St. James High School (Chester, PA)
Football History

Game-by-Game Results vs. All Opponents, 1943-92
In Chronological Order

  St. James joined the Philadelphia Catholic League for the 1943 season and
remained there through 1992. The school closed in June 1993. . . The
school first played football in 1929. It was known as St. Robert's through
the 1939-40 school year.

  Some notes . . . Egan became Conwell-Egan, Bonner became Bonner-Prendergast,
South Catholic became Neumann and then Neumann-Goretti, Archbishop Kennedy
later merged with Bishop Kenrick to become Kennedy-Kenrick, Kenrick's original
name was St. Patrick's. Collingdale combined with Sharon Hill and became Academy
Park.

  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.

  Thanks for help: Joe Smagala.

St. James closed in June 1993

To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com


*      League game
P      League playoff
CT   City Title
TG  Thanksgiving

  Philadelphia Catholic League W-L-T We They
  1943      
  Collingdale T 0 0
* St. Thomas More W 13 0
* South Catholic W 18 13
* North Catholic L 0 7
* SJ Prep L 0 20
* St. John's W 8 6
* West Catholic L 6 38
  Chester T 7 7
* Roman W 6 0
* La Salle L 0 12
    Totals 4-4-2 58 103
  1944      
  Collingdale W 19 0
* La Salle L 0 34
* St. Thomas More L 7 13
* South Catholic T 7 7
* North Catholic L 0 33
* SJ Prep L 13 27
* St. John's W 25 6
* West Catholic L 0 25
  St. Patrick's W 47 0
* Roman T 0 0
    Totals 3-5-2 118 145
  1945      
* Roman L 0 6
  Reading Central Catholic W 18 0
* La Salle W 26 7
* St. Thomas More W 27 0
* West Catholic L 12 26
* North Catholic W 39 12
* SJ Prep W 27 0
* St. John's W 31 0
  Salesianum (DE) W 25 0
* South Catholic W 25 0
    Totals 8-2 230 51
  1946      
  Salesianum (DE) W 24 0
  Allentown Central Catholic T 19 19
* Roman L 6 7
* La Salle L 0 12
* St. Thomas More L 7 14
* South Catholic W 6 0
* North Catholic L 7 19
* SJ Prep W 20 13
* St. John's W 14 6
* West Catholic L 6 33
TG Trenton Catholic (NJ) W 38 6
    Totals 5-5-1 147 129
  1947      
  Ridley L 12 13
* West Catholic L 6 18
* Roman L 0 13
* La Salle W 26 13
* St. Thomas More W 14 0
* South Catholic W 6 0
* North Catholic L 0 18
* SJ Prep L 0 7
* St. John's W 7 6
  Salesianum (DE) W 7 6
TG Trenton Catholic (NJ) L 0 6
    Totals 5-6 78 100
  1948      
  Ridley L 7 12
* St. John's W 13 0
* West Catholic L 6 20
  Allentown Central Catholic W 33 0
* Roman L 7 13
* La Salle W 6 0
* St. Thomas More W 13 7
* South Catholic L 0 13
* North Catholic L 6 24
* SJ Prep W 32 0
    Totals 5-5 123 89
  1949      
  Ridley T 0 0
* SJ Prep W 13 7
* St. John's W 33 7
* West Catholic W 33 13
* Roman W 13 9
* La Salle T 0 0
* St. Thomas More W 13 6
* South Catholic L 6 19
* North Catholic L 0 33
    Totals 5-2-2 111 94
  1950      
  Ridley W 18 0
  Loyola (MD) T 13 13
* North Catholic L 6 32
* West Catholic L 0 13
* South Catholic L 0 33
* SJ Prep L 0 32
* Roman L 0 7
* La Salle L 16 20
* St. Thomas More W 26 0
    Totals 2-6-1 79 150
  1951      
