All across the USA there are forgotten spaces of American soccer. At dawn, I’m standing at one in St. Louis. Here, at the corner of N Market & N Spring St, the young women of the Craig League played what’s often cited as the first organized women’s league match in 🇺🇸 history.

Our longest yearly book list ever! Thirty six books by contingent historians for you to read, gift, and request for purchase at your library!

In the U.S., the next soccer boom is supposedly always around the corner. But what about the game's history here? From Vermont granite cutters to Hawaiian beaches: Brian Bunk tours with us through the roots of the American game. tinyurl.com/58mnucwk

Don’t miss out! Maybe snag some copies of “From Football to Soccer” and “Beyond the Field” from @brianbunk.bsky.social as holiday stocking stuffers!

Amazing photo of Bob Mehrabian as a freshman (later captain) on the MIT soccer team. He received his doctorate from MIT while playing for the Boston Tigers of the American Soccer League. Later on he became president of Carnegie Mellon and CEO/Chairman of Teledyne Technologies.

Great picture of the Fall River Astros kits from their 1967-68 American Soccer League season. The roster was made up almost entirely of Brazilian players. www.newspapers.com/article/the-...

Bert Patenaude, who scored the first World Cup hat-trick, was born on this day in 1909 in Massachusetts, USA. Patenaude scored the hat-trick vs Paraguay in the groups of the 1930 tournament and helped USA reach the semi-finals — their best performance at a men's World Cup.

🧟‍♂️ Just a couple days of Spooky Month are left and we’re re-animating The Living Dead: Bethlehem Steel FC by @philtalksfooty.bsky.social from 2018 www.protagonistsoccer.com/kickingback/...

🗣️ We need your help! Only 10 Official Henny Derby shirts have been sold and we want to make an impact in the communities of @rivercity93.bsky.social and @kylecarr.bsky.social 👕 We have teamed up with @oliveandyork.com and all profit will be donated! 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 Like & Share! oliveandyork.com/products/hen...

Why have American football and American soccer shared the same origin story from the 1860s? Find out more about the Boston Game and its curious afterlife with me, Mike Cronin and Kevin Tallec Marston on the new 'Rugby Reloaded': on.soundcloud.com/eZysXDAFx0x2...

With it being #Railway200 this weekend, here is a potted look at what @nfmofficial.bsky.social has in its collections related to football and the railways (plus the odd bit from my own research) All aboard! 🧵🚆

We’re very excited to announce the location for #FootyCon26 in the next few days!! We won’t tell you just yet… but feel free to have a guess to where we might end up! The only hint we’ll give you is the answer is in our new logo. Post your guesses in the comments ⬇️

Thanks to work done by SASH member @dancreel.com, 4 clips released by SASH in August of unidentified teams, grounds & matches in Philly have been identified as Bethlehem Steel FC vs Newark SC, Fall River Marksmen & Brooklyn Wanderers in 1928. Read about it at www.ussoccerhistory.org/bethlehem-st...

If you’re in the Andover, MA area on Sunday, Sep. 7, join the celebrations at Lower Shawsheen Field for the 100th anniversary of Shawsheen FC US Open Cup victory.

🚨New episode! Tom and Kirk track the long line of women’s soccer that led to the very first USWNT, the 85ers, whose wild week in Italy 40 years ago laid the foundation for one of the most dominant programs in American sports. And the “OOSA!” chant 💪⚽️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

On this date: Aug. 25, 1981. The Replacements released their “Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash” LP. It’s their debut LP, recorded at Blackberry Way and released on Twin/Tone Records.

On this date: August 24, 1984. Soul Asylum released their debut LP, “Say What You Will…” The record was produced by Bob Mould.

I got to sit down and talk with @soccertownmedia.bsky.social about their new podcast "An American Game" that dives into US Soccer history, culture and dare I even say... lore Click through and let me know what you think! urbanpitch.com/an-american-... #soccer #ussoccer #ussf #mls #nwsl #usmnt

Ahead of Monday's 40th anniversary, a bit about the 1st USWMNT and WA's strong influence. www.frankmacdonald.net/the-absolute...

@ussoccerhistory.org is starting to put up footage of soccer matches from the early days of US soccer. I wanted to quickly point to a couple of them. They are a doubleheader of games from 2 December 1928 at Starlight Park in the Bronx. [links below] 1/

Brooklyn Hispano met Morgan Strasser Sweepers (Pittsburgh, PA) in the National Challenge Cup final. Polo grounds New York City, May 14, 1944. Hispano won 4-0. The man in uniform is British naval officer Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernie-Erle-Drax 1/2

The Sons of Malta or Melita (the name of the island in classical Latin), 1930. They played in San Francisco's second division alongside teams like Assyrians and Vikings. Like many ethnic clubs they were not too strict and by 1934 the squad included 5 Scots 1/2

Hand colored postcard from 1920 featuring P. (or possibly R.) L. Carson of the Disston Boys Club, Philadelphia. 🪚

Smith College students at soccer practice in Northampton, Massachusetts, 1927. 👩‍🎓 1/2

The 1930 Michigan State soccer Championship final pitted Holley Carburetor vs. Swedish American Athletic Association (aka the Vikings). The game took place on June 29 at Packard Park in Detroit. 1/2

Today is the 150th birthday of Hibernian Football Club, founded in Edinburgh on 6 August 1875. To mark the occasion I've been on the trail of Pat Cavanagh, one of the founders. Here's a thread about a man who literally left his mark on the city's streets.

