Centreville A.C.
| Full name | Centreville Athletic Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1895 |
| Dissolved | 1899 |
| League | National Association Football League |
Centreville Athletic Club (Centerville A.C.) of Bayonne, New Jersey was a U.S. soccer team which competed in the National Association Football League, winning two championships.
History
In April 1895, the Centreville A.C. joined the newly establish National Association Football League (NAFBL), a professional soccer league encompassing northern New Jersey and New York City.[1] The team had been in existence previously as a recreational club. The first season in the NAFBL went well for Centreville as it took the title.[2] However, the records for the league's second season have not been fully reconstructed and the final standings are unknown. Centreville earned their second championship in the 1896–97 season.[3] The onset of a major recession combined with the Spanish–American War led to a suspension of the league in 1899.[4]
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Reg. Season | American Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | NAFBL | 1st | DNE |
| 1895/96 | NAFBL | ? | DNE |
| 1896/97 | NAFBL | 1st | DNE |
| 1897/98 | NAFBL | 4th | DNE |
| 1898/99 | NAFBL | DNF[a] | DNE |
- Notes
- ^ League folded before season completed
Honors
League Championship
External links
References
- ^ "Association Football Team" (PDF). The New York Times. April 14, 1895. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "Season of the National Association Football League". The New York Sun. June 16, 1895. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOOT BALL LEAGUE". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ Bailey, Tyler (January 16, 2026). "The Rise and Fall of American Soccer". Crossbar Soccer. Retrieved August 5, 2025.