Women’s soccer has come a long way. In Philadelphia in 1922, it came all the way from England.
History
Philly Soccer 100: Tacony lose American Cup final replay, West Philly wins Amateur Challenge Cup
Tacony battles Paterson True Blues in the second replay of the 1913 American Cup final. West Philadelphia and Wilmington Irish Americans meet for the Allied American Amateur Cup.
Philly Soccer 100: Tacony v True Blues in American Cup final replay
After squandering a 2-0 halftime lead over Paterson True Blues in the first final only a week before, Tacony again would face the Jerseymen in the American Cup final replay at Second and Allegheny.
Philly Soccer 100: Tacony against True Blues in American Cup final
Two inches of rain fall on the first American Cup final to be hosted in Philadelphia.
Philly soccer 100: USFA founded, Cup semis, Bethlehem tops Boys Club
Semifinal action in the Allied Amateur and Philadelphia Challenge Cups. Bethlehem and Boys Club meet in second game of the Amateur Championship of Pennsylvania series.
Philly and the founding of the US Soccer Federation
When efforts to form a national soccer organization seemed to have been shattered in 1913, Philadelphia stepped into the breach.