The Providence Football Club was a member of the American Soccer League. They were renamed the Providence Gold Bugs before the spring half of the 1928–1929 season. In the fall of 1929, the team installed lights at its field, allowing for night games. The club won the

American Soccer Association Cup The American Soccer Association Cup was an open cup-tie competition that took place in 1929. The entries for this tournament were the ASL teams and amateur clubs from the Southern New York State Association. The amateur clubs played the early round ...

in 1929. After the fall 1930 season, the club was bought and became the Fall River F.C.

History

Between 1924 and 1930 they played as the Providence F.C. in the American Soccer League. The club's primary venue was Kinsley Park, with games moving to the

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or the Lonsdale Avenue Pitch when their schedule conflicted with that of the

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. In 1931, after

Sam Mark Samuel Mark (born Markelevich; September 22, 1896 – August 9, 1980) was an American soccer club owner. During the 1920s and early 1930s he was the owner of Fall River FC, often referred to as the ''Marksmen'', one of the era's most successful ...

, owner of

Fall River F.C. Fall River Football Club, was the name used by a United States soccer clubs, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. They played in the American Soccer League during the 1931 and 1932 season. The name is often used and is not to be confused with the ...

, relocated his team to

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and renamed them the

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, a group of Fall River businessmen, led by an ex-Marksmen player

Harold Brittan Harold Pemberton Brittan (11 November 1894 – 3 May 1959) was an American-English soccer center forward. He began his career in England with Chelsea before moving to the United States. In the U.S., he was a prolific goal scorer with the powerh ...

, then bought Gold Bugs, moved them into

Mark's Stadium Mark's Stadium is a former football (soccer), soccer stadium located in North Tiverton, Rhode Island. During the 1920s and early 1930s it was the home of Fall River F.C. (1922–1931), Fall River F.C., one of the era’s most successful soccer te ...

, and renamed them Fall River F.C.

Year-by-year

Honors

* League Champion :* Runner Up (1): 1929 *

:* Winner (1): 1929

Coaches

* Sam Fletcher: 1924-1929

References

Defunct soccer clubs in Rhode Island American Soccer League (1921–1933) teams 1930 disestablishments in Rhode Island Association football clubs disestablished in 1930 F.C. {{RhodeIsland-footyclub-stub