CLUB
Ben Millers
United States
Overview
Ben Millers is recorded as the club affiliation for 2 players in Footballopedia’s registered 1930 World Cup roster data for United States. This historical club card is built from the tournament-era roster connection; broader club history can be enriched independently without breaking the player-to-club link.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- City
- St. Louis
- 1930 name
- Ben Millers
- Club status
- defunct
- Founded
- 1913
- Dissolved / identity ended
- 1935
- Historical status
- No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
- 1930 team context
- United States
- 1930 linked players
- 2
- Identity status
- verified-historical-identity
History
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Ben Millers already had a documented club history extending from 1913 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Ben Millers was backed by the Ben W. Miller Hat Company and became one of the strongest early St. Louis soccer clubs.
Chapter 2Description: It won seven local league titles and the 1920 National Challenge Cup.
Chapter 3Description: The team declined during the Depression era and disbanded in 1935.
Historical overview
Identity and place in football historyDescription: A company-backed St. Louis side sponsored by the Ben W. Miller Hat Company and one of the strongest American teams outside the Northeast in the 1910s and 1920s.
The club around the 1930 World CupDescription: In Footballopedia’s 1930 graph, Ben Millers is linked to 2 World Cup roster player(s) through tournament-era club affiliation. This club page records those names inside club/season history only; no player profile was created or expanded in this pass.
End of the original identityDescription: The team disbanded in 1935 after more than two decades in St. Louis competition.
Historical timeline
1913Description: Foundation / earliest canonical start of the Ben Millers identity.
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Ben Millers already had a documented club history extending from 1913 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Ben Millers was backed by the Ben W. Miller Hat Company and became one of the strongest early St. Louis soccer clubs.
Chapter 2Description: It won seven local league titles and the 1920 National Challenge Cup.
Chapter 3Description: The team declined during the Depression era and disbanded in 1935.
1930 World Cup eraDescription: Documented club affiliation for: Raphael Tracey, Frank Vaughn.
1935Description: The St. Louis company-backed club disbanded in 1935.
Season-by-season history
1913/14Season: 1913/14 · Competition: St. Louis league football · Finish: 2nd · Notes: 7–4–2 record.No full roster asserted.
1914/15Season: 1914/15 · Competition: St. Louis league football · Finish: 2nd · Notes: 8–3–2 record.No full roster asserted.
1915/16Season: 1915/16 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: Champions · Notes: 12–5–3 record.No full roster asserted.
1916/17Season: 1916/17 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: Champions · Notes: 10–8–2 record.No full roster asserted.
1917/18Season: 1917/18 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: Champions · Notes: 9–5–3 record.No full roster asserted.
1918/19Season: 1918/19 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 4th · Notes: 5–9–7 record.No full roster asserted.
1919/20Season: 1919/20 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: League champions; U.S. Open Cup champions · Notes: First club from outside the U.S. Northeast to win the National Challenge Cup.No full roster asserted.
1920/21Season: 1920/21 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 2nd · Notes: 8–3–6 record.No full roster asserted.
1921/22Season: 1921/22 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 2nd · Notes: 8–7–6 record.No full roster asserted.
1922/23Season: 1922/23 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 4th · Notes: 4–8–5 record.No full roster asserted.
1923/24Season: 1923/24 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 4th · Notes: 2–8–4 record.No full roster asserted.
1924/25Season: 1924/25 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: Champions · Notes: 11–4–3 record.No full roster asserted.
1925/26Season: 1925/26 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: League champions; cup runners-up · Notes: Reached the National Challenge Cup final.No full roster asserted.
1926/27Season: 1926/27 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: League champions; cup semi-final · Notes: 8–3–1 league record.No full roster asserted.
1927/28Season: 1927/28 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 3rd · Notes: 5–7–2 record.No full roster asserted.
1928/29Season: 1928/29 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 3rd · Notes: 5–7–5 record.No full roster asserted.
1929/30Season: 1929/30 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League · Finish: 3rd · Notes: 3–4–7 record.Documented players: Raphael Tracey, Frank VaughnNo full roster asserted. Includes Footballopedia 1930 World Cup-linked club players; not claimed as a full club roster unless explicitly stated.
1930/31Season: 1930/31 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: 4th; cup semifinalists · Notes: 6–7–4 league record and a National Challenge Cup semifinal run.No full roster asserted.
