After drawing for the second time on Christmas Day in 1915, Philadelphia’s Hibernians and Marcus Hook’s Viscose met for the third time in the second round of the US Open Cup on New Year’s Day, 1916.
Philadelphia Soccer History
Christmas soccer in Philly, 1915
Inter-city exhibition games, and two US Open Cup playoff, were among the Christmas Day contests involving Philadelphia area teams one hundred years ago in 1915.
Exit the Fury: History of the Philadelphia Fury, Part Three
Steve Holroyd’s history of the Philadelphia Fury concludes.
The Fury simmers: History of Philadelphia Fury, Part Two
Steve Holroyd’s look at the history of the Philadelphia Fury continues.
Enter the Fury: History of the Philadelphia Fury, Part One
Part one of Steve Holroyd’s look a the history of the Philadelphia Fury.
Philadelphia and the other first professional soccer league in the U.S.
Philadelphia was central to the formation of the first two pro soccer leagues in the US, the National League baseball-backed American League of Professional Football, and the American Association of Professional Football, which played its first games before, and outlived, the ALPF.