Bricklayers and Masons F.C., also known as Chicago Bricklayers, was a U.S. soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois which joined that city's Association Football League in 1914. Over the next twenty years, Bricklayers won two Peel Cups and was the runner up in the 1928 and 1931 National Challenge Cup.
History In 1914, Bricklayers joined the Association Football League of Chicago. According to Dave Litterer, “the ALFC welcomed one of the major regional powers to its ranks - the Bricklayers”. At some point, Bricklayers jumped to the Illinois State Football Association League, winning the 1917-1918 championship. In 1920, Bricklayers was in the Chicago and District Soccer League, better known as the Chicago Soccer League. Bricklayers won the 1921 CSL championship. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Bricklayers competed in the Chicago Building Trades League. The team continued to compete until 1947 when it folded.
Year-by-year YearLeagueReg. seasonPeel CupNational Challenge Cup1914/15 AFL 2nd ? Second round1915/16 ? ? ? ?1916/17 ? ? ? Second round1917/18 ISFAL1st Runner Up First round1918/19 ? ? ? Semifinal1919/20 ? ?Champion Fourth round1920/21 CSL1st Runner Up Quarterfinal1921/22 ? ? ? Third round1922/23 ? ? ? Quarterfinal1923/24 ? ?Champion Semifinal1924/25 ? ? ? Third round1925/26 ? ? ? Second round1926/27 ? ? ? Second round1927/28 ? ? ? Runner Up1928/29 ? ? ? Quarterfinal1929/30 ? ? ? Quarterfinal1930/31 ? ? ? Runner Up1931/32 ? ? ? Semifinal1932/33 ? ? ? First round
Honors National Challenge Cup Runner Up (2): 1928, 1931
Peel Cup Winner (2): 1920, 1924 Runner Up (2): 1918, 1921
League Championship Winner (2): 1918, 1921 Runner Up (1): 1915
References
External links Encyclopedia of Chicago: Soccer Chicago Soccer History