Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1929-1930

The 1929-1930 season was the final one for the Bethlehem Steel F. C. It was during this season that the soccer war was finally resolved. Bethlehem began the season in the Eastern Soccer League, but in November switched to the newly-organized East Coast Soccer League, which was composed largely of former American Soccer League clubs.

Here are some accounts from the Bethlehem Globe-Times.

August 15, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
August 17, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
August 19, 1929 -- Newark Portuguese F. C. joins ESL
August 20, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
August 21, 1929 -- Fred Pepper resigns for Lehigh Valley Soccer League positions
August 21, 1929 -- Pre-season games
August 26, 1929 -- vs. Hungaria F. C., 5-3 [exhibition]
August 26, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
August 28, 1929 -- Soccer war continues
August 29, 1929 -- Bethlehem recruits playesr
August 30, 1929 -- Eastern Soccer League begins season
September 2, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 2, 1929 -- vs. Hakoah, 4-5 [ESL]
September 6, 1929 -- Giants preview
September 6, 1929 -- Bethlehem Boosters
September 9, 1929 -- vs. Giants, 2-1 [ESL]; vs. Newark Portuguese, 2-1 [ESL]
September 9, 1929 -- Soccer war truce
September 10, 1929 -- Hakoah preview
September 10, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 11, 1929 -- Hakoah preview
September 12, 1929 -- Hakoah preview
September 13, 1929 -- Hakoah preview
September 15, 1929 -- vs. Hakoah, 1-0 [ESL]; Giants, 0-2 [ESL]
September 16, 1929 -- Soccer war nearly over
Septebmer 17, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
Septebmer 18, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
Septebmer 19, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 20, 1929 -- Newark Portuguese preview
September 23, 1929 -- vs. Newark Portuguese , 4-0 [ESL]; vs. Newark F. C., 5-3 [ESL]
September 24, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 26, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 26, 1929 -- Horn joins Bethlehem
September 27, 1929 -- Newark preview
September 30, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
September 30, 1929 -- vs. Newark F. C., 4-1 [ESL]
October 11, 1929 -- Victoria-Hungarians preview
October 14, 1929 -- vs. Vitoria-Hungarians, 3-0 [ESL]; vs. I. R. T. Rangers, 4-1 [ESL]
October 18, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 18, 1929 -- Hispano preview
October 19, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 21, 1929 -- vs. Hispano, 1-1 [ESL]
October 23, 1929 -- Bethlehem travels to New England
October 23, 1929 -- soccer war news
October 25, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 26, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 26, 1929 -- vs. Providence, 2-2 [exhibition]
October 28, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
October 31, 1929 -- Portuguese preview -- ESL standings
November 4, 1929 -- vs. Portuguese, 3-3 [ESL]
November 4, 1929 -- soccer war news
November 5, 1929 -- Bethlehem begins play with Atlantic Coast Soccer League
November 6, 1929 -- vs. Brooklyn Wanderers, 2-1 [ACSL]
November 8, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 8, 1929 -- New York Nationals preview
November 11, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 11, 1929 -- vs. Nationals, 2-3 [ACSL]
November 13, 1929 -- Bethlehem boosters
November 14, 1929 -- Tom Fraser joins Bethlehem -- ACSL standings
November 14, 1929 -- Boosters promote Sunday soccer
November 15, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 15, 1929 -- Providence preview
November 18, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
November 18, 1929 -- vs. Providence, 2-1 [ACSL]
November 19, 1929 -- Fall River preview
November 22, 1929 -- Fall River preview
November 25, 1929 -- vs. Fall River, 1-2 [ACSL]; vs. Brooklyn Wanderers, 2-2 [ACSL]
November 27, 1929 -- New Bedford preview
November 30, 1929 -- Boosters have smoker
December 2, 1929 -- vs. New Bedford, 2-1 [ACSL]
December 4, 1929 -- Pawtucket preview -- ACSL standings
December 5, 1929 -- Pawtucket preview
December 6, 1929 -- Pawtucket preview
December 6, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 9, 1929 -- vs. Pawtucket, 3-1 [ACSL]
December 13, 1929 -- Bethlehem travels to New England
December 16, 1929 -- vs. Fall River, 3-3 [ACSL]; vs. Pawtucket, 3-2 [ACSL]
December 17, 1929 -- Brooklyn preview
December 19, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 19, 1929 -- Josef Eisenhoffer fined $500
December 20, 1929 -- Brooklyn Wanderers preview
December 23, 1929 -- vs. Brooklyn Wanderers, 3-1 [ACSL]
December 23, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 26, 1929 -- New York Giants preview
