through 1917 when they defeated Fulton A.C. in the second round of the National Challenge Cup in November.
History
The Alley Boys played in Harrison, New JerseyHarrison, New Jersey
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
an early hot bed of U.S. soccer. They were an established team by 1908 and played in the Inter-city Soccer Football League becoming champions in 1912-13. In 1914, they went to the third round of the National Challenge Cup and finished the season undefeated in the New Jersey State Amateur foot ball league with a record of 22-0-0. In 1915, the Alley Boys joined the National Association Football League. The New York Times wrote regarding a victory over Brooklyn F.C.
Brooklyn Field Club
Brooklyn Field Club was a soccer team that existed from 1898 to 1924, one of the few to predate the United States Soccer Federation. The club played in Brooklyn, New York. Between 1909 and 1916 they played in the second National Association Football League , winning the 1913-1914 league title...
early in the season, “the victory was especially popular because the Alley Boys team is made up of native American players.” That season, they won the NAFBL championship, but withdrew from the league during the off season. The team remained active through 1917 when they defeated Fulton A.C. in the second round of the National Challenge Cup in November.
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Reg. Season | American Cup | National Challenge Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912-1913 | ISFL | 1st | Second round | N/A |
| 1913/14 | NJSA | 1st | Preliminary | Third round |
| 1915/16 | NAFBL | 1st | First round | ? |
| 1916/17 | ? | ? | First round | Third round |