1936-37 St. Louis Soccer League
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The St. Louis league entered its 34th year headed by President Charles DeWitt. This season the league would play out of West Side Park. Four teams to play a doubleheader on Sundays as well as a midweek doubleheader under flood lights. Ben Millers withdrew from the league but was replaced by members of the Ben Millers Eddie Hart and Eddie McHugh. They were coached by McHugh but started the season with the name Harts. John Marre's team was called Town Criers and was coached by Tom Palmer. The Spanish Club continued under the sponsorship of Burke Undertakers. Phil Kavanaugh's team changed sponsorship from Hellrungs and Grimm to the Tom Burke Taverns and went by the name Club Lotus. Final league standings for the 1937-38 St. Louis Soccer League
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St. Louis Soccer League
The St. Louis Soccer League was a soccer league based in St. Louis, Missouri, that existed from 1907 to 1938. At its founding, it was the only fully professional soccer league in the United States.-History:...
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League standings
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burke's Undertakers Burke's Undertakers Burke’s Undertakers was an American soccer team which competed in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally established as the Spanish Sports Club, it played in the St. Louis Municipal League for several years under the name of Spanish Sports Club. In 1935, the team moved up to the St. Louis Soccer League... |
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | Lotus Club | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 9 |
| 3 | Optimists | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
| 4 | Town Criers | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
Top Goal Scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Red" Fleming | Club Lotus | 8 | |
| 2 | L. Menendez | Burke's Undertakers Burke's Undertakers Burke’s Undertakers was an American soccer team which competed in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally established as the Spanish Sports Club, it played in the St. Louis Municipal League for several years under the name of Spanish Sports Club. In 1935, the team moved up to the St. Louis Soccer League... |
6 | |
| 3 | Bob Corbett | St. Matthew's | 5 | |
| Ed Flyn | Optimists | 5 | ||
| 5 | Henry Diaz | Burke's Undertakers Burke's Undertakers Burke’s Undertakers was an American soccer team which competed in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally established as the Spanish Sports Club, it played in the St. Louis Municipal League for several years under the name of Spanish Sports Club. In 1935, the team moved up to the St. Louis Soccer League... |
3 | |
| Joe Garcia | Burke's Undertakers Burke's Undertakers Burke’s Undertakers was an American soccer team which competed in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally established as the Spanish Sports Club, it played in the St. Louis Municipal League for several years under the name of Spanish Sports Club. In 1935, the team moved up to the St. Louis Soccer League... |
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| Art Garcia | Burke's Undertakers Burke's Undertakers Burke’s Undertakers was an American soccer team which competed in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally established as the Spanish Sports Club, it played in the St. Louis Municipal League for several years under the name of Spanish Sports Club. In 1935, the team moved up to the St. Louis Soccer League... |
3 | ||
| John Worden | Club Lotus | 3 | ||
| Bart Conners | Optimists | 3 | ||
| Walsh | Town Criers | 3 |