1933-34 American Soccer League was the first season of the second American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

. The league included two teams, New York Americans

New York Americans (soccer)

The New York Americans were an American soccer club founded in 1931. Based in New York, New York, it played in both the first and second American Soccer Leagues.-History:...

 and New York Brookhattan that had also played in the original ASL. The USFA

United States Soccer Federation

The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...

 awarded the new ASL exclusive rights to organize professional soccer on the Atlantic Coast

East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...

. The new ASL operated at a considerably lower level of professionalism than its predecessor. With the Great Depression

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

 still raging, it was not possible to offer salaries anywhere near the level enjoyed by the previous league.

The inaugural season of 1933-34 saw a fairly impressive level of competition, as well as a few of the stars of the old league including Archie Stark

Archie Stark

Archibald “Archie” Stark was a U.S. soccer forward who became the dominant player in U.S. leagues during the 1920s and 1930s. He spent nine seasons in the National Association Football League and another twelve in the American Soccer League. He also earned two caps, scoring five goals, as a...

 and George Moorhouse

George Moorhouse

George Moorhouse is, reputedly, the first Englishman to appear in a FIFA World Cup. He spent most of his playing career in the United States and earned seven caps with the U.S. national team. He was a member of the U.S. teams at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and 1934 FIFA World Cup...

. New York Americans in particular had a wealth of familiar names including Stan Chesney and Erno Schwarz

Erno Schwarz

Ernö Schwarz or Schwarcz was a Hungarian American soccer player, coach and promoter who served as head coach of the United States men's national soccer team. He played professionally in Hungary, Czeckoslavakia, Austria and the United States, earning two caps, scoring two goals, with the Hungarian...

 in addition to Moorhouse. Kearny Irish were the first league champions in the Metropolitan Division, winning the league title by a comfortable 4 points ahead of New York Americans. Kearny Scots

Kearny Scots

The Kearny Scots are an American soccer club based in Kearny, New Jersey. The Scots have played in both the National Association Football League and the second American Soccer League. When not members of those leagues, the Scots competed in lower level city leagues...

 finished a distant third. Brooklyn Celtic absorbed the struggling Brooklyn F.C. early in the season, but many of their players went to Brooklyn Hispano

Brooklyn Hispano

The Brooklyn Hispano was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club was named the Brooklyn Giants for the 1942/43 season only....

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Metropolitan Division

Place	Team	G	W	T	L	GF	GA	Points
1	Kearny Irish	25	15	6	4	60	35	36
2	New York Americans New York Americans (soccer) The New York Americans were an American soccer club founded in 1931. Based in New York, New York, it played in both the first and second American Soccer Leagues.-History:...	23	14	4	5	59	34	32
3	Kearny Scots Kearny Scots The Kearny Scots are an American soccer club based in Kearny, New Jersey. The Scots have played in both the National Association Football League and the second American Soccer League. When not members of those leagues, the Scots competed in lower level city leagues...	25	11	3	11	58	53	25
4	New York Brookhattan	24	8	3	13	45	51	19
5	Brooklyn Celtic	22	7	2	13	37	47	16
6	Newark Germans Newark Germans Newark Germans was an American soccer club based in Newark, New Jersey that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League.Two months into the 1936/37 season the team was taken over and became Paterson Caledonian.-Year-by-year:...	19	7	1	11	32	49	15
7	Brooklyn Hispano Brooklyn Hispano The Brooklyn Hispano was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club was named the Brooklyn Giants for the 1942/43 season only....	17	6	2	9	26	45	14
8	Philadelphia German-Americans	13	5	2	6	27	28	12

New England Division

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Fairlawn Rovers

Fairlawn Rovers was a U.S. soccer team which existed from at least 1918 to at least 1949. It was based in Fairlawn, Rhode Island.-Leagues:There is very little information on the leagues Fairlawn Rovers belong to over the years. In 1922, they won the Pawtucket and District League. Then, in 1934,...

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Fall River Rovers

Fall River Rovers were a United States soccer club, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. They won the 1888 and 1889 American Cups as well as the 1917 National Challenge Cup. In 1921 Rovers were disbanded and a new team, Fall River United were formed to enter the newly established American Soccer...

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Fall River United

Fall River United was a name used by two United States soccer clubs, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. Both teams played in the American Soccer League, one during the 1921-22 season and other during the 1933-34 season.-Fall River United I:...

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Pawtucket Rangers

J. & P. Coats was an American soccer club team of the J. & P. Coats Company based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island having been founded in 1900.The club played won the Rhode Island League in 1914 then was an inaugural member of the semi-pro Southern New England Soccer League...

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Top goalscorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	GP	G
1	Archie Stark Archie Stark Archibald “Archie” Stark was a U.S. soccer forward who became the dominant player in U.S. leagues during the 1920s and 1930s. He spent nine seasons in the National Association Football League and another twelve in the American Soccer League. He also earned two caps, scoring five goals, as a...	Kearny Irish	?	22
-	Razzo Carroll	Kearny Scots Kearny Scots The Kearny Scots are an American soccer club based in Kearny, New Jersey. The Scots have played in both the National Association Football League and the second American Soccer League. When not members of those leagues, the Scots competed in lower level city leagues...	?	22