The New York Clan MacDonald were a Scottish American

Scottish American

Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Scotland. Scottish Americans are closely related to Scots-Irish Americans, descendants of Ulster Scots, and communities emphasize and celebrate a common heritage...

 professional soccer

Football (soccer)

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 club. They spent several seasons in both the National Association Football League and New York State Football Association.

History

In 1907, Clan MacDonald joined the National Association Football League (NAFBL). They finished sixth and withdrew from the NAFBL, joining the New York State Football Association (NYSFA). The NYSFA was broken into a Saturday and Sunday league. The Clan MacDonald won the Sunday league, but lost to Hollywood Inn F.C.

Hollywood Inn F.C.

Hollywood Inn F.C. was a U.S. soccer team which played in Yonkers, New York during the early twentieth century. While an amateur team for much of its existence, it played a single season in the professional National Association Football League...

 of the Saturday league in the championship game. In 1913, they rejoined the NAFBL, playing through the end of the 1914-1915 season. While they registered with the league prior to the 1915-1916 season, they withdrew before the first game of the season. In 1913, Clan MacDonald went to the semifinals of the American Amateur Football Association Cup

American Amateur Football Association Cup

The American Amateur Football Association Cup was an American soccer competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the American Amateur Football Association . It played only two years, 1912 and 1913 before being superseded by the National Challenge Cup, now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S...

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Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	American Cup	National Challenge Cup
1907/08	NAFBL	6th	?	N/A
1908/09	NYSFA	2nd	Third round	N/A
1909/10	NYSFA	1st	First Round	N/A
1910/11	NYSFA	2nd	Third round	N/A
1911/12	NYSFA	2nd	Third round	N/A
1912/13	?	6th	?	N/A
1913/14	NAFBL	3rd	?	Did not enter
1914/15	NAFBL	5th	?	First round
1915/16	?	?	?	First round
1916/17	NYSFA	2nd	Semifinal	Second round

Honors

• League Championship
• Runner Up (4): 1909, 1911, 1912, 1917

• New York State Cup
• Runner Up (1): 1911

External links

• National Association Football League standings