Philadelphia Catholic League Football History

Game-by-Game Results vs. All Opponents for Five Schools That Long Ago
Withdrew From the League . . .
Only Included: Seasons as CL Member

In This Order . . .
Villanova Prep, 1920-22
Salesianum (DE), 1922-38
(Note: There was no formal CL competition in 1929)
Trenton Cathedral (NJ), 1927
Manayunk St. John's, 1935-49
St. Thomas More, 1937-70

  Some notes . . . Egan is now Conwell-Egan, Bonner is now Bonner-Prendergast,
South Catholic became Neumann and is now Neumann-Goretti, St. Matthew's
became Archbishop Kennedy and later merged with Bishop Kenrick (originally
St. Patrick's) to become Kennedy-Kenrick, St. Robert's became St. James,
National Farm became Church Farm, Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf became
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Glen-Nor and Prospect Park merged to become
Interboro. Ridley Park merged with Ridley Township to become Ridley,

  Information for this page came from records provided by Dr. Roger B. Saylor,
a famed Pennsylvania football historian (he passed away in 2013); old Bulletin
Almanacs, personal records and research at https://www.newspapers.com.

To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com


*      League game
P      League playoff
TG  Thanksgiving

Villanova Prep

  Not in Chronological Order      
  (Except for Playoffs)      
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1920      
  National Farm W 7 6
* Roman W 7 0
* SJ Prep L 0 6
* West Catholic L 0 14
TG* La Salle L 0 12
    Totals 2-3 14 38
  1921      
  National Farm T 7 7
  Williamson Trade T 0 0
  St. Matthew's W 42 0
  Wilmington (DE) W 10 7
* Roman W 14 7
* SJ Prep W 6 0
* West Catholic L 6 7
P West Catholic W 7 0
P SJ Prep L 10 21
    Totals 5-2-2 102 49
  1922      
  Haverford School W 13 7
  St. Luke's L 6 10
  Williamson Trade W 3 0
  Lancaster McCaskey W 13 0
* Roman T 14 14
* SJ Prep *W 2 0
* West Catholic W 17 7
TG* Salesianum (DE) W 14 0
P Roman L 9 13
    Totals 6-2-1 91 51

Salesianum (DE)