  Ridley L 0 33
  Loyola (MD) L 6 12
* St. Thomas More T 0 0
* North Catholic L 0 18
* West Catholic L 6 37
* South Catholic L 6 44
* SJ Prep T 12 12
* Roman L 0 12
* La Salle W 26 12
    Totals 1-6-2 56 180
  1952      
  Ridley L 12 14
  Loyola (MD) L 2 6
* South Catholic L 0 47
* St. Thomas More W 27 0
* West Catholic W 13 12
* La Salle W 7 0
* North Catholic T 7 7
* SJ Prep W 21 13
* Roman L 13 26
    Totals 4-4-1 102 125
  1953      
  Ridley W 63 7
  Loyola (MD) W 34 0
* La Salle W 26 0
* South Catholic W 27 7
* St. Thomas More W 40 0
* North Catholic W 9 0
* Roman W 27 0
* SJ Prep W 32 13
* West Catholic W 34 0
CT Northeast T 20 20
    Totals 9-0-1 312 47
  1954      
  Ridley W 24 6
  Loyola (MD) W 35 7
* Roman W 14 7
* La Salle W 25 12
* SJ Prep W 35 7
* North Catholic T 12 12
* West Catholic W 32 0
* South Catholic L 7 19
* St. Thomas More W 20 0
    Totals 7-1-1 204 70
  1955      
  Ridley W 20 6
  Loyola (MD) W 7 6
* St. Thomas More W 44 0
* La Salle L 0 12
* West Catholic W 27 0
* Roman W 19 13
* Neumann T 0 0
* SJ Prep W 25 7
* North Catholic canc. by snow
    Totals 6-1-1 142 44
  1956      
* Neumann L 14 18
* West Catholic W 38 0
* La Salle T 19 19
  Salesianum (DE) L 7 27
* North Catholic W 14 13
* Judge W 19 0
* St. Thomas More W #2 0
* Roman L 7 13
TG* Bonner W 21 0
    Totals 5-3-1 141 90
  1957      
  Dougherty W 31 7
* North Catholic L 0 19
* St. Thomas More W 19 0
* Neumann L 18 33
* Roman W 13 6
* West Catholic W 19 0
* La Salle L 18 40
* Judge W 33 0
TG* Bonner W 18 7
    Totals 6-3 169 112
  1958      
* North Catholic W 6 0
* Dougherty L 6 20
* La Salle W 14 0
* Judge W 40 8
* Roman W 26 6
* St. Thomas More W 24 6
* Neumann W 28 6
* Bonner L 12 21
* West Catholic W 38 6
    Totals 7-2 194 73
  1959      
* Roman L 26 27
* West Catholic L 0 6
* St. Thomas More W 18 0
* Neumann W 19 14
* Judge W 14 0
* La Salle L 0 28
* North Catholic W 22 0
* Bonner L 8 20
* Dougherty L 8 20
    Totals 4-5 115 115
  1960      
* Bonner W 12 6
* West Catholic L 22 30
* Roman W 46 0
* North Catholic W 18 0
* La Salle L 0 14
* Dougherty W 50 6
* Neumann L 12 26
* Judge W 22 0
* St. Thomas More W 8 0
    Totals 6-3 190 82
  1961      
* Dougherty L 8 12
* West Catholic L 6 34
* Roman T 12 12
* La Salle L 0 16
* St. Thomas More L 0 22
* North Catholic L 8 14
* Judge L 24 28
* Bonner L 8 19
* Neumann L 6 16
    Totals 0-8-1 72 173
  1962      
* Neumann W 22 16
* Judge L 7 26
* North Catholic W 20 0
* St. Thomas More T 14 14
* West Catholic L 14 40
* Roman W 28 0
* La Salle L 6 20
* Dougherty L 14 36
  Bonner W 30 8
TG  Chester W 54 12
    Totals 5-4-1 209 172
  1963      
  Salesianum (DE) W 6 0
  Egan W 14 6
* Roman W 12 0
* West Catholic L 20 24
  Bishop Eustace (NJ) W 20 14
* Neumann W 34 0
* Bonner W 28 6
* St. Thomas More W 28 0
* SJ Prep L 14 15
TG  Chester W 43 0
    Totals 8-2 219 65
  1964      
  Salesianum (DE) L 12 20
  Archmere (DE) W 32 0
  Egan W 14 12
* SJ Prep W 14 0
* Neumann W 31 6
* Bonner L 6 15
* Roman W 58 0
