Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock
The Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock were an American soccer team which took its name from the workplace it represented. The dock was part of the Todd Pacific Shipyards in Brooklyn who formed the professional soccer club in 1918 to play in the National Association Football League. Robins played until the league folded in 1921. Robins best finish was third in 1920 and 1921, but won the 1921 National Challenge Cup.
League
In 1918, the entry of the United States into World War I had led to a drain on players due to military service. The loss of players impacted most league, including the NAFBL. While most teams in the league were able to find enough players to begin the season, three teams were forced to sit out the season. A fourth, the East Newark Scots-Americans, began the season but folded after five games. In order to maintain enough teams to stage a competitive season, the NAFBL brought in the Robins Dry Dock which assumed the Scots-Americans record.[1] While Robins was unable to finish higher than third in its three seasons in the NAFBL, it quickly became dominant in national competitions. In 1921, the top teams of the NAFBL collapsed when the league’s top teams joined with the top teams of the Southern New England Soccer League to form the American Soccer League. Robins did not join the ASL. Instead, Todd Shipyards, the parent company of Robins Dry Dock, as well as Tebo Yacht Basin which sponsored the Tebo Yacht Basin F.C. of the SENSL, entered its own team in the new league.
Cup winner
At the time there were two national cups, the long running American Cup and the recently established National Challenge Cup. In March 1919, Robins went to the semifinals of the American Cup, falling to Bethlehem Steel F.C.[2] In 1920, Robins took its revenge on Bethlehem when it defeated the Steelmen in the American Cup final.[3] Robins repeated as cup champions the next year as well, defeating Fore River. In the 1920 National Challenge Cup, Robins lost to Fore River in the semifinals.[4] The next year, Robins took the Challenge Cup in a 4-3 victory over St. Louis Scullin Steel F.C.[5]
Year-by-year
Year | Record | Standing | American Cup | National Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
1918/19 | 3-2-5 | 4th | Semifinal | Third round |
1919/20 | 10-2-2 | 3rd | Champion | Semifinal |
1920/21 | 5-5-2 | 3rd | Champion | Champion |
External links
- National Association Football League standings
References
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- 1914: Brooklyn Field Club
- 1915: Bethlehem Steel
- 1916: Bethlehem Steel
- 1917: Fall River Rovers
- 1918: Bethlehem Steel
- 1919: Bethlehem Steel
- 1920: Ben Millers
- 1921: Robins Dry Dock
- 1922: Scullin Steel
- 1923: Paterson
- 1924: Fall River F.C.
- 1925: Shawsheen Indians
- 1926: Bethlehem Steel
- 1927: Fall River F.C.
- 1928: New York Nationals
- 1929: New York Hakoah
- 1930: Fall River F.C.
- 1931: Fall River F.C.
- 1932: New Bedford Whalers
- 1933: Stix, Baer and Fuller
- 1934: Stix, Baer and Fuller
- 1935: Stix, Baer and Fuller
- 1936: Uhrik Truckers
- 1937: New York Americans
- 1938: Chicago Sparta
- 1939: Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic
- 1940: Baltimore S.C. and Chicago Sparta
- 1941: Pawtucket
- 1942: Pawtucket
- 1943: Brooklyn Hispano
- 1944: Brooklyn Hispano
- 1945: Brookhattan
- 1946: Chicago Viking
- 1947: Ponta Delgada
- 1948: St. Louis Simpkins-Ford
- 1949: Morgan Strasser
- 1950: St. Louis Simpkins-Ford
- 1951: New York German-Hungarian
- 1952: Harmarville Hurricanes
- 1953: Chicago Falcons
- 1954: New York Americans
- 1955: Eintracht
- 1956: Harmarville Hurricanes
- 1957: St. Louis Kutis
- 1958: Los Angeles Kickers
- 1959: McIlvaine Canvasbacks
- 1960: Philadelphia Ukrainians
- 1961: Philadelphia Ukrainians
- 1962: New York Hungaria
- 1963: Philadelphia Ukrainians
- 1964: Los Angeles Kickers
- 1965: New York Ukrainians
- 1966: Philadelphia Ukrainians
- 1967: New York Greek American Atlas
- 1968: New York Greek American Atlas
- 1969: New York Greek American Atlas
- 1970: Elizabeth
- 1971: New York Hota
- 1972: Elizabeth
- 1973: Maccabi Los Angeles
- 1974: New York Greek American Atlas
- 1975: Maccabi Los Angeles
- 1976: San Francisco Italian Athletic
- 1977: Maccabi Los Angeles
- 1978: Maccabi Los Angeles
- 1979: Brooklyn Italians
- 1980: New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
- 1981: Maccabi Los Angeles
- 1982: New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
- 1983: New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
- 1984: New York AO Krete
- 1985: San Francisco Greek-American
- 1986: St. Louis Kutis
- 1987: Club España
- 1988: St. Louis Busch Seniors
- 1989: St. Petersburg Kickers
- 1990: A.A.C. Eagles
- 1991: Brooklyn Italians
- 1992: San Jose Oaks
- 1993: El Farolito
- 1994: San Francisco Greek-American
- 1995: Richmond Kickers
- 1996: D.C. United
- 1997: Dallas Burn
- 1998: Chicago Fire
- 1999: Rochester Rhinos
- 2000: Chicago Fire
- 2001: LA Galaxy
- 2002: Columbus Crew
- 2003: Chicago Fire
- 2004: Kansas City Wizards
- 2005: LA Galaxy
- 2006: Chicago Fire
- 2007: New England Revolution
- 2008: D.C. United
- 2009: Seattle Sounders FC
- 2010: Seattle Sounders FC
- 2011: Seattle Sounders FC
- 2012: Sporting Kansas City
- 2013: D.C. United
- 2014: Seattle Sounders FC
- 2015: Sporting Kansas City
- 2016: FC Dallas
- 2017: Sporting Kansas City
- 2018: Houston Dynamo
- 2019: Atlanta United FC
- 2020: None
- 2021: None
- 2022: Orlando City SC
- 2023: Houston Dynamo