  Not in Chronological Order      
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1922      
  Bristol W 26 0
  Chester L 0 50
  Newark (DE) L 0 12
  Wilmington (DE) W 13 6
* Roman L 0 33
* SJ Prep L 0 6
* West Catholic L 0 19
TG* Villanova Prep W 14 0
    Totals 3-5 53 76
  1923      
  Glen-Nor W 13 0
  Lancaster L 3 14
  Clayton (NJ) W 19 7
  St. Benedict's (NJ) L 0 13
  Salem (NJ) W 41 0
* La Salle W 31 0
* Roman L 0 26
* SJ Prep T 6 6
* West Catholic L 0 10
    Totals 4-4-1 113 76
  1924      
  Wilmington (DE) L 0 2
  Central W 7 0
  Glen-Nor W 7 6
  Ridley Park L 0 42
* La Salle L 0 7
* Roman L 0 20
* SJ Prep L 0 31
* West Catholic L 6 13
    Totals 2-6 20 121
  1925      
  Delaware City (DE) W 71 0
  Wilmington (DE) L 0 17
  Central L 6 10
* La Salle L 8 27
* Roman L 0 25
* SJ Prep L 0 14
* West Catholic L 0 41
    Totals 1-6 85 134
  In Chronological Order      
  1926      
  Central W 13 6
* La Salle W 9 6
* West Catholic W 3 0
  Penna. Institute for Deaf L 0 23
* SJ Prep T 6 6
  National Farm W 19 14
* Roman L 6 7
  Wilmington (DE) W 31 7
  Williamson Trade W 7 0
    Totals 6-2-1 94 69
  1927      
  National Farm L 0 19
* La Salle L 0 6
  Penna. Institute for Deaf L 0 13
* Trenton Cathedral (NJ) W 8 0
* SJ Prep W 26 2
* West Catholic W 21 12
* Roman L 2 7
  Wilmington (DE) W 16 0
* North Catholic W 32 6
    Totals 5-4 105 65
  1928      
* SJ Prep W 13 0
  Laurel (DE) W 32 0
  Williamson Trade w 2 0
* West Catholic L 6 7
* Roman L 0 13
* North Catholic L 0 6
  Bethlehem Catholic  W 25 20
    Totals 4-3 78 46
  1929      
  St. Matthew's W 6 0
  Loyola (MD) W 28 0
  Camden Catholic (NJ) W 40 0
  SJ Prep L 0 20
  Roman L 9 15
  North Catholic W 7 6
  Bethlehem Catholic W 7 0
    Totals 5-2 97 41
  1930      
  St. John's W 19 0
  Camden Catholic (NJ) W 41 0
  Williamson Trade W 32 0
  St. Matthew's W 19 0
* North Catholic L 0 20
* SJ Prep L 6 12
* West Catholic T 0 0
* Roman L 6 12
  Malvern L 7 14
  Bethlehem Catholic *W 2 0
  Wilmington (DE) W 7 0
    *-forfeit      
    Totals 6-4-1 120 58
  1931      
  St. John's W 24 0
* North Catholic W 6 0
* SJ Prep L 12 13
  Goldey (DE) W 61 0
* West Catholic W 13 12
* Roman W 27 0
  Malvern W 52 6
    Totals 6-1 195 31
  1932      
  Newark (DE) W 13 6
* North Catholic W 12 6
  Dover (DE) W 26 0
  Holy Spirit (NJ) L 6 12
* Roman T 0 0
* West Catholic L 0 18
* SJ Prep L 0 6
  Wilmington (DE) W 32 0
TG St. Patrick's W 22 0
    Totals 5-3-1 111 48
  1933      
  Dover (DE) W 44 0
* SJ Prep L 7 37
  Newark (DE) W 13 0
* North Catholic W 6 0
  Holy Spirit (NJ) T 0 0
* Roman W 13 0
* West Catholic L 0 21
  Wilmington (DE) W 18 0
TG A.I. du Pont (DE) W 31 7
    Totals 6-2-1 132 65
  1934      
* La Salle W 18 0
  St. Benedict's (NJ) L 0 12
  St. Robert's W 19 13
* North Catholic W 6 0
* Roman W 25 6
* West Catholic W 7 0
* SJ Prep L 0 20
  Wilmington (DE) W 39 0
P North Catholic T 0 0
    Totals 6-2-1 114 51
  1935      
* St. John's W 13 0
* La Salle W 13 7
* SJ Prep T 13 13
* North Catholic L 6 18
  P.S. du Pont (DE) W 30 0
* Roman W 6 0
* West Catholic L 0 19
* South Catholic W 13 6
  Wilmington (DE) W 8 0
    Totals 6-2-1 102 63
  1936      
* West Catholic L 0 6
* Roman W 13 6
* South Catholic W 12 0
* St. John's W 20 0
* North Catholic L 7 18
  Wilmington (DE) W 22 0
* La Salle W 14 6
* SJ Prep W 24 0
TG Lancaster Catholic W 25 0
    Totals 7-2 137 36
  1937      
* SJ Prep L 0 7
* St. John's L 0 12
* St. Thomas More W 25 0
* South Catholic W 25 0
* Roman T 0 0
* West Catholic L 0 12
* North Catholic L 0 12
* La Salle W 24 6
TG Lancaster Catholic W 20 0
  Newark (DE) W 12 0
    Totals 5-4-1 106 49
  1938      
* St. Thomas More *W 2 0
* St. John's W 13 7
* Roman L 0 2
* North Catholic L 7 32
* SJ Prep L 0 26
* West Catholic W 13 7
* La Salle W 33 0
* South Catholic T 7 7
TG St. Robert's W 25 0
    Totals 5-3-1 99 81

Trenton Cathedral (NJ)

  In Chronological Order      
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1927      
* SJ Prep L 0 37
  St. Benedict's (NJ) L 6 22
* Roman L 0 37
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 8
* La Salle L 0 26
* North Catholic W 7 6
  Bordentown MA (NJ) L 6 13
* West Catholic L 6 26
    Totals 1-7 25 175

St. John's (Manayunk)

