Farr Alpaca F.C. was an early twentieth-century American

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team sponsored by the Farr Alpaca

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. The team competed in amateur leagues in western Massachusetts, but experienced some success in national competitions. Farr Alpaca F.C. played in the Western Massachusetts League beginning in 1909. They made it to the second round of the 1913 American Cup where they lost to Bridgeport F.C. Regarding the

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, a May 9, 1914 Bethlehem Globe article stated, “Bethlehems was ordered to play the strong Farr Alpaca F. C. of Holyoke, Mass., three times champions of Mass.” Despite the plaudits,

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easily dispatched Farr Alpaca in the second round of the cup. They also lost in the first round of the

1914 National Challenge Cup This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ...

to New Bedford F.C. In 1915, it lost in the third round of the

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, losing again to Bethlehem Steel. The team continued to compete until at least 1920 when it was paired with United Shoe in the first round of the 1921 National Challenge Cup.September 27, 1920 Bethlehem Globe
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Honors

Massachusetts State Cup *Runner Up (1): 1915

References

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