Brian D. Bunk

@brianbunk.bsky.social

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I study the early history of soccer in the United States. My new book "The Shortest History of Soccer" is out now.

The cover of the book From Football to Soccer by Brian D. Bunk in front of a US flag background. The words My Books make history are written at the top
Book cover with black and white text on a green background. There is a soccer ball in the lower half. The Shortest History of Soccer. From Ancient Kicking Games to the World's most Popular Sport by Brian D. Bunk
Graphic from the university of Illinois Press. Text reads Organization of American Historians. Philadelphia, PA April 16-19, 2026. Get 50% off our books! Use Promo code: OAH. Offer expires April 26, 2025
The front cover a typewritten newsletter called SFC Soccer News. The paper is yellowed with age. The date is February 13, 1938.
A blue paper membership card for the National Soccer League 1940-41. The name typed in the center is Folke Bjorling and it is signed by the president and secretary of the league.
A black and white photo of a soccer team standing in front of bleachers. The front row of players is kneeling while th back row is standing. Other people can be seen on the bleachers in the background. Typed at the bottom in red ink is Swedish F.C. A-Team, 1943-1944.
Black and white photo of a soccer player in uniform taken in a studio. He wears a light and dark vertical striped shirt, white shorts and dark socks. H & B logo is on the chest. Likely for Howard and Bullough company from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the team's sponsor.
Postcard with a studio portrait of a man wearing a soccer kit and boots. His shirt has vertical stripes and his shorts and socks are a dark color. Photo is sepia colored.
A postcard printed with 10 oval photos of soccer players and a man in a suit. It reads Tacony, finalists American Cup 1913-14.
Five men playing soccer, three of them are wearing baseball hats. One has a shirt with Ben Miller on the chest another shirts reads Claxton. Fans stand in the background. The photo is torn on the bottom.
Cover of a book called The Shortest History of Soccer. From Ancient Kicking Games to the World's Most Popular Sport by Brian D. Bunk. Cover has a green base with black and white lettering and a soccer ball
Title page for the book The Shortest History of Soccer by Brian D. Bunk
Photo postcard showing a soccer team posing for a team portrait. Eleven men are in uniform with white shirts and shorts. Five other men are wearing suits and there are four children in the picture
Two soccer players in uniform stand on either side of a trophy called the Dewar Cup. One player's shirt reads Strasser Sweepers across the chest. A British flag hangs on the fence between the stands and the field. Standing behind the trophy in the stands is a man in a naval uniform with a white cap. Other members of the crowd can be seen in the background
A sepia toned photo of a soccer team on a field in front of a goal. They wear light and dark striped shirts with white shorts. A group of men holding instruments and a flag stand alongside them on the left
A young man standing on grass with a leather soccer ball at his feet. Trees and sidewalks can be seen in the background. The postcard has been hand colored. The grass and trees are a greenish-yellow. His shirt and socks are a burgundy red. He is wearing white shorts. At the center of the shirt is a keystone shape with the the letter D on top of the letters B and C
Two soccer players challenge for the ball in the lower middle of the picture. Other players can be seen behind them. Two thirds of the photo is the sky. Apartment building can be seen in the distance and a smokestack.
Students playing soccer at Smith College. One player has jumped up towards a ball and perhaps just headed it away. The large leather ball is in the upper half of the photo. She wears black bloomers with a white sweater. Two other players, one wearing a black jumper run alongside her. Houses can be seen in the background.
A black and white photograph of a soccer game in progress. Several players can be seen on the field. Factories with smokestacks appear in the background. Fans line the sides of the field. Written across the top is State Final Holly C 1930
A group of soccer players stand on a dirt field in front of a wooden goal. Most of the players are wearing shirts with the word Vegeco across their chest. Text written on the image reads Vegaco's Independent Champions of the Southwest. St. Louis, MO 1921-1922. Broke independent record, scoring 153 goals in 22 games. 18 were won 4 were lost
Studio portrait of the Black Diamond soccer team wearing white shirts with a B and D on either side of a black diamond in the center. A trophy, soccer ball and board with medals sit on the floor in front. Men in suits and a boy stand on the sides of the players
A framed studio photograph of the Ludlow Manufacturing Associates soccer team. They are wearing light and dark vertical striped shirts. A ball with LMA 1927 written on it sits on the floor. One of the players is wearing glasses
Photo of a soccer team posing with the Peel Cup. A number of other people are also pictured including three children. The trophy and the kids sit on a US flag.
A graphic on a yellow background with the tagline Rediscovering soccer's long history in the U.S. There is a 3D version of the cover of the book From Football to Soccer. The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States. It says University of Illinois Press along the bottom
The back of a postcard with the following written in large letters in pencil: Denver Soccer Football Team 1911 Champs along with the names of the players and their positions below
A black and white postcard of a soccer team in dark and light stripped shirts with the words Miami Association Football Club written along the bottom
A 3D image of the cover of the book Beyond the Field how Soccer Built Community in the United States. A black and white photo of a soccer team is on the cover and it has a green background with the outline of a soccer field
A soccer team stands on a field with buildings in the background. They have USA and 42 printed on the front of thier shirts. U.S. Soccer team at Bonn is printed across the top of the image
Two images. The left image shows two men in soccer uniforms kneeling printed on a blue t-shirt. The image on the right shows the original photo of the two men kneeling. The letters USA are across the chest of the shirt
Title page of book manuscript page proofs. The book is Beyond the Field How Soccer Built Community in the United States by Brian D. Bunk and will be published by the University of Illinois Press.
A ticket stub from a concert at the Cabooze in Minneapolis by the Circle Jerks and 7 Seconds on July 7, 1988. Price $8.00
A person in a red devil suit standing with its left foot on a black and white soccer ball. The word Hellions is written behind the figure in a font meant to represent smoke