  In Chronological Order      
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1935      
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 13
* North Catholic L 0 20
* Roman L 0 19
* West Catholic L 0 18
  St. Robert's T 0 0
* SJ Prep L 0 18
* La Salle L 6 7
TG Roxborough W 6 0
* South Catholic canc.    
    Totals 1-6-1 12 95
  1936      
* South Catholic T 0 0
* North Catholic L 0 33
* La Salle W 7 6
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 20
* SJ Prep L 6 12
* West Catholic T 0 0
* Roman L 6 15
TG Roxborough W 18 0
    Totals 2-4-2 38 86
  1937      
* La Salle W 9 0
* Salesianum (DE) W 12 0
* Roman T 0 0
* SJ Prep L 6 13
* North Catholic L 0 21
* South Catholic W 30 0
* West Catholic L 0 6
* St. Thomas More W 12 0
TG Roxborough W 18 0
    Totals 5-3-1 87 40
  1938      
* Roman T 0 0
* Salesianum (DE) L 7 13
* North Catholic T 7 7
* South Catholic L 3 9
* La Salle W 20 0
* SJ Prep L 0 7
* St. Thomas More T 6 6
* West Catholic W 6 0
TG Roxborough W 6 0
    Totals 3-3-3 55 42
  1939      
  Bridgeport L 0 18
* SJ Prep L 0 20
* Roman L 0 2
* South Catholic T 0 0
* West Catholic L 0 20
* North Catholic W 13 0
* La Salle L 2 26
TG Roxborough T 0 0
* St. Thomas More L 0 12
    Totals 1-6-2 15 98
  1940      
  Bridgeport W 13 6
* North Catholic L 7 27
* La Salle T 0 0
* SJ Prep L 13 14
* Roman T 13 13
* South Catholic W 6 0
* West Catholic L 0 12
* St. Thomas More L 6 7
TG Roxborough T 0 0
    Totals 2-4-3 58 79
  1941      
  St. James W 12 0
* North Catholic W 13 0
* La Salle L 0 2
* SJ Prep W 7 0
* Roman L 0 6
* South Catholic T 19 19
* West Catholic T 0 0
* St. Thomas More W 22 0
TG Roxborough L 0 14
    Totals 4-3-2 73 41
  1942      
  St. James L 6 6
* St. Thomas More W 19 0
* North Catholic L 0 20
* La Salle L 6 25
* SJ Prep L 0 32
* Roman L 0 27
* South Catholic L 0 12
* West Catholic L 0 6
TG Roxborough L 0 6
    Totals 1-7-1 31 134
  1943      
* North Catholic L 6 39
* SJ Prep L 0 21
* La Salle L 0 20
* St. Thomas More T 0 0
* St. James L 6 8
* South Catholic W 6 0
* Roman L 0 7
* West Catholic L 7 59
TG Roxborough L 0 21
    Totals 1-7-1 25 175
  1944      
* West Catholic L 6 37
* North Catholic L 6 32
* St. Thomas More L 12 21
* SJ Prep L 6 38
* La Salle L 0 27
* St. James L 6 25
* South Catholic L 0 6
* Roman L 7 26
TG Roxborough L 0 19
    Totals 0-9 43 231
  1945      
* West Catholic L 0 26
* North Catholic L 0 36
* St. Thomas More W 13 0
* SJ Prep L 12 19
* La Salle L 0 52
* St. James L 0 31
* South Catholic L 0 6
* Roman L 0 39
TG Roxborough L 0 13
    Totals 1-8 25 222
  1946      
* Roman L 0 24
* West Catholic L 0 36
* North Catholic L 0 36
* St. Thomas More L 0 20
* SJ Prep L 0 21
* La Salle W 13 6
* St. James L 6 14
* South Catholic W 19 0
TG Roxborough W 6 0
    Totals 3-6 44 157
  1947      
  Panther Valley W 26 0
* South Catholic L 0 16
* Roman L 6 28
* West Catholic L 0 13
* North Catholic L 0 20
* St. Thomas More L 0 7
* SJ Prep L 8 35
* La Salle L 6 12
* St. James L 6 7
TG Roxborough L 12 26
    Totals 1-9 64 164
  1948      
  Panther Valley W 14 0
* St. James L 0 13
* South Catholic L 0 33
* Roman L 0 7
* West Catholic L 0 20
* North Catholic L 0 33
* St. Thomas More L 12 25
* SJ Prep L 12 14
* La Salle L 0 24
TG Roxborough L 0 13
    Totals 1-9 38 182
  1949      
* La Salle L 0 33
* St. James L 7 33
* South Catholic L 0 50
* Roman L 0 39
* West Catholic L 0 13
* North Catholic L 7 31
* St. Thomas More L 0 13
* SJ Prep L 0 26
TG Roxborough L 7 28
    Totals 0-9 21 266

