Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.

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founded = 1918
dissolved = 1921
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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 fall of 1918, Tebo was drawn with Vikings in the first round of the National Challenge Cup. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl100718c.html October 7, 1918 The Globe] ] At the time, they played in the Metropolitan League in New York City. In 1920, they moved to the New York State Football League and gained national prominence with a series of cup and league titles. In 1921, they won the Southern New York State Football Association cup, the La Sultana Cup and the New York State League titles. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A00E3DD113FEE3ABC4052DFB266838A639EDE Vikings lose to Tebo] , New York Times April 18 1921 (PDF)] They also lost in the semi-finals of the 1921 National Challenge Cup. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1921.html U.S. Soccer History – 1921] ] One of the strongest clubs in the region, the team initially intended to enter the American Soccer League which was established in 1921. However, the Tebo Yacht Basin company was a subsidiary of the Todd Shipyard company which decided to enter its own team in the new league. Therefore, Todd Shipyards merged Tebo Yacht Basin F.C. with another club sponsored by a corporate subsidiary Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock to form the Todd Shipyards club. This led the disbandment of Tebo Yacht Basin F.C. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl091921.html September 19, 1921] ]

Notable players

* William Fryer
* Jimmy Gallagher
* Robert Millar
* Albert Mitchell

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