Baltimore Orioles FC

The Baltimore Orioles FC was an American soccer club based in Baltimore, which was founded in 1893 and disbanded in 1895. In 1894 he took part in the game operation of the short-lived American League of Professional Football ( ALPF ).

History

After the Baltimore Orioles FC was founded in 1893, he wore his games in 1894 in the American League of Professional Football, ALPF short of. However, the League was only in this one year and was also not ready to play in its entirety. Furthermore, there was irregular meeting of individual teams, so the Baltimore Orioles FC compared to other clubs, such as the Philadelphia Phillies, who completed nine league games, came only four league games. However, these were all won with a total score of 24:3 gates, which meant second place in the table behind the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The Baltimore Orioles FC, ​​who presented alongside the actual Baltimore Orioles, a baseball team in the National League, virtually the football section was sponsored by this same team during the championship.

In addition to the success of the football team, the baseball team celebrated in 1894, the champion of the National League. The first home game of the season in 1894 the team had nearly 8,000 spectators and was well on the way to join in the success of the baseball team. By A. J. Stewart was brought to the team at that time a well-known football coach, the much sat on some professional players from around Manchester in England to get involved.

He took players like Little, Calvey, Ferguson, and Alec Wallace of Ardwick AFC (later Manchester City ) on the team and was also in the transfer of Fred Davies, who joined from Sheffield United in the United States involved. Even Stewart was during the championship games in goal for the Baltimore Orioles, where he suffered only three goals in four matches played.

The other clubs in the league, were not exactly impressed by the methods by which the Baltimore Orioles FC worked because they had to come up without the support of sponsors only with local and inexperienced players. After the 10:1 victory over the Washington Nationals, who also had a baseball team in the National League, the coach of the football team kind of melting lamented the onset of English players. The club of the Baltimore Orioles FC countered, however, and said that most of their players from the metropolitan area of Detroit are.

On 20 October 1894, the ALPF was finally resolved, which for various reasons, such as the low viewing figures and the financial problems of the clubs, happened. However, all associations were not informed of it, so it happened that another, but already unofficial League match between Baltimore and Philadelphia was held on 23 October 1894. The Phillis were clearly outclassed 6-1.

Among the top scorers of the team counted among them James McKendrick, who scored four goals in two games completed.

Known player

• A. J. Stewart
• Alec Wallace
• James McKendrick