* West Catholic W 30 0
* St. Thomas More W 22 0
TG  Chester W 26 9
P Judge L 14 32
    Totals 8-3 259 94
  1965      
  Judge T 8 8
  Egan L 0 21
* Bonner L 0 12
* St. Thomas More L 8 18
* Neumann L 0 30
* Roman T 0 0
* West Catholic L 0 22
* O'Hara W 21 0
* SJ Prep L 0 14
TG  Chester W 27 6
    Totals 2-6-2 64 131
  1966      
  Judge L 7 20
  Egan L 6 31
* Bonner L 0 6
* West Catholic L 9 28
* O'Hara W 14 8
* St. Thomas More W 33 14
* Roman W 35 18
* SJ Prep L 13 22
* Neumann W 19 6
TG  Chester W 33 0
    Totals 5-5 169 153
  1967      
  Egan L 0 28
* O'Hara W 27 0
* Roman W 20 13
* Bonner T 12 12
* SJ Prep W 15 7
* West Catholic L 6 12
* St. Thomas More W 32 20
* Neumann L 14 25
TG  Chester W 33 6
    Totals 5-3-1 159 123
  1968      
  Salesianum (DE) T 6 6
* Roman W 35 12
* Bonner L 20 31
* SJ Prep L 7 20
* Neumann L 7 12
* St. Thomas More W 26 13
* West Catholic W 28 8
  Chester canc.    
TG O'Hara W 27 0
    Totals 4-3-1 156 102
  1969      
  Carroll W 34 0
* SJ Prep W 22 14
* West Catholic W 49 22
* Bonner W 27 26
* Roman W 41 18
* St. Thomas More W 30 15
  North Catholic W 63 14
* Neumann W 35 13
* O'Hara W 32 19
TG  Chester W 45 22
P Egan L 6 7
    Totals 10-1 384 170
  1970      
  Ryan W 27 20
* SJ Prep W 13 12
* Neumann W 35 20
* Roman W 27 0
* West Catholic W 43 25
* St. Thomas More W 36 0
* O'Hara L 0 26
* Carroll W 54 8
* Bonner W 14 7
TG  Chester W 22 6
P West Catholic W 41 7
P Egan L 8 20
    Totals 10-2 320 151
  1971      
  Ryan L 0 14
  Downingtown W 27 6
* SJ Prep L 37 48
* Neumann W 22 0
* O'Hara W 22 7
* Carroll L 22 29
* West Catholic W 28 6
* Roman W 46 0
* Bonner W 38 13
TG  Chester L 0 8
    Totals 6-4 242 131
  1972      
  Ryan W 29 0
  Sun Valley W 30 6
* West Catholic W 21 12
* SJ Prep W 32 0
* Roman W 55 8
* Carroll W 54 0
* Neumann W 17 0
* Bonner W 27 6
* O'Hara W 17 6
TG Chester W 34 6
P Kenrick W 29 27
CT Frankford W 42 0
    Totals 12-0 387 71
  1973      
  Ryan L 7 28
  Sun Valley L 8 21
* Roman W 47 0
* O'Hara L 20 50
* West Catholic L 0 27
* Neumann W 32 6
* SJ Prep W 14 8
* Carroll L 8 21
* Bonner L 0 14
TG Chester L 6 26
    Totals 3-7 142 201
  1974      
  Sun Valley W 14 0
  Mt. Pleasant (DE) W 26 21
  St. Mark's (DE) L 0 3
* Carroll L 6 14
* Neumann L 6 16
* O'Hara L 6 27
* Roman W 20 8
* Bonner W 30 12
* West Catholic L 12 21
* SJ Prep L 16 27
TG Chester L 0 12
    Totals 4-7 136 161
  1975      
  Sun Valley L 6 8
  Mt. Pleasant (DE) W 33 0
  St. Mark's (DE) L 0 26
* SJ Prep W 25 8
* Bonner T 8 8
* West Catholic L 0 8
* Neumann L 3 7
* O'Hara L 0 13
* Roman W 25 0
* Carroll W 14 13
TG Chester L 0 6
    Totals 4-6-1 114 97
  1976      
  Salesianum (DE) L 0 6
  St. Mark's (DE) W 20 14
* Carroll L 8 14
* Roman W 28 18
* Neumann L 12 13
* Bonner W 29 8
* West Catholic W 29 13
* O'Hara W 22 7
* SJ Prep W 20 13
TG Chester W 20 6
    Totals 7-3 188 112
  1977      
  Sun Valley W 8 0
  Salesianum (DE) L 0 15
  St. Mark's (DE) L 14 21
* West Catholic L 6 12
* O'Hara L 6 35
* Roman L 7 39
* Bonner L 7 26
* Neumann W 20 6
