Babcock and Wilcox (soccer)
- Babcock and Wilcox (soccer)
Babcock and Wilcox (also spelled Babcock & Wilcox) was a U.S. soccer team which had its origins as the Babcock and Wilcox company team of Bayonne, New Jersey. It spent five seasons in the National Association Football League and finished as runner up in the 1918 American Cup.
History
Records do not currently reveal the origins of the team, but the first mention of the team comes in the 1914 National Challenge Cup when Brooklyn Celtic eliminated them 5-0 in the second round. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1914.html U.S. Soccer History – 1914] ] In 1915, Babcock and Wilcox joined the professional National Association Football League. While it regularly went deep in cup competitions, it never finished higher than three in league play. After finishing at the bottom of the standings in the 1918-1919 season, the team withdrew from the NAFBL. After a year out of the league, Babcock and Wilcox returned for the 1920-1921 season. However, the NAFBL folded at the end of the season when several teams joined the newly established American Soccer League. Babcock and Wilcox continued to play in New Jersey leagues until at least 1932 when it won its fifth New Jersey State Cup. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1932.html U.S. Soccer History – 1932] ] In its early years, Andrew Brown, future president of the United States Football Association, worked for the Babcock and Wilcox company, helping to manage the team. [ [http://www.soccerhall.org/builders/andrew_brown.htm Andrew Brown profile at the National Soccer Hall of Fame] ]
Year-by-year
Honors
American Cup:* Runner Up (1): 1918
New Jersey State Challenge Cup:*Winner (5): 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1932
Notable players
* Stanley Chesney
* Neil Clarke
* Tommy Duggan
* Robert Millar
* Clarence Smith
* Archie Stark
External links
* [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/nafbl.html National Association Football League standings]
References
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