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.DRAW WITH PROVIDENCE IN NIGHT SOCCER GAME The club won the American Soccer Association Cup 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 Cycledrome or the Lonsdale Avenue Pitch when their schedule conflicted with that of the Providence Grays. In 1931, after Sam Mark, owner of Fall River F.C., relocated his team to New York and renamed them the New York Yankees, a group of Fall River businessmen, led by an ex-Marksmen player Harold Brittan, then bought Gold Bugs, moved them into Mark's Stadium, and renamed them Fall River F.C.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsNational Cup1924–19251ASL6thNo playoffDid not enter1925–19261ASL5thNo playoffFirst round1926–19271ASL8thNo playoffQuarterfinals1927–19281ASL7th (1st half); 6th (2nd half)Did not qualifySecond round1928–19291ASL4th (1st half); 2nd (2nd half)No playoffDid not enterFall 19291ASL2ndNo playoffN/A19301ACL (ASL)4th (spring); 6th (fall)No playoffSecond round
Honors League Champion Runner Up (1): 1929
American Soccer Association Cup Winner (1): 1929
Coaches Sam Fletcher: 1924-1929
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