* Carroll L 8 47
* SJ Prep L 26 34
TG Chester L 28 38
    Totals 2-9 130 273
  1978      
  Lower Merion L 6 26
  Ridley L 8 30
  St. Mark's (DE) L 0 41
* SJ Prep L 14 29
* West Catholic L 0 20
* Roman L 7 12
* Neumann W 18 7
* Carroll L 6 21
* O'Hara L 16 23
* Bonner L 14 28
TG Chester W 14 6
    Totals 2-9 103 243
  1979      
  Sun Valley L 0 7
  Ridley L 0 14
* SJ Prep L 13 19
* West Catholic W 6 2
* Roman W 8 7
* Neumann L 7 28
* Carroll W 32 13
* O'Hara L 0 21
* Bonner L 8 27
TG Chester L 17 26
    Totals 3-7 91 164
  1980      
  Sun Valley L 6 28
  Ridley L 0 33
  Interboro L 0 21
* West Catholic L 15 21
* SJ Prep L 17 23
* Roman L 8 10
* Neumann W 17 6
* O'Hara L 3 9
* Bonner L 15 35
* Carroll W 16 14
TG Chester T 7 7
    Totals 2-8-1 104 207
  1981      
  Sun Valley L 0 24
  Ridley L 0 6
* West Catholic L 7 21
* SJ Prep L 0 22
* Roman L 7 26
* Neumann W 14 12
* O'Hara L 7 35
* Bonner L 7 33
* Carroll L 0 28
TG Chester L 20 21
    Totals 1-9 62 228
  1982      
  Sun Valley L 0 19
  Ridley L 7 21
* West Catholic L 0 7
* Roman L 14 20
* SJ Prep L 7 21
* Neumann L 6 21
* O'Hara L 7 16
* Bonner L 7 12
* Carroll L 6 7
TG Chester L 7 28
    Totals 0-10 61 172
  1983      
  Ridley L 6 28
  Sun Valley W 35 0
* West Catholic W 3 0
* Roman T 14 14
* SJ Prep L 0 20
* Neumann L 21 34
* O'Hara L 6 35
* Bonner W 7 0
* Carroll W 20 15
P O'Hara W 26 13
TG Chester L 7 14
P Neumann L 3 26
    Totals 5-6-1 148 199
  1984      
  Ridley L 0 18
  Sun Valley W 9 6
* Neumann W 20 6
* SJ Prep T 14 14
* Roman W 16 0
* West Catholic L 0 12
* O'Hara L 7 27
* Bonner L 10 20
* Carroll L 0 20
TG Chester L 14 28
    Totals 3-6-1 90 151
  1985      
  Ridley L 14 29
  Sun Valley W 28 0
  Academy Park L 7 14
* Neumann W 14 0
* SJ Prep W 21 12
* Roman W 27 14
* West Catholic L 7 21
* O'Hara L 0 26
* Bonner L 12 21
* Carroll L 20 28
TG Chester T 7 7
    Totals 4-6-1 157 172
  1986      
  Ridley L 7 26
  Sun Valley W 40 0
* Carroll W 26 21
* Roman W 28 7
* West Catholic W 22 9
* Neumann W 22 19
* Bonner W 17 7
* SJ Prep W 22 15
* O'Hara L 14 31
P O'Hara L 7 9
TG Chester L 6 26
    Totals 7-4 211 170
  1987      
  Sun Valley W 28 8
  Ridley T 0 0
* Carroll W 28 7
* Roman W 39 0
* West Catholic W 22 13
* Neumann W 24 0
* Bonner W 19 0
* SJ Prep W 34 6
* O'Hara L 20 21
P Neumann W 27 0
P O'Hara W 28 7
TG Chester W 21 13
P McDevitt L 0 14
    Totals 10-2-1 290 89
  1988      
  Ridley L 10 32
* SJ Prep W 42 7
* Neumann W 20 7
* West Catholic W 19 0
* Carroll L 3 23
* Bonner W 24 0
* O'Hara L 0 7
* Roman W 30 6
P Carroll L 7 10
TG Chester W 7 6
    Totals 6-4 162 98
  1989      
  Sun Valley W 14 10
  Ridley L 8 20
* SJ Prep W 19 14
* Neumann W 24 0
* West Catholic L 26 27
* Carroll L 7 10
* Bonner L 0 12
* O'Hara L 6 13
* Roman L 7 21
TG Chester L 3 6
    Totals 3-7 114 133
  1990      
  Sun Valley L 0 25
  Ridley L 12 43
* O'Hara W 13 8
* Neumann W 21 8
* Bonner L 0 28
* SJ Prep W 22 6
* West Catholic W 28 21
* Roman W 16 13
* Carroll L 7 35
P O'Hara L 6 7
TG Chester L 26 31