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1945 Haverford Fords men's soccer team

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1945 Haverford Fords men's soccer
Co-National Champions (ASHA)
MASAC Champions
MAISL Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic States Athletic Conference
Record8–0–0 (6–0–0 MAC)
Head coach
  • Ray Mullan (4th season)
CaptainArnold Post
Home stadiumWalton Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 MAISL soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Haverford 3 0 0 8 0 0
Penn 2 1 0 8 1 0
Princeton 1 2 0 3 3 1
Cornell 0 3 0 3 3 1
  • ‡ – MAISL champion

The 1945 Haverford Fords men's soccer team represented Haverford College during the 1945 ISFL season. It was the Fords 46th season as a varsity program.

The Fords finished the 1945 with an undefeated 6-0 record, winning both the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference championship, and the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Soccer League championship.[1] Due to World War II, there was no formal national champion declared by ISFA at this time, although the college, along with three other colleges (Army, Navy, and Yale) self-declared themselves as champions for the 1945 ISFA season. This has since been recognized by the American Soccer History Archives as a claimed national title. To date, this is the most recent year Haverford won a national soccer championship at any level.

Ev Jones lead the Fords in scoring, scoring 13 goals in the six matches played during the regular season.[2]

Background

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The Fords finished the 1944 season with a record of 5-2-2. The program scored 29 goals over the course of the nine-match season, and allowed 29 goals. Junior Paul Domincovich led Haverford in goals during the 1944 ISFA season, scoring nine goals in nine matches. Redshirt sophomore, Bob Clayton was second on the team with five goals.[3]

Roster

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As of December 28, 1945[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF United States USA Carlos Barazzo
FW United States USA Bob Clayton
FW United States USA Nathaniel Cooper
DF United States USA Tom Gerlach
MF United States USA Bill Harris
FW United States USA Ev Jones
DF United States USA Corson Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK United States USA Donald Kindler
FW United States USA Charlie Matlack
DF United States USA Dan Oliver
MF United States USA Arnold Post
DF United States USA James Reynolds
DF United States USA Joseph Sproule
MF United States USA Larry Steefel
MF United States USA Thomas Stern

Schedule

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  Date Opponent   Score   Attend   Site Notes
M* 1945 URSINUS W 2-1 - Haverford, Pa. Steefel, Jones
1945 DELAWARE W 6-0 - Haverford, Pa. Jones (3), Matlack, Steefel, Clayton
M* 1945 LEHIGH W 4-0 - Haverford, Pa. Jones (2), Harris, Cooper
m* 1945 at Univ. of Pennsylvania W 4-3 - Philadelphia, Pa. Post, Jones, Clayton
m* 1945 at Cornell W 4-3 - Ithaca, N.Y. Clayton, Jones, Matlack (2)
m* 1945 PRINCETON W 2-1 - Haverford, Pa. Cooper, Matlack
M* 1945 SWARTHMORE W 4-1 - Haverford, Pa. Jones (2), Post (2)
1945 JOHNS HOPKINS W 6-0 - Haverford, Pa. Jones (3), Cooper, Matlack, Post

 

Honors

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ISFA All-Americans

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  • Bob Clayton, Defender[5]

References

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  1. ^ Litterer, David (May 31, 2010). "College Soccer Conference Champions - Men". homepages.sover.ne. American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Statistics Summary for 1945 - Haverford Men's Soccer". haverfordathletics.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Statistics Summary for 1944". haverfordathletics.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Statistics Summary for 1945". Haverford College Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "College All-American Squad, 1945". homepages.sover.net. ASHA. March 31, 2005. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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