History
They were members of the New Jersey State Amateur Foot Ball League for the 1912-13 season. In 1914 they took part in the National Challenge Cup when Brooklyn Celtic eliminated them 5-0 in the second round. In 1915, Babcock and Wilcox joined the professional National Association Football League. While it regularly went deep in cup competitions, it never finished higher than three in league play. After finishing at the bottom of the standings in the 1918-1919 season, the team withdrew from the NAFBL. After a year out of the league, Babcock and Wilcox returned for the 1920-1921 season. However, the NAFBL folded at the end of the season when several teams joined the newly established American Soccer League. Babcock and Wilcox continued to play in New Jersey leagues until at least 1932 when it won its fifth New Jersey State Cup. In its early years, Andrew Brown, future president of the United States Football Association, worked for the Babcock and Wilcox company, helping to manage the team.
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