Len Oliver: Youth & Junior League soccer with the Lighthouse Boys Club
Len Oliver’s series on Philadelphia soccer in the 1940s and 1950s continues with his time with Lighthouse Boys Club with whom he won two national championships.
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Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History
Q&A with Len Oliver: Philly soccer in the 1940s & 1950s
Kensington-born National Soccer Hall of Famer talks to PSP about soccer in Philadelphia in the 1940s and 1950s.
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History
Len Oliver: Philadelphia soccer in the 1940s and 1950s
The first of a series in which Kensington-born National Soccer Hall of Fame member Len Oliver shares his memories of playing soccer in Philadelphia in the 1940s and 1950s.
Featured / US Soccer History
Where’s Wondo among all-time American soccer single season scorers?
Wondo tied Lassiter’s MLS record single-season goal tally before San Jose bowed out of the playoffs. How do the numbers compare to all-time American soccer goal scoring records? Steve Holroyd explores.
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History
Thanksgiving Day soccer, 1912
A look at Thanksgiving soccer match ups in Philadelphia 100 years ago.
Featured / MLS / US Soccer History
Greatest season ever? Wondolowski v Lassiter
Though Chris Wondolowski equaled Roy Lassiter’s 1996 record of 27 goals in season, he did so with more games played (and more PKs scored). Which player had the greatest season by a goalscorer in MLS history?
Featured / History / US Soccer History / USMNT
USA vs. Mexico: A look back
The USMNT plays Mexico at the Azteca on Wednesday. PSP takes a look at a rivalry that stretches back to 1934.
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History
Haggis Wit’: Scots footballers in Philadelphia
With Scottish players making moves to MLS, and Celtic soon to be playing Real Madrid at the Linc, PSP looks at Philadelphia’s history of players from the land of heather.
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History
The last pro soccer All-Star Game in Philly
The last time a pro soccer All-Star Game took place in Philly, the NASL’s Team America all-stars took on England at JFK Stadium on May 31, 1976. Philadelphia-area born goalkeeper Bob Rigby and defender Bobby Smith were two of only six US players on the team.
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History
Chelseas in Philly
Ahead of Chelsea’s visit to Philadelphia for the MLS All-Star game, PSP remembers three notable Chelsea players who spent time with Philadelphia teams—Harold Brittan, Peter Osgood, and John Dempsey.
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