J. & P. Coats was an American soccer club founded in 1900 as the team of the Pawtucket, Rhode Island branch of the J. & P. Coats threadmaking company of Paisley, Scotland (following a 1952 merger this firm became part of the Coats Group).
The club played won the Rhode Island League in 1914 then was an inaugural member of the semi-pro Southern New England Soccer League. The club then joined the professional American Soccer League as an inaugural member.
After the first half of the 1928/29 season, the team ran into financial trouble and was bought by new management. The new owners renamed the team the Pawtucket Rangers.
The club left the original ASL sometime after the 1932 fall season and joined the New England Division of the new ASL that was formed in 1933/34.
The team won the Times Cup in 1919.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsAmerican CupNational Cup1911/12N/A???Second RoundN/A1912/13N/A???did not enterN/A1913/14N/ARIL1stChampiondid not enterN/A1914/15N/ASNESL3rdNo playoffdid not enterSemifinals1915/16N/ASNESLSchedule not finisheddid not enterSecond round1916/17N/ASNESL3rdNo playoffdid not enterFirst round1917/18N/ASNESL1stChampion (no playoff)Second roundSecond Round1918/19N/ASNESLSeason canceled due to WWIQuarterfinalsThird round1919/20N/ASNESL??Round of 16Third round1920/21N/ASNESL3rdNo playoff?First Round1921/221ASL2ndNo playoffN/AFourth round1922/231ASL1stChampion (no playoff)FinalsSemifinals1923/241ASL4thNo playoffThird RoundFirst round1924/251ASL7thNo playoffN/Adid not enter1925/261ASL8thNo playoffN/AFinals1926/271ASL9thNo playoffN/AFirst round1927/281ASL8th (1st half); 9th (2nd half)did not qualifyN/AFinals1928/29N/AASL8th (1st half); 3rd (2nd half)No playoffN/Adid not enterFall 1929N/AASL5thNo playoffN/Adid not enter1930N/AACL/ASL6th (Spring); 9th (Fall) No playoffN/ASemifinals1931N/AASL4th (Spring); 3rd (Fall) No playoffN/AFirst roundSpring 1932N/AASL4thNo playoffN/ASecond roundFall 1932N/AASL2nd No playoffSpring 1933N/A?? ?N/AFinals1933/34N/AASL II4th (Spring); 5th (Fall)?N/AFinal1934/35N/AASL II1st (Spring); 3rd (Fall)Runner-UpN/AFinal1935/36N/AASL IIWithdrewN/AN/Adid not enter1936/37N/AASL II9th (Spring); 8th (Fall)N/AN/Adid not enter1937/38N/AASL IIWithdrewN/AN/Adid not enter1938/39N/A???N/Adid not enter1939/40N/AASL II6th (Fall); 1st (Spring)ChampionsN/ASecond Round1940/41N/AASL II2nd (Fall); 1st (Spring)Runners-upN/AChampions1941/42N/A???N/AFinals
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