Hyde Park Blues was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team. Hyde Park Blues were an ethnic British team which played in Chicago's Association Football League before moving to the Chicago Soccer League.

History

In 1904, Hyde Park Blues were an inaugural member of the newly established Association Football League, a predominantly ethnic British league in Chicago, Illinois. They had their greatest success between 1910 and 1913. During those years, they won two league championships, one Peel Cup

Peel Cup

The Peter J. Peel Challenge Cup, better known as the Peel Cup, was an open soccer competition that crowned the Illinois state champion until it was replaced by the Illinois Governor’s Cup in 1970.-Origins:...

 and one league cup (Jackson Cup). They finished at the bottom of the standings in 1915-1916 and disappeared from view.

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Peel Cup	National Challenge Cup
1909/10	AFA	3rd	Champion	N/A
1910/11	AFA	1st	?	N/A
1911/12	AFA	3rd	?	N/A
1912/13	AFA	1st	Runner up	N/A
1913/14	AFA	3rd	?	Third round
1914/15	AFA	7th	?	First round
1915/16	CSL	7th	?	?

Honors

Peel Cup

Peel Cup

The Peter J. Peel Challenge Cup, better known as the Peel Cup, was an open soccer competition that crowned the Illinois state champion until it was replaced by the Illinois Governor’s Cup in 1970.-Origins:...

• Winner (1): 1911
• Runner Up (1): 1913

Jackson Cup

• Winner (1): 1911

League Championship

• Winner (2): 1911, 1913

External links

• "Soccer" Encyclopedia of Chicago
• Chicago Soccer History