1941–42 American Soccer League

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1941–42.

Metropolitan Division

American Soccer League
Metropolitan Division

Season	1941–42
Champions	Philadelphia Americans
Top goalscorer	John Nanoski (20)
← 1940–41 1942–43 → All statistics correct as of August 2, 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts	PCT
1	Philadelphia Germans/Americans[a]	19	12	5	2	39	24	26	.684
2	Brookhattan	19	9	4	6	41	22	24	.632
3	Brooklyn Hispano/Brooklyn[b]	17	8	4	5	34	33	21	.618
4	New York Americans	19	8	4	7	34	27	23	.605
5	Baltimore S.C.	19	9	6	4	41	31	22	.579
6	Scots-Americans/Kearny Americans[c]	19	8	8	3	56	43	19	.500
7	St. Mary's Celtic	19	7	9	3	53	53	17	.447
8	Irish-Americans	9	5	0	4	40	46	14	.778
9	Philadelphia Nationals	19	5	11	3	32	52	13	.342
10	Baltimore Americans	19	1	13	5	31	70	7	.184

Source: ^[2][3][4]
Notes:

1. During the season, after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Philadelphia Germans changed their name to Philadelphia Americans.^[1]
2. During the season, after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Brooklyn Hispano changed their name to become Brooklyn.^[1]
3. During the season, after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Scots-Americans changed their name to Kearny Americans.^[1]

New England Division

American Soccer League
New England Division

Season	1941–42
Champions	St. Michael's (unofficial)
← 1940–41 1942–43 → All statistics correct as of August 2, 2019.

First half

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
1	St. Michael's	6	3	2	1	0	0	7
2	Scandinavians	6	3	2	1	10	11	7
3	Swedish-Americans	6	3	3	0	0	0	6
4	Boston Celts	6	2	4	0	8	13	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second half

After a two-week break for the American League Cup finals, the second half of the league season began on November 30.^[5] But, after two weeks of games, the league practically ground to a halt due to the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S.'s entry into World War II. In addition, chaos seemed to rein as the league attempted to continue the competition through difficult times. The league complied with the Scandinavians request to replay the first half playoff game with St. Michael's in early February.^[6] The replay was not played and the league went on hold waiting for that and other games.^[7][8] The Swedes and Scans never returned to the league. On May 3, one more league game was played as the Celts beat St. Michael's 3-0.^[9]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
1	Swedish-Americans	2	2	0	0	5	1	4
2	Boston Celts	3	1	2	0	6	6	2
3	St. Michael's	3	1	2	0	4	6	2
4	Scandinavians	2	1	1	0	1	3	2

Source: ^[10]

Final official second half standings available on February 5. The Celts and St. Michael's played one more match on May 3 that is not included in these standings.

First Half Playoff

St. Michael's and Scandinavians ended the first half tied for first place. A playoff was held to determine the first half champions.^[11][12]

St. Michael's	3–1	Scandinavians
Humphries , Mickey Roche		Hammer

November 9, 1941^[13]

Celtic Park, South Boston, Massachusetts

References

1. Graham, William (December 24, 1941). "It's Brooklyn, Not Hispano, From Now On". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 14.
2. "Philadelphia A's Capture Soccer Flag". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 16, 1942. p. 13.
3. "Boro Booters Wind Up Third In League Race". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 23, 1942. p. 12.
4. American Soccer League II (RSSSF)
5. Collins, George M. (November 29, 1941). "Celts-Swedes Start Second Half Tomorrow". The Boston Globe. p. 7.
6. "Soccer Snaps". The Boston Globe. February 5, 1942. p. 20.
7. "Soccer Snaps". The Boston Globe. February 18, 1942. p. 22.
8. "Soccer Snaps". The Boston Globe. February 20, 1942. p. 22.
9. "Celts Victors, 3-0, Over St. Michaels". The Boston Globe. May 4, 1942. p. 7.
10. "Soccer Snaps". The Boston Globe. February 5, 1942. p. 20.
11. Collins, George M. (November 5, 1941). "Soccer Snaps". The Boston Globe. p. 23.
12. Collins, George M. (November 5, 1941). "St Mike's Faces Scans on Sunday to Decide Title". The Boston Globe. p. 28.
13. Collins, George M. (November 10, 1941). "Mikes Smear Scan Booters". The Boston Globe. p. 10.