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Brooklyn Celtic

US association football club

Summary

US association football club

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fullname	Brooklyn Celtic Football Club
nickname	"The Celtics"
founded	1910
dissolved
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Brooklyn Celtic was a name used by at least two U.S. soccer teams. The first was an early twentieth century amateur team which was formed in August 1910 and dominated the New York Amateur Association Football League from 1912 to 1917. The second was a member of the professional American Football League in the 1930s and early 1940s. A third Celtic club from Brooklyn, St. Mary's Celtic replaced the second club in the ASL before the 1935/36 season.

Brooklyn Celtic I

The Brooklyn Celtic, also known as the Brooklyn Celtics and Celtic F.C., was an early twentieth century American soccer team which competed in the New York Amateur Association Football League. They won the second division in 1910–11, gaining promotion to the first division. They proved their worth as a first division team in the 1911–12 season when they tied New York Clan MacDonald for second place. The two teams met in a playoff for sole position of second, with Clan MacDonald winning 1–0. The next season, Celtic went on a streak of five straight league championships. Celtic was the runner-up in the first National Challenge Cup in 1914. The following year, Celtic was the runner-up for both the American Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	American Cup	National Cup
1910–11	NYSAFL (Div 2)	1st	Second Round	N/A
1911–12	NYSAFL	3rd	First Round	N/A
1912–13	NYSAFL	1st	DNE	N/A
1913–14	NYSAFL	1st	Second Round	Runner-up
1914–15	NYSAFL	1st	Runner-up	Runner-up
1915–16	NYSAFL	1st	Quarterfinals	Third round
1916–17	NYSAFL	1st	Semifinals	Second round

Honors

National Challenge Cup
- Runner-up (2): 1914, 1915
American Cup
- Runner-up (1): 1915
American Amateur Football Association Cup
- Winner (1): 1912
League Championship – Division I
- Winner (5): 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917
League Championship – Division II
- Winner (1): 1910
Sultana Cup
- Winner (1): 1917
Southern New York State Cup
- Winner (2): 1914, 1917

Notable players

USA James Robertson
Roddy O'Halloran
USA George Tintle

Brooklyn Celtic II

The Brooklyn Celtic was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club was newly organized in the fall of 1933 and joined the ASL soon after.

The club was dropped from the league after the 1934/35 season and replaced by St. Mary's Soccer Club.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	National Cup
1933–34	N/A	ASL	5th	No playoff	First round
1934–35	N/A	ASL	7th	No playoff	Second round

St. Mary's Celtic

St. Mary's Celtic was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was a member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club replaced Brooklyn Celtic before the 1935–36 season.

St. Mary's won their first (and only) National Cup in 1939 after beating Manhattan Beer 5–1 on aggregate over two legs. The second leg was held in Starlight Park with an attendance of 8,000.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	National Cup
1935–36	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	Semi-finals
1936–37	N/A	ASL	1st, National	Semi-finals	Second round
1937–38	N/A	ASL	2nd, National	Final	Second place
1938–39	N/A	ASL	2nd, National	1st round	Champion
1939–40	N/A	ASL	8th	No playoff	?
1940–41	N/A	ASL	8th	No playoff	?
1941–42	N/A	ASL	7th	No playoff	?

Chronicle of the National Cup won by St. Mary's, 7 May 1939

References

Litterer, David A.. (March 4, 2025). "The Year in American Soccer - 1911".
(June 23, 1912). "Socker Season Ends With Hard Battle". [[Brooklyn Eagle]].
(May 18, 1914). "Field Club Soccer Team Wins Honors". The Evening Herald.
(April 19, 1915). "Scots Eliminate Brooklyn Celtics". Brooklyn Eagle.
(May 2, 1915). "Bethleham Lands the Soccer Title". [[The Boston Globe]].
"Korner Kicks". ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle''. 20 October 1933. page 28.
. (August 29, 1935). "St. Mary's Replaces Celtics in League". *The Brooklyn Daily Eagle*.
[https://thecup.us/2021/02/12/1938-1939-national-challenge-cup-the-first-time-the-us-open-cup-was-invite-only/ 1938-1939 National Challenge Cup: The first time the US Open Cup was invite-only] BY CHUCK NOLAN JR. – FEBRUARY 12, 2021
[https://www.frankdellapa.com/tag/ed-czerkiewicz/ Chronicle of the match (excerpt)] at Frenkdellapa.com

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