NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOOT BALL LEAGUE
Final Team Standings and Playoff Results
The NAFBL was a league which operated between 1895 and 1922 in the
coastal area of the US between Philadelphia and New York City in the
years before the advent of the ASL I. The league suspended operations
in 1898 but was revived in Kearny, NJ in 1906.
This material was gathered from a number of sources. It was all
provided by Mark Pollak (mpollak0@counsel.com), and Roger Allaway, who
gathered it from a number of sources, including the Spalding Soccer
Guides, Newark Advertiser Philadelphia Inquirer, New york Times, and
other newspaper archives.
Scoring system: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.
1895
GP W L T Pts
Bayonne Centerville 12 9 1 2 20
Kearny Scots 11 6 4 1 13
Brooklyn Wanderers 12 5 6 1 11
Americus A. A. (W.Hoboken)10 2 7 1 5
New Rochelle FC (did not start the season)
1895-96
(standings not available)
1896-97
GP W L T Pts
Bayonne Centreville
Brooklyn Wanderers
Kearny Scots
Newark Caledonians
1897-98
GP W L T Pts
Paterson True Blues 13 11 1 1 23
Kearny Scots 14 10 2 2 22
Kearny Arlington 14 8 5 2 18
Bayonne Centerville 13 8 4 1 17
Kearny AC 13 6 6 1 13
Brooklyn Wanderers 14 6 8 0 12
Paterson Crescent 13 2 11 0 4
[The league was suspended 1898-1906.]
1906/07
GP W L T Pts
West Hudson A.A. 23 19 3 1 39
Kearny Scots 23 17 2 4 37
Paterson True Blues 20 14 2 4 32
Newark F.C. 20 14 2 4 32
East Newark Clark A.A. 21 13 7 1 27
Paterson Rangers 19 10 6 3 23
Kearny A.C. 20 8 12 0 16
West New York Burns Club 16 8 8 0 16
Newark Hearts 19 7 12 0 14
Essex County F.C. 10 2 7 1 5 (dropped out 1/28/07)
Kearny Stars 7 1 5 1 3 (dropped out 1/7/07)
Gorden Rangers 3 0 3 0 0 (Dropped out early)
Kearny Scots were known at the time as the Scots-Americans or
Scottish-Americans.
Gordon withdrew early in season. Kearny stars withdrew 1/7/1907. Essex
County withdrew 1/28/1907. After the season, Kearny A.C., and West New
York withdrew.
1907/08
Before the season, Bayonne Jersey F.C., New York and Yonkers were
added. West Hudson and East Newark did not play this season.
GP W L T Pts
Newark F.C. 13 9 2 2 20
Paterson Rangers 14 9 3 1 19
Kearny Scots 13 6 6 1 13
Paterson True Blues 8 4 1 3 11
Bayonne Jersey F.C. 11 1 8 2 4
New York Clan MacDonald 9 3 5 1 7
Yonkers Hollywood Inn 9 3 5 1 7
Newark Hearts 9 1 7 1 3
After the season, Bayonne, New York, Yonkers and Newark Hearts withdrew.
1908/09
GP W L T Pts
East Newark Clark A.A. 10 9 1 0 18
West Hudson A.A. 10 9 1 0 18
Newark F.C. 9 2 6 1 5
Paterson True Blues 10 4 5 1 9
Kearny Scots 9 1 5 3 5
Paterson Rangers 9 1 7 1 3
East Newark Clark A.A. and West Hudson A.A. were declared league
co-champions.
After the season, East Newark Clark A.A. withdrew.
1909/10
Before the season, Paterson Wilberforce, Jersey F.C. and Brooklyn F.C.
were added.
GP W L T Pts
West Hudson A.A. 10 10 0 0 20
Jersey F.C. 13 9 4 0 18
Brooklyn F.C. 10 5 4 1 11
Kearny Scots 12 4 6 2 10
Paterson True Blues 10 4 6 0 8
Newark F.C. 10 3 5 2 8
Paterson Rangers 10 2 6 2 6
Paterson Wilberforce 7 0 6 1 1
Newark withdrew during the season and was replaced by Bronx United who
withdrew at the end of the season.
1910/11
Before the season, Newark F.C. returned to the league.
GP W L T Pts
Jersey A.C. 13 8 2 3 19
Paterson Wilberforce 14 8 4 2 18
Paterson Rangers 14 6 3 5 17
West Hudson A.A. 14 6 6 2 14
Newark F.C. 14 6 6 2 14
Paterson True Blues 11 4 5 2 10
Brooklyn F.C. 10 1 6 3 5
Kearny Scots 12 2 9 1 5
After the season, Newark F.C. withdrew.
1911/12
Before the season, Bronx United was added.
GP W L T Pts
West Hudson A.A. 13 9 2 2 20
Paterson Wilberforce 12 6 2 4 16
Paterson True Blues 11 5 3 3 13
Paterson Rangers 12 5 4 3 13
Jersey A.C. 14 4 6 3 11
Brooklyn F.C. 11 4 5 2 10
Bronx United 11 2 5 4 8
Kearny Scots 12 2 9 1 5
1912/13
Before the season, Newark Caledonians were added
GP W L T Pts
West Hudson A.A. 18 13 3 2 28
Paterson True Blues 19 13 3 3 29
Paterson Wilberforce 19 2 4 3 27
Jersey A.C. 18 10 5 3 23
Kearny Scots 17 7 8 2 16
Newark Caledonians 18 6 9 3 15
Bronx United 17 7 10 0 14
Paterson Rangers 17 5 10 2 12
Newark F.C. 13 3 8 2 8
Brooklyn F.C. 16 2 14 0 4
Newark F.C. replaced Brooklyn Wanderers, which disbanded and merged into
Brooklyn F.C. on 12/23/1912 after 6 games
1913/14
Before the season, St. George was added, and New York Clan MacDonald
rejoined the league.
