Profile
FC Hudson United
@fchudsonunited
0 friends
Masteries
No masteries yet
fchudsonunited Immigrant Soccer Roots in NYC
From the factory floor / to the dirt-packed lot / the game took root.
fchudsonunited An illustrated map shows the team playing matches on Randall's Island.
Fun Fact
Early soccer dominance: In the 1920s, American Soccer League games in New York regularly drew larger crowds than early NFL football games.
fchudsonunited Early immigrant leagues and industrial factory teams play soccer across New York City.
Glossary
sandlot (noun)
A vacant lot used especially by neighborhood children or amateurs for playing sports. By 1900, New York laborers used these makeshift fields to organize the city's earliest soccer matches.
A vacant lot used especially by neighborhood children or amateurs for playing sports. By 1900, New York laborers used these makeshift fields to organize the city's earliest soccer matches.
Quiz
What was the primary reason 1920s American soccer clubs could lure top European players?
Gossip
Which classic New York borough would you have cheered for in the 1920s?
Quiz
Which major economic event in 1929 ultimately doomed the first American Soccer League?
Quiz
Where did the New York Hakoah team play their home matches in the 1920s?
Quiz
Where was the American Soccer League founded in 1921?
Quiz
Which Brooklyn-based team was a founding member of the American Soccer League in 1921?
Quiz
How many points were awarded for a win in the original 1921 ASL season?
Quiz
Which New York team was inspired by a famous Jewish sports club from Vienna, Austria?