December 26, 1929 -- vs. Giants 4-2 [ACSL]
December 30, 1929 -- vs. Giants, 9-2 [ACSL]; vs. Hakoah, 4-0 [ACSL]
December 30, 1929 -- soccer notes
December 31, 1929 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
December 31, 1929 -- Hakoah preview -- league standings
December 31, 1929 -- Year end wrap-up
January 1, 1930 -- Hungarians join ECSL as Bridgeport
January 1, 1930 -- Season review
January 2, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 2, 1930 -- Bridgeport preview
January 2, 1930 -- vs. Hakoah, 2-1 [ACSL]
January 3, 1930 -- Bridgeport preview
January 6, 1930 -- vs. Bridgeport, 1-0 [ACSL]
January 6, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 7, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 7, 1930 -- Fall River preview
January 8, 1930 -- Fall River preview
January 9, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 9, 1930 -- Fall River preview
January 10, 1930 -- Fall River preview
January 13, 1930 -- vs. Fall River, 3-4 [ACSL]; vs. N. Y. Nationals, 2-4 [ACSL]
January 13, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 14, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 20, 1930 -- vs. Providence, 5-1 [ACSL]
January 20, 1930 -- N. Y. Nationals preview
January 27, 1930 -- vs. Nationals, 1-2 [ACSL]
January 27, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
January 30, 1930 -- Draw for first round National Cup games
Februray 3, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 8, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 10, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 10, 1930 -- vs. Newark Portuguese, 8-1 [1st round, National Cup]
February 15, 1930 -- Giants preview
February 17, 1930 -- game postponed
February 20, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 22, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 24, 1930 -- vs. Giants, 2-1 [2nd round National Cup]
February 25, 1930 -- Brooklyn preview
February 26, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
February 28, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 3, 1930 -- vs. Brooklyn, 2-0 [semi-final, National Cup]
March 3, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 4, 1930 -- Giants preview
March 5, 1930 -- Fall River preview -- standings
March 6, 1930 -- Giants preview
March 7, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 10, 1930 -- vs. Nationals, 0-2 [ESL]; vs. Giants, 5-4 [ESL]
March 10, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 12, 1930 -- Fall River preview
March 12, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 13, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 14, 1930 -- Fall River preview
March 15, 1930 -- Fall River preview
March 17, 1930 -- vs. Fall River, 1-1 [Eastern final, National Cup]
March 17, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 18, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 19, 1930 -- Fall River preview
March 21, 1930 -- Fall River preview
March 21, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 22, 1930 -- Fall River preview
March 24, 1930 -- vs. Fall River, 2-3 [Eastern final replay, National Cup]
March 24, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 25, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 26, 1930 -- Hakoah preview
March 27, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
March 28, 1930 -- Hakoah preview
March 30, 1930 -- vs. Hakoah, 2-2 [ACSL]
April 2, 1930 -- Brooklyn preview
April 7, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 7, 1930 -- vs. Brooklyn, 2-3 [ACSL]
April 11, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 14, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 14, 1930 -- Rumors of disbanding
April 15, 1930 -- Referees'game preview
April 17, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 17, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 17, 1930 -- Players return to Europe
April 18, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 19, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 20, 1930 -- Referees' game
April 20, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 21, 1930 -- vs. Brooklyn, 5-2 [ACSL]
April 21, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
April 22, 1930 -- soccer news
April 23, 1930 -- Bethlehem Steel refuses to play Fall River
April 28, 1930 -- vs. New Bedford, 0-2; vs. Hakoah 2-3
May 2, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row
May 9, 1930 -- Lehigh Valley Soccer League
May 10, 1930 -- A Swing Along Athletic Row

Here are some accounts from the Allentown Morning Call.

April 16, 1930 -- Bethlehem team to disband
April 21, 1930 -- vs. Brooklyn Wanderers, 5-2 [ACSL]
April 23, 1930 -- Bethlehem to play two more games
April 28, 1930 -- vs. Hakoah, 2-3 [ACSL]

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