[1] Of the five men who founded the club, John Fernley later became the president of the USFA and is in the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

[2] In 1924 a second New Bedford Whalers, formed by former members of Fall River Rovers, joined the American Soccer League.

[4] In 1926 the second Whalers won their only major trophy when they defeated New York Giants 5–4 in a two-game series to win the Lewis Cup.

1926 also saw the Whalers play in the one-off 1926 International Soccer League season which featured teams from both the United States and Canada.

[5] In 1929 the ASL and the US Football Association became involved in a power struggle, sometimes referred to as the Soccer Wars.

However the Great Depression severely effected the teams support and they failed to complete the Spring 1931 season.