Rochester City Moose A.F.C.

Rochester City Moose
Full name Rochester City Moose Association Football Club
Nickname(s) Moose, Rochester City
Founded 1896
Dissolved 1932
Stadium City Moose Lodge Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
Owner Dr. Martin C. Rutherford
League Rochester District League
Home colors

The Rochester City Moose A.F.C. were an American soccer club based out of Rochester, New York. The club participated in the 1919–20 National Challenge Cup, now the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[1] and won the Rochester & District Soccer League that same season.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1896 by Dr. Martin C. Rutherford, who wished to create a soccer club for the Rochester, New York region that was affiliated with the local Moose Lodge community organization.[3]

Honors

References

  1. ^ "PAIRINGS OF SOCCER TEAMS ANNOUNCED". The New York Times. 22 October 1920. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F60D1EFA3D5411738DDDAB0A94D8415B808EF1D3. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Litterer, Dave. "The Year in American Soccer - 1920". The American Soccer Archives. http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1920.html. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Rutherford Family". Shepherd Family Wiki. http://shepard-family.wikispaces.com/Rutherford+Family. Retrieved 6 June 2011.