- Roses F.C.
Roses F.C., of
Detroit, Michigan , was an early twentieth century U.S.soccer team.History
In 1910, Roses won the Michigan State Soccer Football League (MSSFL) championship. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1910.html The Year in American Soccer – 1910] ] In 1917, Roses won the Michigan state championship. The next league result came in 1918 when Roses won the Detroit District League (DDL). In 1919, Roses won both the Michigan State Association Clan Campbell Trophy and the Detroit and District League championship. They repeated as DDL champions in 1922 and 1923. As for the
National Challenge Cup , Roses entered every cup from the first in 1914 until at least the 1923 version. In 1914 Roses was eliminated in the third round. Its best year came in 1919 when they lost toBricklayers and Masons F.C. in the quarterfinals. No records exist for Roses in national or league competitions after 1923.Year-by-year
Honors
Clan Campbell Trophy:* Winner (1): 1919
League Championship:* Winner (5): 1914, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923
References
External links
* [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?q1=university%20michigan;rgn1=ic_all;op2=And;rgn2=ic_all;op3=And;rgn3=ic_all;rgn4=sortyear;op4=And;c=dpa1ic;back=back1206896497;chaperone=S-DPA1IC-X-DPA1639%20DPA1639.TIF;evl=full-image;chaperone=S-DPA1IC-X-DPA1639%20DPA1639.TIF;quality=2;view=entry;subview=detail;cc=dpa1ic;entryid=x-dpa1639;viewid=DPA1639.TIF;start=;resnum=116 Photo of 1917 Michigan State championship team]
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