Kearny Celtic
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The Kearny Irish is an American soccer club based in Kearny, New Jersey
that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League
. The club was named the Kearny Celtic beginning with the 1942/43 season.
In 1944 the club won the Lewis Cup.
After a 35 Plus year hiatus the Kearny Irish American Football Club is back. Despite being dormant since the mid 1970’s the team has reawakened as a highly competitive team in New Jersey, playing in the North Jersey Soccer League.
Many of the club’s current players grew up playing for Thistle FC, Kearny High School, and of course, the playgrounds and schoolyards around Kearny. Wearing the hoops and playing for the Irish, the team is looking to restore the former glory that the club once enjoyed.
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
that was an inaugural member of the reformed 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 club was named the Kearny Celtic beginning with the 1942/43 season.
In 1944 the club won the Lewis Cup.
After a 35 Plus year hiatus the Kearny Irish American Football Club is back. Despite being dormant since the mid 1970’s the team has reawakened as a highly competitive team in New Jersey, playing in the North Jersey Soccer League.
Many of the club’s current players grew up playing for Thistle FC, Kearny High School, and of course, the playgrounds and schoolyards around Kearny. Wearing the hoops and playing for the Irish, the team is looking to restore the former glory that the club once enjoyed.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933/34 | N/A | ASL | 1st | Champion (no playoff) | ? |
| 1934/35 | N/A | ASL | 9th | No playoff | ? |
| 1935/36 | N/A | ASL | 8th | No playoff | ? |
| 1936/37 | N/A | ASL | 4th, American | Did not qualify | ? |
| 1937/38 | N/A | ASL | 3rd, American | Semifinals | ? |
| 1938/39 | N/A | ASL | 3rd, American | 1st Round | ? |
| 1939/40 | N/A | ASL | 5th | No playoff | ? |
| 1940/41 | N/A | ASL | 10th | No playoff | ? |
| 1941/42 | N/A | ASL | 8th | No playoff | ? |
| 1942/43 | N/A | ASL | 7th | No playoff | ? |
| 1943/44 | N/A | ASL | 6th | No playoff | ? |
| 1944/45 | N/A | ASL | 7th | No playoff | ? |
| 1945/46 | N/A | ASL | 3rd | No playoff | ? |
| 1946/47 | N/A | ASL | 7th | No playoff | ? |
| 1947/48 | N/A | ASL | 9th | No playoff | ? |
| 1948/49 | N/A | ASL | 7th | Did not qualify | ? |
| 1949/50 | N/A | ASL | 2nd | No playoff | ? |
| 1950/51 | N/A | ASL | 3rd? | No playoff | ? |