It spent two seasons in the National Association Football League and went to the semifinals of the 1919 American Cup.
That year it entered the National Association Football League, finishing tied for second with Paterson F.C., but defeated them in a run off game to take sole possession of second place.
However, Merchant Ship “A” went to the semifinals of the American Cup before falling to Paterson F.C.
and Merchant Ship “B” won the Allied Amateur Cup.
[2] The team experienced an immediate drop off in performance the next season, finishing ninth in the NAFBL standings.