The Newark Skeeters was an American soccer club based in Newark, New Jersey and was a member of the American Soccer League and the Eastern Soccer League.
History In December 1924, Tom Adam, former manager of West Hudson A.A., became the manager of the Skeeters.Stock of Newark Soccer Club Boosted In 1928, the American Soccer League suspended Newark when the team defied the league's boycott of the National Challenge Cup. The Skeeters then joined two other ASL teams, Bethlehem Steel and the New York Giants, in the newly created Eastern Professional Soccer League. The club folded upon the merger of the ASL and ESL after the fall 1929 season.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup1923/241ASL8thNo playoffQuarterfinals1924/251ASL11thNo playoffDid not enter1925/261ASL12thNo playoffFirst round1926/271ASL10thNo playoffQuarterfinals1927/281ASL9th (1st half); 10th (2nd half)Did not qualifyFirst round1928/291ASLwithdrew after 7 gamesN/AN/A1928-29N/AESL4th (1st half); 9th (2nd half)No playoffQuarterfinal1929N/AESL7thNo playoffN/A
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