1860s in American soccer

none October 2025 October 2025 August 2023 July 2024 The 1860s were widely consideredSmith Melvin I. Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season November 6, 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=kxuEYG6WmOsC&dq=St+George+Cricket+FBC&pg=PA268 Smith Books Bloomington, Indiana 9781434362469 50 the first decade where organized forms of association football codes were played in the United States, although it is uncertain whether or not it was variants of modern-day rugby football, American football, or association football. The first reported types of organized ball kicking originated during the American Civil War, and following the Civil War the first official match reports for association football were reported. Pre-1865 History of soccer in the United States Oneida Football Club The Oneida Football Club was established in 1862 by Gerrit Smith "Gat" Miller, a graduate of the Latin School of Epes Sargent Dixwell, a private college preparatory school in Boston.Bundgaard Axel https://books.google.com/books?id=Nw-ttmmB1a8C&pg=PA49 Muscle and Manliness: The Rise of Sport in American Boarding Schools 2005-07-11 Syracuse University Press 978-0-8156-3082-1 49 At the time there were no formal rules for football games, with different schools and areas playing their own variations. This informal style of play was often chaotic and very violent, and Miller had been a star of the game while attending Dixwell. However, he grew tired of these disorganized games, and organized other recent preparatory school graduates to join what would be the first organized football team in the United States. The team consisted of a group of Boston secondary school students from relatively elite public (state) schools in the area, such as Boston Latin School and the English High School of Boston.Bundgaard 2005 50 Organization served the club well, and it reportedly never lost a game, or even allowed a single goal.Wangerin David http://archive.org/details/soccerinfootball0000wang Soccer in a football world : the story of America's forgotten game 2008 Philadelphia : Temple University Press 978-1-59213-885-2 20 1866 International matches No international matches were played during the 1866 calendar year.World Football Elo Ratings: United States http://eloratings.net/USA.htm ELO Ratings EloRatings.net December 27, 2012 Club matches 1866 college soccer season The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1866. October 11, 1866 Carroll College 5–2 Report Waukesha Town Club Carroll College Waukesha, Wisconsin October 18, 1866 Carroll College 3–5 Report Waukesha Town Team Waukesha County Fairgrounds Waukesha, Wisconsin October 20, 1866 Trinity College Class of 1869 1–1 Report Trinity College Class of 1870 Washington & Baker Streets Grounds Hartford, Connecticut Another match between Waukesha Town Club and Carroll College was played on October 23, 1866, but the score of the match is unknown.Friendly 1866-1867 Season Summary SoccerStats.us http://soccerstats.us/c/friendly/1866-1867/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131003081903/http://soccerstats.us/c/friendly/1866-1867/ October 3, 2013 October 5, 2025 soccerstats.us 1867 International matches No international matches were played during the 1867 calendar year. Club matches No club matches were reported during the 1867 calendar year.US Soccer Results and Standings for 1867 http://soccerstats.us/dates/1867///#games SoccerStats.us December 27, 2012 October 2025 1868 International matches No international matches were played during the 1868 calendar year. Club matches The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1868. The only reported soccer fixtures in the United States occurred in the Salt Lake City and New Orleans metropolitan areas. February 22, 1868 Salt Lake City Team A Unknown ReportOctober 2025 Salt Lake City Team B Hot Spring Lake Field Hot Spring Lake, Utah June 10, 1868 West Jordan Lower Branch Unknown ReportOctober 2025 West Jordan Middle Branch Utah Field West Jordan, Utah July 12, 1868 New Orleans St. Joseph's Association postponed ReportOctober 2025 Challenge Team Oakland Riding Park New Orleans, Louisiana Match was not played and postponed. July 19, 1868 New Orleans St. Joseph's Association Unknown ReportOctober 2025 Challenge Team Oakland Riding Park New Orleans, Louisiana July 21, 1868 New Orleans St. Joseph's Association Unknown ReportOctober 2025 Challenge Team Oakland Riding Park New Orleans, Louisiana 1869 International matches No international matches were played during the 1869 calendar year. Club matches The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1869. Reported matches primarily consisted of men's college soccer teams, mostly of Ivy League schools and military academies. May 21, 1869 Columbia University Cancelled ReportOctober 2025 Brooklyn Poly Prep/Adelphia Academy Capitoline Grounds Brooklyn, New York June 2, 1869 Columbia University Cancelled ReportOctober 2025 Brooklyn Poly Prep/Adelphia Academy Capitoline Grounds Brooklyn, New York October 23, 1869 Washington & Lee University Cancelled ReportOctober 2025 Virginia Military Institute Washington & Lee Drillfield Lexington, Virginia November 6, 1869 Rutgers University 6–4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/monmouth-democrat/89920600/ Princeton University College Field Princeton, New Jersey November 13, 1869 Princeton University 8–0 ReportOctober 2025 Rutgers University College Field Princeton, New Jersey The two matches between Rutgers and Princeton are generally regarded as the first ever games of American football. See also History of soccer in the United States Oneida Football Club Soccer in the United States References Category:Soccer events in the United States American