Society for American Soccer History
@ussoccerhistory.org
Founded in 1993 by American soccer historian Sam T.N. Foulds, the Society for American Soccer History (SASH) works to promote, facilitate, and disseminate research into the rich history of soccer in the United States.
https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/
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With the 2026 World Cup fast approaching, more eyes will be l… Society for American Soccer History needs your support for Support the SASH Historical American Soccer Footage Campaign
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We've released 23 clips of historical American soccer footage since June, with more on the way.
Please support our efforts with your tax-deductible donation. We've set an ambitious target. With your help we can reach it.
Help us get the word out about the fundraiser by sharing with your friends!
Please support our efforts with your tax-deductible donation. We've set an ambitious target. With your help we can reach it.
Help us get the word out about the fundraiser by sharing with your friends!
The “Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club” SASH Session is now available in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4q3yz...
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The “Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club” SASH Session is now available in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4q3yz...
ICYMI, video from the session is now available on the SASH YouTube Channel at youtu.be/YZFZuMHpkgQ
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICYMI, video from the session is now available on the SASH YouTube Channel at youtu.be/YZFZuMHpkgQ
SASH Session on Friday, Nov. 7 at 12pm ET: "Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club," presented by Kevin Tallec Marston and Mike Cronin. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...
SASH Session, Friday, November 7 at 12 pm ET: “Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club”
Kevin Tallec Marston and Mike Cronin will explain how the surprising story of a handful of old Boston boys has become a foundational origin point for soccer in the USA.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
SASH Session on Friday, Nov. 7 at 12pm ET: "Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club," presented by Kevin Tallec Marston and Mike Cronin. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...
The 1985ers SASH Session is now available in podcast format at sashsessions.podbean.com/e/ep-32-rach...
October 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The 1985ers SASH Session is now available in podcast format at sashsessions.podbean.com/e/ep-32-rach...
Video of the 1985ers SASH Session is now available on the SASH YouTube channel at youtu.be/i6cCsZCxPAo
October 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Video of the 1985ers SASH Session is now available on the SASH YouTube channel at youtu.be/i6cCsZCxPAo
SASH Session today at 12 pm ET. Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the 1985ers, the first @USWNT squad. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...
SASH Session on Friday, October 3 at 12 pm ET: The 1985ers
Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the first US Women’s National Team, otherwise known as the 1985ers.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
SASH Session today at 12 pm ET. Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the 1985ers, the first @USWNT squad. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...
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...
September 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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.
September 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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.
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Favorite US history myth that needs to die a sudden and quick death, GO:
Soccer hasn't only recently become popular in the US
Soccer was never just a game for immigrants and ethnic communities
Women were playing soccer across the US long before Title IX
Soccer hasn't only recently become popular in the US
Soccer was never just a game for immigrants and ethnic communities
Women were playing soccer across the US long before Title IX
Favorite US history myth that needs to die a sudden and quick death, GO:
I’ll start
Betsy Ross didn’t sew the first fucking flag.
There was no ‘first’ flag.
Her name wasn’t Betsy Ross
I’ll start
Betsy Ross didn’t sew the first fucking flag.
There was no ‘first’ flag.
Her name wasn’t Betsy Ross
August 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Favorite US history myth that needs to die a sudden and quick death, GO:
Soccer hasn't only recently become popular in the US
Soccer was never just a game for immigrants and ethnic communities
Women were playing soccer across the US long before Title IX
Soccer hasn't only recently become popular in the US
Soccer was never just a game for immigrants and ethnic communities
Women were playing soccer across the US long before Title IX
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Check out the latest, greatest episode of the 1930 FIFA World Cup (my opinions are my own...haha!)
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Podcast Episode · AN AMERICAN GAME · 08/06/2025 · 46m
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August 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Check out the latest, greatest episode of the 1930 FIFA World Cup (my opinions are my own...haha!)
@ussoccerhistory.org
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@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]
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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]
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August 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@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/
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/
The New York Giants 3-0 Newark Skeeters, December 2, 1928 (Game One of an Eastern Soccer League doubleheader at Starlight Park, Bronx, NYC. Footage courtesy of Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC), University of South Carolina)
youtu.be/rWIllcLyg2w?...
youtu.be/rWIllcLyg2w?...
December 2, 1928: New York Hakoah 4-2 Philadelphia Centennials (Source: MIRC at USC)
YouTube video by Society for American Soccer History
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August 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The New York Giants 3-0 Newark Skeeters, December 2, 1928 (Game One of an Eastern Soccer League doubleheader at Starlight Park, Bronx, NYC. Footage courtesy of Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC), University of South Carolina)
youtu.be/rWIllcLyg2w?...
youtu.be/rWIllcLyg2w?...
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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...
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...
July 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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...
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...
We've released 23 clips of historical American soccer footage since June, with more on the way.
Please support our efforts with your tax-deductible donation. We've set an ambitious target. With your help we can reach it.
Help us get the word out about the fundraiser by sharing with your friends!
Please support our efforts with your tax-deductible donation. We've set an ambitious target. With your help we can reach it.
Help us get the word out about the fundraiser by sharing with your friends!
Donate to Support the SASH Historical American Soccer Footage Campaign, organized by Society for American Soccer History
With the 2026 World Cup fast approaching, more eyes will be l… Society for American Soccer History needs your support for Support the SASH Historical American Soccer Footage Campaign
gofund.me
July 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We've released 23 clips of historical American soccer footage since June, with more on the way.
Please support our efforts with your tax-deductible donation. We've set an ambitious target. With your help we can reach it.
Help us get the word out about the fundraiser by sharing with your friends!
Please support our efforts with your tax-deductible donation. We've set an ambitious target. With your help we can reach it.
Help us get the word out about the fundraiser by sharing with your friends!
