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Uhrik Truckers
Full nameUhrik Truckers Soccer Club
NicknameTruckers
Founded1933
Dissolved1966; 60 years ago (1966)
GroundLighthouse Field
Northeast High School Field
OwnerAnthony M. Uhrik
LeagueASL

Philadelphia German-American was an American soccer club based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League.

Before the 1941–42 season the club became known as the Philadelphia Americans. During the 1953–54 season, the franchise was bought by trucking magnate Anthony M. Uhrik, owner of the "A.M. Uhrik, Inc." and renamed the Uhrik Truckers.[1] Many of the team players worked in the Uhrik truck company serving as drivers or at the loading docks.[2]

Home games were played at Lighthouse Field and Northeast High School Field.[2]

The team earned a "mini-double" in 1955 winning the league championship and league cup (the Lewis Cup). The club also won the National Amateur Cup in 1933 and 1934 and the Lewis Cup in 1941, 1943 and 1958.

Year-by-year

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Season Div. League National cup
Assoc. Reg. season Playoffs
1933–34 N/A ASL 8th – [n 1] did not participate
1934–35 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] did not participate
1935–36 N/A ASL 4th – [n 1] Champion
1936–37 N/A ASL 3rd did not qualify did not participate
1937–38 N/A ASL 1st Semifinals did not participate
1938–39 N/A ASL 2nd, American Final Semifinals
1939–40 N/A ASL 6th – [n 1] Quarterfinals
1940–41 N/A ASL 2nd – [n 1] did not participate
1941–42 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] Semifinals
1942–43 N/A ASL 3rd – [n 1] Semifinals
1943–44 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] Round of 16
1944–45 N/A ASL 2nd – [n 1] Quarterfinals
1945–46 N/A ASL 8th – [n 1] Semifinals
1946–47 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] Quarterfinals
1947–48 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] Quarterfinals
1948–49 N/A ASL 6th did not qualify did not participate
1949–50 N/A ASL 6th – [n 1] did not participate
1950–51 N/A ASL 6th – [n 1] did not participate
1951–52 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] did not participate
1952–53 N/A ASL 3rd – [n 1] did not participate
1953–54 N/A ASL 8th – [n 1] Quarterfinals
1954–55 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] Semifinals
1955–56 N/A ASL 1st Champion [n 1] Quarterfinals
1956–57 N/A ASL 2nd – [n 1] did not participate
1957–58 N/A ASL 7th – [n 1] ?
1958–59 N/A ASL 3rd – [n 1] ?
1959–60 N/A ASL 10th – [n 1] ?
1960–61 N/A ASL 10th – [n 1] ?
1961–62 N/A ASL 9th – [n 1] ?
1962–63 N/A ASL 8th – [n 1] did not participate
1963–64 N/A ASL 7th – [n 1] did not participate
1964–65 N/A ASL 5th – [n 1] did not participate
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab No playoffs held, championship decided on points during regular season.

Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Duffin scores again". The Baltimore Sun. December 14, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Philadelphia Uhrik Truckers" at American Truck Historical Society
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