1921–22 Harrison S.C. season

Harrison S.C.
1921-22 season
Stadium	Harrison Field
American Soccer League	4th
National Challenge Cup	Semifinals; Eastern Division; New York-New Jersey District
New Jersey State Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	John Heminsley (16)
Biggest win	7 goals ; 7-0 vs. Falco F.C.; (26 December 1921)
Biggest defeat	3 goals ; 0-3 at Philadelphia F.C.; (13 November 1921); 2-5 at New York F.C.; (2 February 1922); 3-6 at Philadelphia F.C.; 11 March 1922
	← 1920-21 1922-23 →

The 1921–22 Harrison S.C. season was the club's first season in the American Soccer League and the inaugural season of the league. The club was previously known as Erie A.A. and played the prior year in the National Association Foot Ball League^{[note 1]}.^[1] Harrison S.C. finished 4th in the league.

American Soccer League

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
18 September 1921	New York F.C.	A	2-2	Heminsley (2)
25 September 1921	Todd Shipyards F.C.	A	2-3	Heminsley, Shaw
1 October 1921	Fall River F.C.	A	1-1	Brierley
8 October 1921	Falco F.C.	A	3-1	Blakey, Ford, Shaw
29 October 1921	Philadelphia F.C.	A	1-3	Shaw
30 October 1921	J. & P. Coats F.C.	H	1-1	Ford
13 November 1921	Philadelphia F.C.	H	0-3
19 November 1921	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	1-1	Harry Ratican
20 November 1921	Todd Shipyards F.C.	H	0-2
18 December 1921	Fall River F.C.	H	5-1	Post, Heminsley (2), Ford, Brown	2,500
26 December 1921	Falco F.C.	H	7-0	Pepper, Heminsley (3), Brown (2), Wilson
31 December 1921	Fall River F.C.	A	2-0	Wilson, Bleich
2 January 1922	J. & P. Coats F.C.	A	2-2	Heminsley, Ford
8 January 1922	New York F.C.	H	1-1	Wilson
22 January 1922	Todd Shipyards F.C.	H	3-2	Blakey, Heminsley, Wilson
5 February 1922	New York F.C.	A	2-5	Pepper, Heminsley
28 February 1922	J. & P. Coats F.C.	H	2-1	Heminsley (2)
5 March 1922	New York F.C.	A	1-3	Ford
11 March 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	A	3-6	Stark, Heminsley, Brown
12 March 1922	Philadelphia F.C.	H	2-2	Heminsley, Brown
18 March 1922	Falco F.C.	A	2-1	Pepper, Butterworth
25 March 1922	Fall River F.C.	H	1-0	Brown
16 April 1922	Todd Shipyards F.C.	A	1-3	Heminsley

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Philadelphia F.C.	24	17	4	3	72	36	+36	38
2	New York F.C.	24	14	5	5	59	33	+26	33
3	Todd Shipyards F.C.	24	12	5	7	56	37	+19	29
4	Harrison S.C.	24	8	7	8	45	44	+1	23
5	J. & P. Coats F.C.	23	9	5	9	34	40	-6	23
6	Fall River F.C.	24	5	1	18	28	57	-29	11
7	Falco F.C.	22	2	3	17	17	64	-47	7
n/a	Celtic F.C.	5	0	0	5	5	24	-19	0

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

National Challenge Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
23 October 1921	First Round; Eastern Division New Jersey District	Napier F.C.	H	4-0	Brierley, Heminsley
6 November 1921	Second Round; Eastern Division New Jersey District	Celtic F.C.	A	3-1	Jimmy McGhee (2), Wilson
11 December 1921^{[note 2]}	Third Round; Eastern Division New Jersey District	Antler F.C.	H	5-0
24 December 1921	Fourth Round; Eastern Division New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania District	Viking F.C.	H	6-2	Heminsley, Brown
12 February 1922	Semifinals; Eastern Division New York-New Jersey District	Todd Shipyards F.C.	H	0-1		3,000

New Jersey State Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A
	First Round			bye
	Second Round			bye
?	Third Round	Entre Nous F.C.	?	6-1
?	Fourth Round	Royal Oak F.C.	?	7-1
?	Semifinals	Hudson F.C.	?	7-1
?	Final	Antler F.C.	?	2-0

Notes and references

Bibliography

Jose, Colin (1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921-1931. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810834293.
Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1921). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1921-22. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.
Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company.

Notes

^ Erie A.A. fielded a separate club in the 1921-22 West Hudson Amateur League season.
^ Game postponed from November 27 and December 4.

Footnotes

^ Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 83.

[1] Erie A.A. fielded a separate club in the 1921-22 West Hudson Amateur League season.

[3] Game postponed from November 27 and December 4.

[2] Cahill, Thomas W., ed. (1922). Spalding's Official "Soccer" Football Guide 1922-23. Spalding's "Red Cover" Series of Athletic Handbooks, No. 55R. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 83.

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