1931 American Soccer League

February 2023 February 2023 American Soccer League -1931 Season- 1931 9 New York Giants Bob McIntyre (38) 1930 1932 Statistics of American Soccer League in season 1931. Overview At the start of this season the American Soccer League was in decline, suffering from the effects of the Great Depression. Clubs had begun to fold, merge and disappear. The eventual champions, New Bedford Whalers, had been formed by Sam Mark following the merger of Fall River F.C. and New York Yankees. Long time ASL members Brooklyn Wanderers folded before the season. However New York Americans, later to become a perennial contender in the second ASL, made their debut. The season began on February 29, 1931. The first half ended on May 31, 1931. The second half began September 19, 1931, and the season concluded on December 27, 1931. The season saw strong performances by New Bedford Whalers, New York Giants and a resurgent Pawtucket Rangers. Hakoah All-Stars improved markedly to take fourth place. Although the Whalers won this season, they lost the playoff series for the overall 1931 champion, being defeated by Spring 1931 champions New York Giants in a play-off. Whalers took the first game at home 8–3 before the Giants came back to win 6-0, taking the series on a 9-8 aggregate score. League standings The percentage is a percentage of points won to points available, not a win-lose percentage. First half PlaceTeamGPWDLGFGAPTSPCT1New York Giants171025422822.6472Brooklyn Wanderers16925322720.6253New York Yankees17935402721.6194Pawtucket Rangers18936473321.5835Fall RiverIn late April 1931, the New Bedford Whalers merged with Fall River F.C. The combined team continued under the Fall River name.16826282518.5586Hakoah All-Stars175210254112.3537Newark Americans1341818299.3468New Bedford WhalersFollowing an April 19, 1931, game with Fall River, the New Bedford Whalers merged with Fall River.1132618229.3469Boston BearsThe Bears withdrew from the league in early April 1931, having lost six of their seven games. They re-entered the league for the fall half.710610302.143 Note Second half PlaceTeamGPWDLGFGAPTSPCT1New Bedford WhalersDuring the mid-season break, Fall River F.C. failed. The New York Yankees then moved to New Bedford, obtained the rights to the name and players of both Fall River F.C. and the New Bedford Whalers. The Yankees then changed their name to the New Bedford Whalers.211425603230.7142New York Giants201145543826.6503Pawtucket Rangers201307584226.6504Hakoah All-Stars211146443426.6155Boston BearsThe Bears had withdrawn from the league during the first half of the season, but re-entered for the second half.194312345011.2896New York AmericansThe Americans were a new team that entered the league during the mid-season break.20331432699.2257Newark Americans1112816394.183 Note Playoff white Team 1white Aggregatewhite Team 2white First legwhite Second legwhite AttendanceNew York Giants 9–8 New Bedford Whalers 3–8 6–0 January 1 • Battery Park • ???January 3 • Polo Grounds • 4,000 First leg January 1, 1932 New Bedford Whalers Billy Gonsalves 8, Werner Nilsen , 50Tommy Florie , , Hugh Lafferty o.g. , 53 Bert Patenaude83 Frank Tollan 8–3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/431063568/?terms=Bedford%2BWhalers New York Giants Battery Park, New Bedford, Massachusetts George Lambie Second leg January 3, 1932 New York Giants Shamus O'Brien 20, 53 Bert Patenaude 23, 80Bart McGhee 30Jimmy Gallagher 67 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/415199279/?terms=Bedford%2BWhalers New Bedford Whalers Polo Grounds, New York, New York 4,000 New York Giants won, 9–8, on aggregate. Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGPG1Bob McIntyrePawtucket Rangers34382Bert PatenaudeNew York YankeesNew York Giants31333Willie CrilleyFall River F.C.Brooklyn WanderersNewark Americans22234Tommy FlorieNew Bedford WhalersFall River F.C.36225Werner NilsenNew York YankeesNew Bedford Whalers29216Billy GonsalvesNew York YankeesNew Bedford Whalers36207Davey BrownNew York Giants3018Rudolph NikolsbergerHakoah All-Stars35189Bill PatersonBrooklyn WanderersFall River F.C.301610Jimmy McAuleyPawtucket Rangers3515Moritz HäuslerHakoah All-Stars381511Nib HoggFall River F.C.Pawtucket Rangers271412Tec WhiteNew York YankeesNew Bedford Whalers381313Arthur ScottPawtucket Rangers351214George MoorhouseNew York YankeesNewark Americans3111Bart McGheeNew York Giants321116Herbert CarlssonNew York Giants3410 External links The Year in American Soccer - 1931 The Year in American Soccer - 1932 References American 1931