A photograph of the 1926 men's varsity soccer team at Springfield College. The manager of the team was James Kemp, who is in the last row on the left. The assistant manager was George Donald Thompson, who is standing beside Kemp in the last row on the right. The team was led by Head coach George Affleck, standing in the 3rd row all the way to the right, and team Captain Harry Weir, standing in the center of the first row with a soccer ball at his feet.
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In Affleck's 14th season as Head coach of the Springfield College men's soccer team, the team finished with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 5 ties. Affleck went on to coach just 2 seasons more and ended his 16 season coaching career with an overall record of 65 wins, 21 losses, and 14 ties, a winning percentage of .720.