Eastern Professional Soccer League II

Final Team Standings and Playoff Results

The second league to carry the name Eastern Soccer League was formed in 
1928 as a result of a dispute between members of the American Soccer League I.
New York Giants, Bethlehem Steel, and Newark defied the ASL I and entered 
for the US Open Cup.  The league suspended them, and as a result, the USFA 
formed the EPSL II, which also added teams from the Southern New York State 
Association (SNYSA).  This league played in the 1928-1929 season, also played 
in the fall of 1929, at which time, peace was made between the two rivals, 
and the EPSL II merged with the ASL I to form the Atlantic Coast League.  

Point scoring system:  2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.


                                    1928/29

                      First Half   (as of 12/28/28)

                         GP   W   L   D   Pts.  Pct.
Bethlehem Steel          15  14   1   0    28  .933
New York Giants          18  11   5   2    24  .667
Hakoah All-Stars         18  10   4   4    24  .667
Newark Skeeters          14   3   6   5    11  .393
IRT. Rangers             15   5   9   1    11  .367
Philadelphia Centennials 14   3   7   5    10  .357
New York Hispano         14   2  10   2     6  .214
New York Celtics          8   0   6   2     2  .125

This was a 20 game season.  Bethlehem Steel went 5-0 
for their remaining games.


                     Second Half (as of 4/29/1929)

                         GP   W   L   T  GF  GA   PTS
New York Hakoah          18  12   2   4  68  23   28
Bethlehem Steel          15   9   2   4  41  21   22
IRT Rangers              13   7   5   1  30  30   15
New York Hungaria        16   6   8   2  31  44   14
New York Giants          15   6   8   1  52  24   13
New Bedford Whalers       8   6   1   1  26  14   13
New York Hispano         16   4  11   1  36  49    9
Philadelphia Centennials 12   3   9   0  24  50    6
Newark Skeeters           9   0   7   2   9  30    2
New York Celtics    (Disbanded after two months)

CHAMPION:  Bethlehem Steel.

After the season, Philadelphia, New York Celtics and New Bedford withdrew.


                                  1929 (fall)

Before the season, New York Hungaria became Victoria Hungaria.

                         GP   W   L   T  Pts  Pct.
Bethlehem Steel          13  11   2   0   22  .846
Hakoah All Stars         12   9   2   1   19  .792
New York Giants          12   8   2   2   18  .750
Newark Portuguese        11   4   4   3   11  .500
New York Hispano         10   3   5   2    8  .400
Victoria Hungaria        12   3   7   2    8  .333
Newark Skeeters           8   0   7   1    1  .063
IRT Rangers              10   0   9   1    1  .050

These standings are apparently complete outside of a Bethlehem vs.
Portuguese game.

After this fall season, ESL, ASL and USFA settled their Soccer War disputes, 
and the EPSL was disbanded, with teams returning to their former leagues.  
New York Hakoah also joined the ASL, which renamed itself the Atlantic Coast 
league for the 1929-30 season.
About this document

Prepared and maintained by David A. Litterer for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: David A. Litterer (spectrum@sover.net)
Last updated: 7 Dec 2002