1923–24 Newark F.C. season

Newark F.C.

1923–24 season
Manager	Brown
Stadium	Meadowbrook Oval
American Soccer League	8th
National Challenge Cup	Semifinals; Eastern Division
American Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	Davey Brown (5)
Biggest win	4 goals 4–0 vs. Brooklyn Wanderers F.C. (6 January 1924)
Biggest defeat	4 goals three games

The 1923–24 Newark F.C. season was the third season for the club in the American Soccer League but its first season in Newark after playing the previous season as Harrison S.C. Following the 1922–23 season, the team moved from Harrison, New Jersey to Newark. The club finished the season in 8th place.

American Soccer League

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
7 October 1923	New York S.C.	A	0–2
14 October 1923	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	A	1–2	Green	1,000
27 October 1923	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	2–5	Murray, Stephens
28 October 1923	Fall River F.C.	A	0–2
4 November 1923	National Giants F.C.	H	1–0	Hemingsley
8 December 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	A	0–2
9 December 1923	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	3–4	Lawther (3)
16 December 1923	New York S.C.	H	1–3	Brown
5 January 1924	Philadelphia F.C.	A	0–1
6 January 1924	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	4–0	McArthur, Brown (3)
13 January 1924	New York S.C.	H	2–3	Best (2)
27 January 1924	Philadelphia F.C.	H	1–2	Best
22 February 1924	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	A	cancelled
1 March 1924	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	A	0–3
16 March 1924	Fall River F.C.	H	0–4
23 March 1924	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	H	1–0	Hemingsley
5 April 1924	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	0–4
6 April 1924	Fall River F.C.	A	0–3
13 April 1924	New York S.C.	A	0–1
19 April 1924	Philadelphia F.C.	A	1–2	Hemingsley
20 April 1924	Fall River F.C.	A	0–3
4 May 1924	National Giants F.C.	H	0–1
25 May 1924	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	H	2–4	McArthur, Brown
1 June 1924	National Giants F.C.	A	2–2	Green, Best

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fall River F.C.	27	19	6	2	59	19	+40	44
2	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	28	18	4	6	63	33	+30	40
3	New York S.C.	28	15	8	5	67	39	+28	38
4	J. & P. Coats F.C.	25	11	5	9	59	54	+5	27
5	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	27	9	5	13	47	57	−10	23
6	National Giants F.C.	26	6	6	14	36	64	−28	18
7	Philadelphia F.C.	26	5	3	18	30	64	−34	13
8	Newark F.C.	23	3	1	19	20	53	-33	7

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

National Challenge Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
???	First Round; Eastern Division New Jersey District	Ryerson F.C.	H	???
???	Second Round; Eastern Division New Jersey District	???	???	???
2 December 1923	Third Round; Eastern Division New Jersey District	Trenton British War Veterans	H	3–2	Lawther (2), Hemingsley
25 December 1923	Fourth Round; Eastern Division	National Giants F.C.	A	5–2	McArthur, Lawther, Hemingsley, Brown (2)	2,000
26 January 1924	Semifinals; Eastern Division	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	at National League Park	1–1 (aet)	Green
2 February 1924	Semifinals; Eastern Division (replay)	Bethlehem Steel F.C.	at National League Park	0–4

American Football Association Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
20 January 1924	Second Round	Brooklyn Wanderers F.C.	A	2–4	Hemingsley, Bleich	2,000

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. (1923). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1923-24. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.

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