1897–98 National Association Foot Ball League season

August 2023 March 2026 National Association Foot Ball League 1897-98 Paterson True Blues(1st title) Yes 48 1896-97 1906–07 The fourth season of the National Association Foot Ball League began on Saturday, October 30, 1897 after eight major teams New York City and in New Jersey had "sunk all their differences" and agreed to put the NAFBL on a firm financial basis. Among the new features was that the matches would be scheduled "so that teams which cannot play on Saturdays will be allowed to play on Sundays, and vice-versa."October 20, 1897 On the Football Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald-18971020nysunnafblrec/177472567/ October 9, 2025 New York Herald p.4 col. 1 Newspapers.com"On the Football Field", New York Sun, October 20, 1897, p4 The original lineup featured the New Jersey teams of Americus A.A. (West Hoboken); Centreville A.C. (Bayonne); the Scottish-Americans of Newark; the Kearny Scots of the Newark suburb of Kearny, New Jersey; the True Blues and the Crescents (both of Paterson); and Arlington A.A., with the Brooklyn Wanderers as the New York team. A schedule was released on October 23, with the first weeks games featuring the Paterson Crescents visiting the Kearny Scots and Arlington at the Paterson True Blues on Saturday. Americus visited Centreville at Bayonne and Brooklyn visited the Scottish Americans at Newark on Sunday. League standings Position Team Pts Pld W L T 1 Paterson True Blues 23 13 11 1 1 2 Kearny Scots 22 14 10 2 2 3 Kearny Arlington 18 15 8 5 2 4 Bayonne Centerville 17 13 8 4 1 5 Kearny AC 13 13 6 6 1 6 Brooklyn Wanderers 12 14 6 8 0 7 Paterson Crescent 4 13 2 11 0 See also 1898 American Cup References NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOOT BALL LEAGUE (RSSSF) 1897–98 Category:1897–98 in American soccer United States