Pawtucket Rangers
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J. & P. Coats was an American soccer club team of the J. & P. Coats Company based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
having been founded in 1900.
The club played won the Rhode Island League in 1914 then was an inaugural member of the semi-pro Southern New England Soccer League
. The club then joined the professional American Soccer League
as an inaugural member.
After the first half of the 1928/29 season, the team ran into financial trouble and was bought by new management. The new owners renamed the team the Pawtucket Rangers.
The club left the original ASL sometime after the 1932 fall season and joined the New England Division of the new ASL that was formed in 1933/34.
The team won the Times Cup in 1919.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state.-History:...
having been founded in 1900.
The club played won the Rhode Island League in 1914 then was an inaugural member of the semi-pro Southern New England Soccer League
Southern New England Soccer League
The Southern New England Soccer League was a semi-professional soccer league based in New England which was established in 1914 and collapsed in 1921. During its short existence, it featured some of the top teams in the northeast United States...
. The club then joined the professional American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
as an inaugural member.
After the first half of the 1928/29 season, the team ran into financial trouble and was bought by new management. The new owners renamed the team the Pawtucket Rangers.
The club left the original ASL sometime after the 1932 fall season and joined the New England Division of the new ASL that was formed in 1933/34.
The team won the Times Cup in 1919.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913/14 | N/A | RIL | 1st | Champion | Did not enter |
| 1914/15 | N/A | SNESL | 3rd | No playoff | Semifinals |
| 1915/16 | N/A | SNESL | Schedule not finished | ? | |
| 1916/17 | N/A | SNESL | 3rd | No playoff | First round |
| 1917/18 | N/A | SNESL | 1st | Champion (no playoff) | Second round |
| 1918/19 | N/A | SNESL | Season cancelled due to WWI | Third round | |
| 1919/20 | N/A | SNESL | ? | ? | Third round |
| 1920/21 | N/A | SNESL | 3rd | No playoff | First round |
| 1921/22 | 1 | ASL | 2nd | No playoff | Fourth round |
| 1922/23 | 1 | ASL | 1st | Champion (no playoff) | Semifinals |
| 1923/24 | 1 | ASL | 4th | No playoff | First round |
| 1924/25 | 1 | ASL | 7th | No playoff | Did not enter |
| 1925/26 | 1 | ASL | 8th | No playoff | Semifinals |
| 1926/27 | 1 | ASL | 9th | No playoff | First round |
| 1927/28 | 1 | ASL | 8th (1st half); 9th (2nd half) | Did not qualify | Semifinals |
| 1928/29 | N/A | ASL | 8th (1st half); 3rd (2nd half) | No playoff | ? |
| Fall 1929 | N/A | ASL | 5th | No playoff | N/A |
| 1930 | N/A | ACL/ASL | 6th (Spring); 9th (Fall) | No playoff | Quarterfinals |
| 1931 | N/A | ASL | 4th (Spring); 3rd (Fall) | No playoff | First round |
| Spring 1932 | N/A | ASL | 4th? | No playoff | Second round |
| Fall 1932 | N/A | ASL | 2nd | No playoff | N/A |
| Spring 1933 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | Semifinals |