GP W L T Pts
Brooklyn F.C. 14 12 0 2 26
West Hudson A.A. 16 11 2 3 25
New York Clan McDonald 16 9 5 2 20
Newark F.C. 15 5 5 5 15
Paterson Rangers 14 5 5 4 14
Jersey A.C. 10 3 2 5 11
Kearny Scots 11 3 5 3 9
Paterson True Blues 8 3 3 2 8
Newark Caledonians 13 1 9 3 5
Bronx United 12 2 9 1 5
St.George F.C. (S.I.) 13 1 11 1 3
Paterson Wilberforce 11 2 8 1 5
Paterson Wilberforce withdrew in January. After the season, St. George
withdrew.
1914/15
GP W L T Pts
West Hudson A.A. 16 14 2 0 28
Jersey A.C. 16 13 2 1 27
Kearny Scots 16 8 3 5 21
Bronx United 14 7 7 0 14
New York Clan MacDonald 14 5 5 4 14
Brooklyn F.C. 14 5 6 3 13
Paterson Rangers 14 4 6 4 12
Newark F.C. 16 2 13 1 5
Paterson True Blues 16 0 14 2 2
Newark Caledonians withdrew before the start of the season. After the
season, Bronx United, Paterson Rangers, Paterson True Blues and Newark
F.C. withdrew.
1915/16
Before the season, Harrison and Bayonne were added.
GP W L T Pts
Harrison Alley Boys 8 5 2 1 11
Kearny Scots 7 4 2 1 9
Bayonne Babcock & Wilcox 5 3 0 2 8
West Hudson A.A. 3 1 0 2 4
Brooklyn F.C. 3 1 2 0 2
Jersey A.C. 4 0 4 0 0
Haledon Thistles (withdrew during season)
New York Clan MacDonald (withdrew before start of season)
After the season, Harrison withdrew.
1916/17
Before the season, Dublin, New York, and Newark were added.
GP W L T Pts
Jersey A.C. 12 8 1 3 19
Kearny Scots 12 7 3 2 16
Bayonne Babcock & Wilcox 11 7 4 0 14
New York F.C. 11 4 3 4 12
West Hudson A A 12 1 6 5 7
Dublin F.C. (Paterson) 10 2 7 1 5
Newark Ironsides 9 1 6 2 4
Brooklyn F.C. 1 0 1 0 0
Splitdorf F.C. 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn F. C. disbanded after their first game and were replaced by
Splitsdorf F. C. who disbanded before playing their first game.
After the season, Dublin, and Newark withdrew.
1917/18
Before the season, Bethlehem Steel, Paterson and Tacony were added.
GP W L T Pts
Paterson F.C. 14 12 1 1 25
Bethlehem Steel F.C. 14 11 2 1 23
West Hudson A.A. 14 7 6 1 15
Kearny Scots 14 6 6 2 14
Tacony (PA) Disston A.A. 14 5 7 2 12
Bayonne Babcock & Wilcox 14 4 7 3 11
New York F.C. 14 4 7 3 11
Jersey A.C. 14 0 13 1 1
After the season, West Hudson, Kearny, Tacony, and Jersey withdrew.
1918/19
Before the season, Philadelphia and Brooklyn were added.
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Bethlehem Steel 10 9 1 0 37 4 19
Philadelphia Merchant Ship10 4 3 3 19 14 11
Paterson F.C. 10 5 1 4 19 17 11
Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock 10 3 2 5 17 20 8
New York F.C. 10 2 3 5 13 21 7
Bayonne Babcock & Wilcox 10 1 2 7 14 33 4
After the season, Bayonne Babcock & Wilcox withdrew.
1919/20
Before the season, Brooklyn Morse dry dock, Kearny Erie, Kearny Federal
Ship, Philadelphia Disston, and New york IRT were added.
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Bethlehem Steel 15 12 1 2 34 9 25
Kearny Erie 16 11 2 3 37 21 24
Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock 14 1O 2 2 33 22 22
Paterson F.C. 15 7 1 7 23 29 15
New York F.C. 14 4 4 6 17 24 12
Brooklyn Morse Dry Dock 14 4 3 7 22 2O 11
Philadelphia Disston 12 2 2 8 16 19 6
Kearny Federal Ship 11 2 2 7 19 28 6
Philadelphia Merchant Ship13 O 3 1O 7 36 3
New York IRT 5 0 0 5 0
League champion: Bethlehem Steel
New York IRT withdrew early in the season. After the season, Brooklyn
Morse Dry Dock, and Philadelphia Merchant Ship withdrew.
1920/21
Before the season, Bayonne rejoined the league.
GP W L T Pts
Bethlehem Steel 12 11 0 1 23
New York F.C. 11 8 2 1 17
Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock 12 5 5 2 12
Kearny Federal Ship 10 3 4 3 9
Kearny Erie A.A. 9 3 4 2 8
Bayonne Babcock & Wilcox 12 2 9 1 5
Philadelphia Disston 9 1 6 2 4
Bunker Hill F.C. 3 0 3 0 0
Paterson F.C. withdrew early in the season and was replaced by Bunker
Hill F.C.
The league folded at the end of the season, but the next season, the ASL
I started off and led US Soccer to new heights.
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