Centennial F.C.

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Centennial F.C., also known as Philadelphia Centennials, was an early twentieth century amateur U.S. soccer team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[edit] History

Information on the team is scarce. In 1910, Centennial won the Philadelphia Amateur Challenge Cup.^[1] Two years later it was the champion of Philadelphia’s St. George League.^[2] The next mention of Centennial F.C. comes in 1928 when it entered the Eastern Professional Soccer League and was eliminated in the first round of the 1928 National Challenge Cup.