Vegaco was a butter substitute made by Crown Margarine Company of St. Louis. The soccer team formed c. 1920 and played in the Olympian or Independent League. They won the title in 1921-22 scoring a heart-stopping 153 goals in 22 games. 1/2

Okay #soccersky we’ve got a new story dropping tomorrow about the #USMNT in the very first World Cup. It’s got steamships, chloroform, and the King of Romania…and much more. In the meantime, check out the first two episodes of: anamericangame.buzzsprout.com

Read more about the SASH Historical American Soccer Footage Campaign and please offer your support here 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

Black Diamond soccer club of Washington. Surprise winners of the Northwestern Football League title in 1911-12. Great smile from Bob Proctor (middle row, second from right). Nicknamed the Babies because it was their first season in the competition 👶

The 1927 Ludlow Manufacturing Associates (LMA) soccer team from Massachusetts. LMA is still around today. The firm began sponsoring a team in 1920. The squad here finished second from the bottom, but somehow the keeper made the all league team. Nice work Dave Falconer 👋 1/2

Pullman FC posing with the Peel Cup they won in 1912. The winner of the trophy was recognized as Illinois state champion. One key player was the captain Ben Govier (kneeling second from left). Born in Scotland, Benny played for teams in Chicago and St. Louis

A recent reading update with books from @lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social, @brianbunk.bsky.social, @lindaholmes.bsky.social, @williamfleitch.bsky.social and others, including the latest @remhq.bsky.social bio. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Quick: what’s the oldest trophy in American sports? (answer below)

Happy #NationalSoccerDay to one of our newest books! BEYOND THE FIELD: How Soccer Built Community in the United States by Brian D. Bunk draws on the human stories behind the clubs and cups in the formative era of American soccer, 1880–1920. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Football match at ground of Europa, Barcelona's third team, then and now, in front of the Sagrada Familia in 1915. By Frederic Juandó Alegret.

SASH is pleased to announce it is releasing six clips of historical American soccer footage from the 1920s. It consists of outtakes from presumably lost Fox Movietone newsreels produced between 1924 & 1928: www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-releasi... Take a look here 👇 youtu.be/KwroNvxK4NQ?...

SASH is pleased to announce the release of new color film footage from the 1950s German American League! Learn more and see the footage here:

Since early June, FC Bayern have been publishing a photo series called American Experience on Instagram, highlighting communities of color in cities they’re playing in for the Club World Cup, and around the country. First up was Hamtramck in the Detroit, MI area. 1/6

Looking for soccer history beach reading this summer? SASH historians have you covered! Next up is “Mud, Blood and Studs,” SASH VP James Brown’s account of his family's legacy in soccer and rugby across three continents. From Pitch Publishing 👇 www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/mud-blo...

Looking for soccer history beach reading this summer? SASH historians have you covered! First up is @brianbunk.bsky.social's "Beyond the Field: How Soccer Built Community in the United States," which explores lesser known soccer communities around the nation www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

These traffic lights in Basel, Switzerland are 🔥 Credit: lionel_pittet on X

As the UEFA Women's Euro gets underway, read about the woman who started it all off, the mysterious Nettie Honeyball, founder of the British Ladies Football Club in 1895. www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-histo...

I wrote about the world's earliest soccer film with sound. Contains a link to the footage so you can watch and listen to highlights of an American Soccer League match from 1927. www.ussoccerhistory.org/the-worlds-e...

SASH is pleased to announce the identification of what is currently the oldest surviving film footage of soccer being played in the U.S. It was filmed in San Francisco in 1921 by legendary director Frank Capra(!) Watch the film & read more about it here: www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-acquire...

✍️ New Article: Paterson’s True Blues Following on from our latest podcast, take a quick dive into the history of the True Blues - one of the most successful teams from Paterson, New Jersey. Words: @steve1t.bsky.social Read here ⬇️ www.footballheritage.co.uk/patersons-tr...

US Soccer Golden Goals Cereal (1999-1999): To celebrate the US Women's National Soccer Team winning the World Cup, Quaker released this cereal, featuring honey-sweetened corn and oat puffs, "shaped like soccer balls"-- (i.e.,they were round). The box featured the team celebrating.