St. Thomas More

  In Chronological Order      
  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1937      
* West Catholic L 0 26
* South Catholic W 12 6
* La Salle L 0 21
* Salesianum (DE) L 0 25
* North Catholic L 6 40
* SJ Prep L 0 33
* Roman L 0 26
* St. John's L 0 12
TG St. Robert's L 0 12
    Totals 1-8 18 201
  1938      
* South Catholic T 0 0
* Salesianum (DE) *L 0 2
* West Catholic L 0 2
* SJ Prep L 0 21
* La Salle W 13 0
* North Catholic L 0 13
* St. John's T 6 6
* Roman L 0 13
TG Overbrook W 7 0
    Totals 2-5-2 26 56
  1939      
* South Catholic *W 2 0
* North Catholic L 0 7
* La Salle W 27 0
* Roman L 0 7
* West Catholic L 0 6
* SJ Prep L 7 13
TG Franklin W 7 6
* St. John's W 12 0
    *-forfeit      
    Totals 4-4 55 39
  1940      
  St. James W 20 0
* South Catholic W 22 0
* North Catholic W 7 0
* SJ Prep T 0 0
* La Salle T 0 0
* Roman W 14 0
* St. John's W 7 6
* West Catholic L 0 25
TG Franklin T 0 0
    Totals 5-1-3 70 31
  1941      
* South Catholic L 7 26
* West Catholic L 6 14
* North Catholic T 0 0
* SJ Prep L 0 40
* La Salle L 0 32
* Roman L 0 26
* St. John's L 0 22
TG Franklin L 0 19
    Totals 0-7-1 13 179
  1942      
  St. James L 0 18
* South Catholic L 0 13
* St. John's L 0 19
* West Catholic L 0 26
* North Catholic L 0 19
* SJ Prep L 0 27
* La Salle L 0 18
* Roman L 0 13
TG Franklin L 7 28
    Totals 0-9 7 181
  1943      
* South Catholic W 2 0
* St. James L 0 13
* St. John's T 0 0
* West Catholic L 6 44
* North Catholic L 7 25
* SJ Prep L 6 26
  Vineland (NJ) L 6 14
* La Salle L 6 12
* Roman L 0 19
TG Franklin T 0 0
    Totals 1-7-2 33 163
  1944      
* South Catholic T 7 7
* Roman L 0 18
* St. James W 13 7
* St. John's W 21 12
* West Catholic L 0 38
* North Catholic L 0 18
* SJ Prep L 0 19
* La Salle L 19 34
TG Franklin W 12 7
    Totals 3-5-1 72 160
  1945      
* South Catholic L 0 6
  Bartram L 0 14
* Roman L 6 42
* St. James L 0 27
* St. John's L 0 13
* West Catholic L 6 45
* North Catholic L 0 64
* SJ Prep L 0 30
  Collingswood (NJ) L 13 45
* La Salle L 0 20
TG Trenton Catholic L 0 40
    Totals 0-11 25 346
  1946      
* South Catholic W 12 0
* La Salle L 6 19
  Holy Spirit (NJ) L 0 6
* Roman L 0 41
* St. James W 14 7
* St. John's W 20 0
* West Catholic L 0 45
* North Catholic L 0 14
* SJ Prep L 13 14
TG Egg Harbor (NJ) W 32 0
    Totals 4-6 97 146
  1947      
* South Catholic L 0 21
  Holy Spirit (NJ) W 24 7
* La Salle L 6 13
* Roman L 0 14
* St. James L 0 14
* St. John's W 7 0
* West Catholic L 6 33
* North Catholic L 0 13
* SJ Prep L 0 19
TG Bartram L 0 27
    Totals 2-8 43 161
  1948      
* South Catholic L 0 25
* SJ Prep W 13 6
* La Salle L 6 18
* Roman L 0 13
* St. James L 7 13
* St. John's W 25 12
* West Catholic L 0 25
  North Catholic L 7 33
TG Bartram L 0 6
    Totals 2-7 58 151
  1949      
* South Catholic L 7 16
* North Catholic L 0 21
* SJ Prep L 0 26
* Camden Catholic (NJ) L 6 39
* La Salle L 6 25
* Roman L 6 33
* St. James L 6 13
  St. John's W 13 0
  West Catholic L 0 7
TG Bartram L 0 12
    Totals 1-9 44 192
  1950      
* South Catholic L 0 39
* SJ Prep L 7 48
* Roman L 0 38
* La Salle L 6 14
* West Catholic L 0 51
* North Catholic L 0 25
* St. James L 0 26
TG Bartram L 6 12
    Totals 0-8 19 253
  1951      
  Coatesville W 27 6
* St. James T 0 0
* SJ Prep L 6 24
* Roman L 6 38
* La Salle W 27 24
* West Catholic L 0 33
* North Catholic L 6 27
* South Catholic L 0 31
TG Bartram L 2 19
    Totals 2-6-1 74 202
  1952      
* Roman L 0 19
* St. James L 0 27
* South Catholic L 0 32
* SJ Prep L 0 6
* West Catholic L 0 20
* La Salle