Massachusetts Soccer Clubs: Fall River Marksmen, New England Revolution, New Bedford Whalers, Ponta Delgada S.c., Fall River Rovers

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fall River Marksmen, New England Revolution, New Bedford Whalers, Ponta Delgada S.c., Fall River Rovers, Cape Cod Crusaders, Western Mass Pioneers, Boston Breakers, Massachusetts Twisters, Boston Renegades, Fall River F.c., Boston Aztec, Boston Minutemen, New England Tea Men, Western Mass Lady Pioneers, Shawsheen Indians, Fore River, Fall River United, Boston Bolts, F.c. Hudson, Boston Bulldogs, Worcester Kings, Boston Storm, Boston Rovers, Whittal F.c., New England Mutiny, Abbot Worsted, Boston Soccer Club, Oneida Football Club, Farr Alpaca F.c., Massachusetts Stingers, Boston Beacons, Boston Astros, Boston Tigers, Ludlow Lusitano, Holyoke Falcos, Boston Bears, Fall River S.c., Springfield Babes, Fall River Astros. Excerpt: Abbot Worsted was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team which was sponsored by the Abbot Worsted Yarn Company of Forge Village, Massachusetts. During the early 1920s, it was a perennial contender in the National Challenge Cup .History The Abbot Worsted Company was founded in 1855, but in 1879, it established facilities in Forge Village, Massachusetts. By 1916, it was the largest producer of carpet yarns in the world, drawing a work force from both the local population and Britain. Other than being a company team, the origins of Abbot Worsted F.C. are unknown. In 1919, it was drawn with Lynn Hibernians in the first round of the 1920 National Challenge Cup, but the outcome of that game is unknown. In 1921, the team hired Jack Kershaw who had scored a goal for the losing Fore River in the 1920 National Challenge Cup, as head coach. Over the next six years, Kershaw took the Forge Villagers, as the team was known, deep into the Challenge Cup. In both 1922 and 1925, Abbot Worsted went to the cup semifinals. In 1923 and 1924, they made it to the quarterfinal...