1870s in American soccer

Notable events in American soccer during the 1870s.

1870

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1870 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1870.

Date	Competition	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Stadium	Location	Ref.
January 30, 1870	Friendly	Adelphi Academy	Unknown				[2]
October 11, 1870	Friendly	Rutgers 1874	1–6	Rutgers 1873	College Field	New Brunswick, New Jersey	[3]
October 31, 1870	Friendly	Yale 1872	0–0	Yale 1873	The Green	Hanover, New Hampshire	[4]
November 2, 1870	Friendly	Dartmouth 1874	L–W	Dartmouth 1873	The Green	Hanover, New Hampshire	[5]
November 5, 1870	Friendly	Dartmouth 1874	L–W	Dartmouth 1873	The Green	Hanover, New Hampshire	[6]
November 12, 1870	Friendly	Columbia University	3–6	Rutgers University	College Field	New Brunswick, New Jersey
November 13, 1870	Friendly	Yale 1872	2–0	Yale 1873	Lake Place	New Haven, Connecticut	[7]

Source: SoccerStats.us

1871

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1871.

1872

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1872.

1873

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1873.

1874

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1874.

1875

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1875.

1876

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1876.

1877

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1877.

1878

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1878.

1879

International matches

No international matches were played during the 1871 calendar year.^[1]

Club matches

The following are known American soccer club matches that were played in 1879.

References

General

• General overview of this time area sourced to: Smith, Melvin. "Early American Soccer Teams, 1843-1887". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.sover.net. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1870 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1870". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1871 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1871". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1872 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1872". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1873 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1873". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1874 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1874". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1875 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1875". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1876 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1876". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1877 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1877". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1878 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1878". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 
• 1879 results sourced to: "US Soccer Results and Standings for 1879". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 28, 2012. 

Notes

Years in American soccer Pre-1880s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890s 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900s 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910s 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920s 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930s 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940s 1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950s 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960s 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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