Philadelphia Hibernian, also known as Hibernian F.C., was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team which played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

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History

According to Dave Litterer, “Philadelphia Hibernian was a perennial powerhouse in the Philadelphia leagues” when it entered the newly established Eastern Soccer League in 1909. Hibernian finished fourth with a 1-3-1 record. The league collapsed in 1910. In 1911, Hibernian won the Pennsylvania Soccer League title. They spent the 1914-1915 season in the American League of Philadelphia, going to the championship game where they lost 6-1 to Bethlehem Steel F.C.

Bethlehem Steel F.C.

Bethlehem Steel Football Club was one of the most successful early American soccer clubs. Known as the Bethlehem Football Club from 1911 until 1915 when it became the Bethlehem Steel Football Club, the team was sponsored by the Bethlehem Steel corporation and played their home games first at East...

  They continued to play in the ALP in 1915-1916. They won the 1920-1921 Allied American Football Association title.

Record

Year	League	FinishLeague	American Cup	National Challenge Cup
1909-1910	ESL	4th	?	N/A
1910-1911	?	?	Runner Up	N/A
1911-1912	?	?	?	N/A
1912-1913	PSL	1st	Semifinal	N/A
1913-1914	?	?	Semifinal	?
1914-1915	ALP	2nd	?	?
1915-1916	ALP	?	First round	Third round
1916-1917	?	?	?	?
1917-1918	?	?	?	?
1918-1919	?	?	?	?
1919-1920	?	?	?	?
1920-1921	AAFA	1st	Third round	First round

Honors

American Cup

American Cup

The American Cup was the first major U.S. soccer competition open to teams beyond a single league. It was first held in 1885. In the 1910s, it gradually declined in importance with the establishment of the National Challenge Cup...

• Runner Up (1): 1911

League Championship

• Winner (1): 1913