1931/32Season: 1931/32 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: 2nd; cup first round · Notes: 7–7–2 league record.No full roster asserted.
1932/33Season: 1932/33 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: 3rd; cup first round · Notes: 5–8–2 league record.No full roster asserted.
1933/34Season: 1933/34 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: 2nd; cup second round · Notes: 6–6–1 league record.No full roster asserted.
1934/35Season: 1934/35 · Competition: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup · Finish: 4th; cup first round · Notes: 0–10–4 league record as the club declined sharply near the end of its company-backed era.No full roster asserted.
1935Season: 1935 · Competition: Club identity · Finish: Dissolved · Notes: The historic Ben Millers club disbanded after its final St. Louis league period.No full roster asserted.
Competition chronology
1913/14Description: St. Louis league football | 2nd | 7–4–2 record.
1914/15Description: St. Louis league football | 2nd | 8–3–2 record.
1915/16Description: St. Louis Soccer League | Champions | 12–5–3 record.
1916/17Description: St. Louis Soccer League | Champions | 10–8–2 record.
1917/18Description: St. Louis Soccer League | Champions | 9–5–3 record.
1918/19Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 4th | 5–9–7 record.
1919/20Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | League champions; U.S. Open Cup champions | First club from outside the U.S. Northeast to win the National Challenge Cup.
1920/21Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 2nd | 8–3–6 record.
1921/22Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 2nd | 8–7–6 record.
1922/23Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 4th | 4–8–5 record.
1923/24Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 4th | 2–8–4 record.
1924/25Description: St. Louis Soccer League | Champions | 11–4–3 record.
1925/26Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | League champions; cup runners-up | Reached the National Challenge Cup final.
1926/27Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | League champions; cup semi-final | 8–3–1 league record.
1927/28Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 3rd | 5–7–2 record.
1928/29Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 3rd | 5–7–5 record.
1929/30Description: St. Louis Soccer League | 3rd | 3–4–7 record.
1930/31Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | 4th; cup semifinalists | 6–7–4 league record and a National Challenge Cup semifinal run.
1931/32Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | 2nd; cup first round | 7–7–2 league record.
1932/33Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | 3rd; cup first round | 5–8–2 league record.
1933/34Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | 2nd; cup second round | 6–6–1 league record.
1934/35Description: St. Louis Soccer League / National Challenge Cup | 4th; cup first round | 0–10–4 league record as the club declined sharply near the end of its company-backed era.
1935Description: Club identity | Dissolved | The historic Ben Millers club disbanded after its final St. Louis league period.
Honours and achievements
Honour / achievementDescription: St. Louis Soccer League champion: 7 titles.
Honour / achievementDescription: National Challenge Cup winner: 1920.
Honour / achievementDescription: National Challenge Cup runner-up: 1926.
Stadium and ground history
Venue-history ruleDescription: Only grounds supported by historical evidence are attached. A modern ground is never projected backward into the 1930 period merely because a successor or namesake later used it.
1930 World Cup-linked players
Raphael TraceyDescription: FW · United States · tournament-era club affiliation
Frank VaughnDescription: DF · United States · tournament-era club affiliation
What happened to the club
Canonical historical identityDescription: No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
What happened nextDescription: The team disbanded in 1935 after more than two decades in St. Louis competition.
Continuity policyDescription: Successor, merger partner, refoundation and namesake are stored as related entities/lineage. They are not silently collapsed into the 1930 club unless legal and sporting continuity is demonstrated.
Club lineage
1930 identityDescription: Ben Millers
End of original identityDescription: The St. Louis company-backed club disbanded in 1935.
Legacy and identity note
This page preserves the Ben Millers identity as it existed around the 1930 World Cup. Later clubs using a similar name are not automatically treated as the same legal entity.
Squad
Raphael TraceyPosition: FW · National Team: United States · Player Slug: raphael-tracey
Frank VaughnPosition: DF · National Team: United States · Player Slug: frank-vaughn
Sources
Notes
Historical-identity ruleDescription: Footballopedia keeps the 1930 club as its own canonical historical entity even when a successor, merger partner, refoundation or namesake exists.
World Cup linkDescription: Linked to 2 player(s) in the 1930 World Cup roster graph.
Related
United StatesRole: National team context · Type: national_team