Exclusive archival footage: Brookhatten vs. St. Mary's Celtic indoor game at Madison Square Garden, February 10, 1941 (Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration).
youtu.be/H-VNbdEQk7E?...
youtu.be/H-VNbdEQk7E?...
February 10, 1941: Brookhattan 2-0 St. Mary's Celtic (Source: National Archives)
YouTube video by Society for American Soccer History
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July 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Exclusive archival footage: Brookhatten vs. St. Mary's Celtic indoor game at Madison Square Garden, February 10, 1941 (Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration).
youtu.be/H-VNbdEQk7E?...
youtu.be/H-VNbdEQk7E?...
SASH is pleased to announce the release of film footage of international club friendlies & indoor matches played in New York in the 1940s & 1950s. The footage of six matches was identified in the Universal Newsreel Collection at the National Archives.
July 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
SASH is pleased to announce the release of film footage of international club friendlies & indoor matches played in New York in the 1940s & 1950s. The footage of six matches was identified in the Universal Newsreel Collection at the National Archives.
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?...
www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-releasi...
Take a look here 👇
youtu.be/KwroNvxK4NQ?...
SASH releasing historical Fox Movietone newsreel footage of American soccer from the 1920s
The footage includes the first international played by the US Men’s National Team in the US, the first ever footage in the world of a soccer match shot with sound, the 1924 US Open Cup final, and A…
www.ussoccerhistory.org
July 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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?...
www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-releasi...
Take a look here 👇
youtu.be/KwroNvxK4NQ?...
Looking to add to your summer reading list? SASH historians have you covered!
"Inventing the Boston Game Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a National Myth" by Kevin Tallec Marston & Mike Cronin unweaves the myth of the enigmatic Oneida Football Club
www.umasspress.com/978162534842...
"Inventing the Boston Game Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a National Myth" by Kevin Tallec Marston & Mike Cronin unweaves the myth of the enigmatic Oneida Football Club
www.umasspress.com/978162534842...
Inventing the Boston Game
On Boston Common stands a monument dedicated to the Oneida Football Club. It honors the site where, in the 1860s, sixteen boys played what was then called t...
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July 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Looking to add to your summer reading list? SASH historians have you covered!
"Inventing the Boston Game Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a National Myth" by Kevin Tallec Marston & Mike Cronin unweaves the myth of the enigmatic Oneida Football Club
www.umasspress.com/978162534842...
"Inventing the Boston Game Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a National Myth" by Kevin Tallec Marston & Mike Cronin unweaves the myth of the enigmatic Oneida Football Club
www.umasspress.com/978162534842...
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:
Learn more and see the footage here:
SASH releasing historical German American League color footage from the 1950s
The footage features German American League play at legendary New York Metro Area soccer venues Metropolitan Oval, Eintracht Oval, and Zerega Oval.
www.ussoccerhistory.org
July 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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:
Learn more and see the footage here:
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...
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...
Mud, Blood and Studs: James Brown and His Family's Legacy in Soccer and Rugby Across Three Continents
Mud, Blood and Studs is a special story of sporting excellence passed from generation to generation. An alcoholic father abandons his family in Troon, Scotland, and sails for America. But against the ...
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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...
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...
Wishing everyone a very Happy (and safe) Independence Day!
July 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Wishing everyone a very Happy (and safe) Independence Day!
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Shot in 1916, this is the earliest footage of the USMNT 🇺🇸
Wearing white, a US team hastily assembled for a Scandinavian tour drew 1-1 with Stockholm Tigrarna in the opening game. John Heminsley of Kearny, NJ scored the American goal.
📹 Society for American Soccer History, Swedish Film Institute
Wearing white, a US team hastily assembled for a Scandinavian tour drew 1-1 with Stockholm Tigrarna in the opening game. John Heminsley of Kearny, NJ scored the American goal.
📹 Society for American Soccer History, Swedish Film Institute
July 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Shot in 1916, this is the earliest footage of the USMNT 🇺🇸
Wearing white, a US team hastily assembled for a Scandinavian tour drew 1-1 with Stockholm Tigrarna in the opening game. John Heminsley of Kearny, NJ scored the American goal.
📹 Society for American Soccer History, Swedish Film Institute
Wearing white, a US team hastily assembled for a Scandinavian tour drew 1-1 with Stockholm Tigrarna in the opening game. John Heminsley of Kearny, NJ scored the American goal.
📹 Society for American Soccer History, Swedish Film Institute
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...
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...
Beyond the Field
www.press.uillinois.edu
July 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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...
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...
A new essay from @brianbunk.bsky.social: "The world’s earliest soccer film with sound"
The 1927 film captures an uneventful match between unremarkable ASL teams at the end of a mediocre half-season. Yet, it is a milestone in the history of soccer.
www.ussoccerhistory.org/the-worlds-e...
The 1927 film captures an uneventful match between unremarkable ASL teams at the end of a mediocre half-season. Yet, it is a milestone in the history of soccer.
www.ussoccerhistory.org/the-worlds-e...
The world’s earliest soccer film with sound
The 1927 film captures an uneventful match between unremarkable ASL teams at the end of a mediocre half-season. Yet, it is a milestone in the history of soccer.
www.ussoccerhistory.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A new essay from @brianbunk.bsky.social: "The world’s earliest soccer film with sound"
The 1927 film captures an uneventful match between unremarkable ASL teams at the end of a mediocre half-season. Yet, it is a milestone in the history of soccer.
www.ussoccerhistory.org/the-worlds-e...
The 1927 film captures an uneventful match between unremarkable ASL teams at the end of a mediocre half-season. Yet, it is a milestone in the history of soccer.
www.ussoccerhistory.org/the-worlds-e...