1882-83 |
Fall River East Ends Fall River Old Roads Fall River North Ends |
1883-84 |
Fall River Bowenville Globes Fall River County St. Rovers Fall River Flint Mills Fall River Rovers |
1884-85 |
Fall River Barnaby Mills Fall River Canonicuts Fall River King Phillips Fall River Lindsay St. Rovers Fall River Main Streets Fall River Mechanics Fall River Merry Boys Fall River Osbornes Fall River Parks Fall River St Patricks |
1885-86 |
Fall River Chace St. Rovers Fall River Rangers |
1886-87 |
Fall River Allarounds Fall River Chelseas Fall River Harrisons Fall River McLaughlins Fall River Pilgrims Fall River Pleasant St. Rovers Fall River Pleasant Views Fall River Shrove Wanderers Fall River Tower St. Rangers Fall River Tremonts Fall River Wamsuttas Fall River Weetamoes |
Between 1888 and 1892 teams from Fall River won the American Cup five times in succession.
American Cup Winners:
1888 |
Fall River Rovers |
1889 |
Fall River Rovers |
1890 |
Fall River Olympics |
1891 |
Fall River East Ends |
1892 |
Fall River East Ends |
Rovers
1896 |
Fall River Olympics - American Cup Finalists |
1909 |
Fall River Rovers - New England League Winners Rovers played 2 matches against the Pilgrims (England) tourists- drawing 1-1 and winning 2-1. |
1910 |
Fall River Rovers - Eastern Soccer League I Winners |
1916 |
Fall River Rovers- National Challenge Cup Finalists Rovers’ Tommy Swords captained the USA in their first ever international. |
Swords
1917 |
Fall River Rovers- National Challenge Cup Winners, Times Cup Winners |
1918 |
Fall River Rovers - National Challenge Cup Finalists |
1921 |
Fall River Rovers dissolved |
Fall River United founded Fall River United draw 2-2 with Third Lanark (Scotland) |
1922 |
United become Marksmen |
Marksmen
The Marksmen featured former Chelsea player Harold Brittan; Scottish born goalkeeper Lindy Kerr; James White, Tommy Martin ( both ex Motherwell), Bill McPherson (Beith) and Charlie McGill (Third Lanark).
Brittan
1924 |
Fall River Marksmen - American Soccer League I Winners, National Challenge Cup Winners |
1925 |
Fall River Marksmen - American Soccer League I Winners |
1926 |
Fall River Marksmen - American Soccer League I Winners Marksmen beat the touring Sparta Prague 3-2. |
1927 |
Fall River Marksmen - National Challenge Cup Winners |
1928 |
Marksmen played 2 touring sides. They defeated Brazil’s Palestra Italia 4-2 but lost 3-0 to Glasgow Rangers. Fall River Powers Hudson Essex shared the National Amateur Cup following a drawn final. |
1929 |
Fall River Marksmen - American Soccer League I Winners |
1930 |
Fall River Marksmen - Atlantic Coast League Winners, American Soccer League Winners, National Challenge Cup Winners. Fall River Rafferty - National Amateur Challenge Cup Winners |
Billy Gonsalves and Bert Patenaude of the Marksmen were leading figures in the USA World Cup Squad in 1930,
The Marksmen played 2 Scottish touring teams in 1930: Kilmarnock were beaten 3-0 whilst Glasgow Rangers enjoyed 3-2 and 6-1 wins.
The club also undertook a tour of Central Europe:
In 1931 The Marksmen relocated to New York City, merged with New York Football Club and became New York Yankees (although they still played Cup matches as Fall River Marksmen).
The Yankees in turn moved to New Bedford where they merged with Fall River F.C (#1) to become the New Bedford Whalers.
New Fall River based clubs emerged in the 1930s. In 1932 Fall River Football Club (#2) won the 'fall' edition of the American Soccer League.
In the following seasons the New England Division of the American Soccer League featured Fall River Rovers and Fall River United.
The Fall River All-Americans reached the National Amateur Challenge Cup Final in 1935.
In 1937 Fall River Americans played in the New England Division of the American Soccer League
The 1930s also saw the development of another Fall River club that would go on to great success (but outside our chosen era)- the amateur Ponta Delgada Soccer Club, based in the city's Portuguese community.
The Marksmen played 2 Scottish touring teams in 1930: Kilmarnock were beaten 3-0 whilst Glasgow Rangers enjoyed 3-2 and 6-1 wins.
The club also undertook a tour of Central Europe:
20.08.30 | Slavia Prague | 2 | 2 | Fall River Marksmen | Prague |
23.08.30 | Wiener A.C. | 6 | 0 | Fall River Marksmen | Vienna |
24.08.30 | Austria Vienna | 1 | 3 | Fall River Marksmen | Vienna |
28.08.30 | Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 | Fall River Marksmen | Prague |
30.08.30 | SK Bratislava | 0 | 3 | Fall River Marksmen | Bratislava |
31.08.30 | Ferencvaros | 6 | 2 | Fall River Marksmen | Budapest |
In 1931 The Marksmen relocated to New York City, merged with New York Football Club and became New York Yankees (although they still played Cup matches as Fall River Marksmen).
1931 |
Fall River Football Club ( #1) - National Challenge Cup Winners Fall River F.C.( #1) 5- Verez Sarsfield (Argentina) 2 |
The Yankees in turn moved to New Bedford where they merged with Fall River F.C (#1) to become the New Bedford Whalers.
New Fall River based clubs emerged in the 1930s. In 1932 Fall River Football Club (#2) won the 'fall' edition of the American Soccer League.
In the following seasons the New England Division of the American Soccer League featured Fall River Rovers and Fall River United.
The Fall River All-Americans reached the National Amateur Challenge Cup Final in 1935.
In 1937 Fall River Americans played in the New England Division of the American Soccer League
The 1930s also saw the development of another Fall River club that would go on to great success (but outside our chosen era)- the amateur Ponta Delgada Soccer Club, based in the city's Portuguese community.