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

Fairlawn, Rhode Island

-History:The historic Fairlawn Rovers, a professional soccer team, was based in Fairlawn from at least 1918 to at least 1949. The Fairlawn Elementary School and the Fairlawn Golf Course are also located in the area.- See also :...

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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, it entered the New England Division of the 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...

 for two seasons. The latest mention of Fairlawn Rovers comes in the biography of David Pacheo, a member of the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame. It mentions that, “In 1948-49 he was a key member of the Fall River Soccer Club and the Fairlawn Rovers of Rhode Island.”

Regional cups

During the late 1910s and early 1920s, Fairlawn Rovers was a dominant team in Southern New England. Between 1918 and 1921, it won three consecutive Southern New England Soccer Association Guy Norman Cups and lost to Sayles Finishing Plant F.C.

Sayles Finishing Plant F.C.

Sayles Finishing Plant F.C. was a U.S. soccer team which existed briefly during the early 1920s.The team was sponsored by the Sayles Finishing Plant, a textile company owned by the Sayles Company and based out of Saylesville, Rhode Island. In 1920, it joined the Southern New England Soccer League,...

 in the 1921 Times Cup.

National Challenge Cup

Fairlawn’s success went beyond local cups. In 1921, it fell to Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.

Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.

Tebo Yacht Basin was an amateur U.S. soccer team sponsored by the Tebo Yacht Basin company of Brooklyn, New York. It had a brief impact on the U.S. soccer scene from 1918 to 1921....

 in the quarterfinals of the National Challenge Cup

1921 National Challenge Cup

The 1920–21 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.-History:...

. Then in 1922

1922 National Challenge Cup

The 1921–22 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.-History:...

 it went to the fourth round and the third round in 1923

1923 National Challenge Cup

The 1922–23 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.-Open Cup Bracket:Home teams listed on top of bracket: replay after tied match...

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