Fore River was an amateur U.S. soccer team which had its origins as the Fore River Shipbuilding company team of Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...

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History

Early team records are spotty, but the team existed at least as early as 1907 Apparently, the team played in a series of local amateur leagues, including the New England League (NEL) which featured several of the better U.S. teams of that era. The only year for which NEL standings exist are 1908-1909 when Fore River finished fourth. In 1915, the team won the Massachusetts State Cup with a victory over Lynne Fosse F.C. They won a second cup title in 1919 and its third in 1921.

In 1915, Fore River entered the Southern New England Soccer League

Southern New England Soccer League

The Southern New England Soccer League was a semi-professional soccer league based in New England which was established in 1914 and collapsed in 1921. During its short existence, it featured some of the top teams in the northeast United States...

 (SNESL). This amateur league attempted to create a viable league which spanned an area larger than that covered by most city leagues. In its first season in the league, Fore River topped the standings when the remainder of the season was cancelled due to numerous weather cancellations. In 1918, the league suspended operations as a result of the loss of players to military service in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. Fore River then moved to the Boston League for the 1918-1919 season. Fore River returned to the SNESL in 1919, but there are no records for this season. The team reached its greatest success in the 1920-1921 season. It won the league title, reached the final of the American Cup

American Cup

The American Cup was the first major U.S. soccer competition open to teams beyond a single league. It was first held in 1885. In the 1910s, it gradually declined in importance with the establishment of the National Challenge Cup...

 and went to the fifth round of the National Challenge Cup. However, the creation 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...

 (ASL) led to the collapse of both the SNESL and the National Association Football League when several top teams from both leagues defected to the ASL.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	American Cup	National Challenge Cup
1908/09	NEL	4th	?	N/A
1909/10	?	?	?	N/A
1910/11	?	?	?	N/A
1910/11	?	?	?	N/A
1912/13	?	?	?	N/A
1913/14	?	?	?	?
1914/15	?	?	?	Fourth Round
1915/16	SNESL	1st	?	?
1916/17	SNESL	8th	?	First round
1917/18	SNESL	?	Semifinal	Third round
1918/19	Boston	1st	?	Quarterfinals
1919/20	SNESL	?	?	Final
1920/21	SNESL	1st	Final	Fifth

Honors

American Cup

American Cup

The American Cup was the first major U.S. soccer competition open to teams beyond a single league. It was first held in 1885. In the 1910s, it gradually declined in importance with the establishment of the National Challenge Cup...

• Runner Up (1): 1921

National Challenge Cup

• Runner Up (1): 1920

Massachusetts State Cup

• Winner (3): 1914, 1919, 1921

League Championship

• Winner (3): 1916, 1919, 1921

External links

• Southern New England Soccer League standings