[1] On November 17, 1907, the Bethlehem Football Club played its first official match, an 11–2 loss to West Hudson A.A., at the time one of the top professional teams in the country.

[1] Bethlehem Steel FC was not associated with a league from 1916 to 1917, playing only exhibition or cup games.

Legendary Scottish football player Alex Jackson, played for Bethlehem Steel.

Although Philadelphia won the first ASL championship, the team was in financial trouble and lacked fan support.

These actions, part of the 1928–1929 "Soccer Wars", along with the Great Depression, financially devastated the ASL, ESL and Bethlehem Steel FC.