1937–38 American Soccer League

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1937–38.[1][2]

Metropolitan Division

American Soccer League
Metropolitan Division

Season	1937–38
Champions	Scots-Americans
Premiers	Philadelphia German-American
Top goalscorer	Fabri Salcedo (17)
← 1936–37 1938–39 → All statistics correct as of August 2, 2019.

National Division

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Scots-Americans	18	8	4	6	38	39	20
St. Mary's Celtic	18	8	1	9	34	42	17
New York Americans	18	6	3	9	31	31	15
Passon Phillies	18	5	5	8	39	40	15
Paterson Caledonians	18	6	2	10	28	39	14

Source: ^[citation needed]

American Division

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia German-American	18	11	3	4	38	28	25
Brookhattan	18	10	3	5	46	41	23
Kearny Irish	18	8	4	6	32	27	20
Baltimore S.C.	18	7	3	8	32	32	17
Brooklyn Hispano	18	6	2	10	48	60	14

Source: ^[citation needed]

Playoffs

Bracket

	First round (2-match aggregate)							Semifinals (2-match aggregate)							ASL Championship Finals (2-match aggregate)
	N1	Scots-Americans	-	-	-
		(first round bye)	-	-	-
								N1	Scots-Americans	4	8	12
								A1	Philadelphia German-Americans	2	4	6
	A1	Philadelphia German-Americans	-	-	-
		(first round bye)	-	-	-
															N1	Scots-Americans	4	2	6
															N2	St. Mary's Celtic	2	2	4
	A2	New York Brookhattan	2	0	2
	N2	St. Mary's Celtic	3	1	4
								N2	St. Mary's Celtic	1	2	3
								A3	Kearny Irish	0	1	1
	A3	Kearny Irish	3	5	8
	N3	New York Americans	1	4	5

First round

Higher Seed	Aggregate	Lower Seed	First leg	Second leg	Attendance
New York Brookhattan	2–4	St. Mary's Celtic	2–3	0–1	May 1 • Celtic Park • 1,500[3] May 8 • Starlight Park • 2,500[4]
Kearny Irish	8–5	New York Americans	3–1	5–1	April 17 • Clark Field • ??? May 1 • Starlight Park • ???

Semifinals

Higher Seed	Aggregate	Lower Seed	First leg	Second leg	Attendance
Philadelphia German-Americans	6–12	Scots-Americans	4–2	8–4	April 10 • Clark Field • 3,000[5] April 17 • 8th St. & Tabor Rd. • 3,500[6]
St. Mary's Celtic	3–1	Kearny Irish	1–0	2–1	May 14 • Celtic Park • ??? May 15 • Scots Field • ???

ASL Championship Finals

Higher Seed	Aggregate	Lower Seed	First leg	Second leg	Attendance
Scots-Americans	6–4	St. Mary's Celtic	4–2	2–2	May 21 • Scots Field • ??? May 22 • Celtic Park • ???

New England Division

American Soccer League
New England Division

Season	1937–38
Champions	Providence S.C.
← 1936–37 1938–39 → All statistics correct as of August 2, 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld[a]	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Providence S.C.	17	11	2	4	48	19	+29	26
2	Thornton Victorias	17	10	3	4	40	26	+14	24
3	Boston Celts	16	8	4	4	31	27	+4	20
4	Lusitania Recreation	17	9	6	2	44	28	+16	20
5	Lusitano S.C.	17	7	5	5	31	34	−3	19
6	Swedish-Americans	16	7	7	2	29	30	−1	16
7	Springfield S.C.	16	3	8	5	26	40	−14	11
8	Scandinavians[b]	16	3	11	2	27	39	−12	8
9	Moore's S.C.	17	2	12	3	36	57	−21	7
10	Pawtucket S.C.	5	1	3	1	9	12	−3	3[c]

Source: [10][11]
Notes:

1. Final standings available on May 30. Some teams played one or two games over the following two weekends. Those results are reflected in these standings.
2. The final reported goals against for the Scandinavians is 10 goals too low. The error was made in the standings after their tenth game and was continued in the standings after that. This number corrects that error.[7][8]
3. Pawtucket only played five games in the first half of the season. They dropped out of the league during the winter break.[9]

References

1. American Soccer League II (RSSSF)
2. "American Soccer - 1938". Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
3. "Celtics Ride to Victory On McEwan Boys' Toes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 2, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
4. Klein, Edward J. (May 9, 1938). "Celtics Eliminate Brookhatten, 1 to 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 6A. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
5. "German Booters Beaten by Scots in Play-Off Tilt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 11, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
6. Klein, Edward J. (April 18, 1938). "Scots Easily Defeat German Soccermen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 18. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
7. "Soccer Standings". The Boston Globe. March 28, 1938. p. 8.
8. "Soccer Standings". The Boston Globe. April 11, 1938. p. 6.
9. "Soccer Standings". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1937. p. 6.
10. American Soccer League II – New England Division (RSSSF)
11. "Soccer Standings". The Boston Globe. May 30, 1938. p. 22.