The Moving Image Research Collections @UofSC hold some invaluable footage documenting US Soccer history. These films contain rare glimpses of what soccer looked and sounded like in the 1920s. Footage includes league matches, an international friendly and a cup final. 1/6
Watch Brooklyn Wanderers def. Trenton in a @usopencup match on 1/15/1928 at Hawthorne Field in Brooklyn. Listen to the sounds of the crowd, including shouts for a handball! 2/6

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Double-header at Starlight Park, 11/4/1928. NY Giants v. Newark Skeeters & Hakoah All-Stars v. Philadelphia Centennials. These were Eastern Soccer League matches, a competition formed as a result of the Soccer War. Do I hear someone hawking peanuts? 3/6

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An American Soccer League clash: New York Nationals v. Brooklyn Wanderers at Ebbets Field on 12/18/1927. Newspaper says 3,000 at match, I& #39;m not so sure... 4/6

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The @USMNT take on @CanadaSoccerEN at Ebbets Field on Nov. 8, 1925. Archie Stark scored a bunch in a 6-1 win for the US. Too bad the goal caught on film is Canada& #39;s only score! 5/6

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Extended footage of the 1924 US Open Cup final played on March 30 at St. Louis. The Fall River Marksmen took home the honors over Vesper Buick 4-2. You may have seen snippets before but this footage is almost 5 mins long! 6/6

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