Newark Skeeters
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The Newark Skeeters was an American soccer club based in Newark, New Jersey
and was a member of the American Soccer League
and the Eastern Soccer League.
The club folded upon the merger of the ASL & ESL after the fall 1929 season.
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
and was a member 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...
and the Eastern Soccer League.
The club folded upon the merger of the ASL & ESL after the fall 1929 season.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923/24 | 1 | ASL | 8th | No playoff | Quarterfinals |
| 1924/25 | 1 | ASL | 11th | No playoff | Did not enter |
| 1925/26 | 1 | ASL | 12th | No playoff | First round |
| 1926/27 | 1 | ASL | 10th | No playoff' | Quarterfinals |
| 1927/28 | 1 | ASL | 9th (1st half); 10th (2nd half) | Did not qualify | First round |
| 1928/29 | 1 | ASL | withdrew after 7 games | N/A | N/A |
| 1928-29 1928-29 Eastern Professional Soccer League 1928-29 Eastern Professional Soccer League. The season ran from Fall 1928 to Spring 1929 with a mid winter break. By the end of the first half, only the New York Giants and New York Hakoah had played all eighteen games. New York Celtic had dropped out after eight games and the rest of the teams... |
N/A | ESL | 4th (1st half); 9th (2nd half) | No playoff | Quarterfinal |
| 1929 1929 Eastern Professional Soccer League 1929 Eastern Professional Soccer League. The season began on September 2, 1929. By this time, the financial loses suffered by the American Soccer League, SNYSA and ESL had begun to mount. With the stock market crash a month later, the corporate sponsorship on which many of the teams depended... |
N/A | ESL | 7th | No playoff | N/A |