1935–36 St. Louis Soccer League

August 2025 August 2023 History This season the St. Louis Soccer League, headed by president Phil A. Riley, decided to try a new format. The idea was to make an eight team leagueSoccer notes https://www.newspapers.com/image/139236625 1 August 2025 St. Louis Post-Dispatch August 18, 1935 St. Louis, Missouri 5B instead of the usual four with 50 cent admission playing out of two fields. Four 'old pros' comprising the national champion Centrals, (Johnny) Marre's, Ben Millers, and Hellrung Grimms would be combined with four 'graduates' in the German Sport Club, George McGann's Schumachers, Ed Delaney's Hermanns, and Sociedad Espanola (Spanish Sport Club).Soccer League To Open Season Early in October https://www.newspapers.com/image/139986443 1 August 2025 St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri 2B The two fields used were Sportsman's Park and South Side Park, National Softball Park. The referees enlisted were Oscar Mossman, Jimmy Dunn, Ribby Murphy, and Charley LaBarge. The league played three rounds beginning on October 6 before problems arose in the fourth week. The standings for the first three weeks are below. St. Louis 8PtsGPWLTGFGADifPerc1Democrats53201124+8.8332Spanish Sports Club5320192+7.8333H&G4321096+3.6674Marres 3311196+3.5005Ben Millers 33111550.5006German23120511-6.3337Hermanns 1302129-7.1678Schumachers 1302108-8.167 Beginning with the fourth week (October 27) admission was reduced to 25 cents with ladies free. Two of the games were called off at South Side field because of weather conditions. The games at the other field were played after a delay due to the assumption that the games would also be called off for the same reason. The delay caused the games to be shortened and were played without a break with some players having left as well. It was decided that these games would be considered exhibitions and not count in the standings and the entire round replayed. This never happened because by the next week the Schumachers, Hermanns, and German Sport Club withdrew from the league. St. Louis 5 On November 3, prior games were scratched from the record and the league restarted with five teams: Ben Millers, Hellrung & Grimm, Spanish Sport Club, and St. Louis Soccer Club (formerly Democratic Country Club). In the first round St. Louis Soccer Club toppled Ben Millers 6-1 while Spanish Sport Club shutout Hellrungs 4-0, Marre's had a bye. St. Louis 4 The following week (November 10) the league restarted a third time having returned to four teams and one field.Pro soccer race starts again today https://www.newspapers.com/image/573342494 1 August 2025 St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat 10 Nov 1935 St. Louis, Missouri 12A The league would play at National Softball Park while the 'St. Louis 1' soon to be Father Dempsey's Shamrocks would be a league of their own at Sportsman's Park to entertain intercity competition. The next week (November 17) the St. Louis Soccer Club played their first games as the Shamrocks against the Maccabees of Chicago, winning 4-2. The Spanish Club also played their first game as Burke's and went on to win the first half with a perfect record. First half season standings below. St. Louis 4PtsGPWLTGFGADifPerc1Burke's 168800182+161.002H&G683501213-1.3753Marres68350914-5.3754Ben Miller 48260818-10.250 Champion: Burke's Undertakers Following the shrinkage of the league back to four teams, Phil Kavanaugh was elected president of the league on November 26, 1935.Kavanaugh Heads Soccer League https://www.newspapers.com/image/769345408 2 August 2025 Belleville Daily News-Democrat 27 Nov 1935 Belleville, Illinois 8 Shamrocks Last season's 'double winners' as the Centrals began the current season as the Democrats under the sponsorship of the Democratic Country Club only to lose it a month later to become simply the St. Louis Soccer Club. They may have been able to repeat the double but did not participate in the remainder of the league seasonSt Louis soccer club to continue as independents https://www.newspapers.com/image/204578234 2 August 2025 St. Louis Star-Times 6 Nov 1935 St. Louis, Missouri 19 and finished runner up in the National Challenge Cup competition.Philly First Germans annex Dewar Trophy https://www.newspapers.com/image/693829172 2 August 2025 Brooklyn Eagle 1936-05-04 New York City 21 When they were competing in the league they were undefeated but found stiff competition from the also undefeated Burke's, the Shamrocks had the edge only in goal differential. Their toughest intercity opponent proved to be Heidelberg. They commenced independent play on November 17 as Father Dempsey's Shamrocks. Their games were played at Sportsman's Park with an admission fee of 55 cents for men, and 25 cents for women and childrenMcSkimming Dent Dent McSkimming Shamrock eleven plays Maccabees in inter-city game https://www.newspapers.com/image/139068157/ 10 August 2025 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1935-11-17 St. Louis, Missouri 5C which was more than twice than what the St. Louis league was charging yet they drew many more fans. Below are their results including goal scorers. November 17 Shamrocks 4-2 Chicago Maccabee (Patenaude (3), Gonsalves) November 24 Shamrocks 2-2 Slavia-Bartunek (Gonsalves) December 1 Shamrocks 3-2 Chicago Sparta (Watson, Patenaude, Roe) December 8 Shamrocks 2-4 Heidelberg (Gonsalves(2)) December 15 Shamrocks 7-0 Milwaukee Deutscher SC (Patenaude(3), Gonsalves(3), Watson) December 22 Shamrocks 5-1 Cleveland Graphite-Bronze (Patenaude(4), Gonsalves) December 29 Shamrocks 4-1 Cleveland Slavia (Garcia, Patenaude(2), Gonsalves) January 1 Shamrocks 2-2 Heidelberg (Patenaude, Gonsalves, Lehman(og)) January 5 Shamrocks 2-0 Heidelberg (Nilsen, Gonsalves) January 12 Shamrocks 10-2 Chicago Olympia (Gonsalves(3), Patenaude(2), Roe(2), Nilsen(2), Egan) -game postponed from December 25 February 23 Shamrocks 3-0 Burke (Patenaude(2), Roe) March 8 Shamrocks 3-0 Pittsburgh Avella References External links St. Louis Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) Bob Corbett 1935-36 Category:1935–36 in domestic association football leagues Category:1935–36 in American soccer St Louis St Louis