Brooklyn Celtic

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

See also: Category:Brooklyn Celtic (NAFBL) players

Brooklyn Celtic

Full name	Brooklyn Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s)	"The Celtics"
Founded	1910
Dissolved	1920; 105 years ago (1920)
Home colors

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.^[1] The next season, Celtic went on a streak of five straight league championships.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	American Cup	National Cup
1910–11	NYSAFL (Div 2)	1st
1911–12	NYSAFL	3rd
1912–13	NYSAFL	1st
1913–14	NYSAFL	1st		Runner-up
1914–15	NYSAFL	1st	Runner-up	Runner-up
1915–16	NYSAFL	1st		Third round
1916–17	NYSAFL	1st	Semi-final	Second round

Honors

The 1913–14 team

• 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

• James Robertson
• Roddy O'Halloran
• George Tintle

Brooklyn Celtic II

See also: Category:Brooklyn Celtic (1933–1935) players

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.^[2]

The club was dropped from the league after the 1934/35 season and replaced by St. Mary's Soccer Club.^[3]

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

See also: Category:Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic players

St. Mary's Celtic

Full name	St. Mary's Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gaels
Founded	?
Dissolved	1943; 82 years ago (1943)
Stadium	Celtic Park
Home colors

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.^[4] The second leg was held in Starlight Park with an attendance of 8,000.^[5]

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