Celtic F.C. (Jersey City)

The Celtic Football Club, commonly called the Jersey City Celtics, was an American soccer club based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club was organized in the summer of 1921 to be an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League.[1] The club folded after five games.

Celtic F.C.
Full nameCeltic Football Club
Nickname(s)Jersey City Celtics
Founded1921
DissolvedDecember 1921
GroundWest Side Park
LeagueAmerican Soccer League
1921-22folded after 5 games

History

The owners of Celtics put over $6,000 into establishing their team which played in a baseball stadium. In July 1921, they played Third Lanark in preparation for the upcoming season.[2] After losing its first five games, the ownership withdrew the team from the league, dissolved it, and forfeited its franchise in early December.[3]

Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1921-22 1 ASL Did not finish No playoff Did not enter

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Template:Country data MF Samuel Gilfillan
Template:Country data Boyle
Template:Country data MF Peat
Template:Country data John Fitzpatrick
Template:Country data Dan Fitzpatrick
Template:Country data Alex Reid
Template:Country data GK Reilly
Template:Country data Trimble
Template:Country data Baird
Template:Country data McDonald
Template:Country data Jim Shanholt
No. Position Player
Template:Country data Gilson
Template:Country data Thomson
Template:Country data Joe Crilley
Template:Country data Smith
Template:Country data Pat O'Hara
Template:Country data Gallagher
Template:Country data Campbell
Template:Country data White
Template:Country data Fox
Template:Country data Masterton

Notes and references
Bibliography
  • Jose, Colin (1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921-1931. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810834293.
  • Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
  • Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
Footnotes
  1. Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 37.
  2. To Play British Eleven
  3. A Swing Along Athletic Row The Globe -- Bethlehem; Monday, December 12, 1921


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