List of defunct Pennsylvania sports teams explained
This is a list of former sports teams from the US state of Pennsylvania:
American leagues
Baseball
Major baseball leagues
Minor League Baseball
Heartland League
North Atlantic League
Basketball
Major basketball leagues
Minor basketball leagues
- Philadelphia Fox 1979 (folded mid-season)
Major football leagues
Early athletic clubs
World War II merger teams
Mid Continental Football League
Pennsylvania Professional Football League (1946–1949)[1] [2]
- Eastern Division
- Shamokin Indians[3]
- Pottsville Maroons
- Shenandoah Presidents
- Allentown Buccaneers
- York Roses
- Harrisburg Senators
- Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
- Western Division
- McKeesport-Duquesne Ironmen[4]
- New Kensington Alumineers
- Johnstown Clippers
- McKees Rocks Rockets
- Altoona Mountanineers
- Jeannette Boosters
Anthracite Professional Football League (1949)[5]
- Shamokin Maroons[6]
- Tamaqua
- Mahanoy City
- Hazleton
Arena/indoor football
- Philadelphia Bulldogs 1965–1966
Major hockey associations
Minor leagues
Lacrosse
Major American leagues
Soccer
Major leagues
Minor leagues
American Soccer League
- Penn FC (2003–2018; known as Harrisburg City Islanders before the 2018 season)
Notes and References
- News: Clipping from The Evening Sun - Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. 2018-07-22. en.
- News: Pennsylvania Professional Football Leauge [sic] - Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. 2018-07-22. en.
- News: Clipping from Harrisburg Telegraph - Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. 2018-07-22. en.
- News: Clipping from Shamokin News-Dispatch - Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. 2018-07-22. en.
- News: Clipping from Shamokin News-Dispatch - Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. 2018-07-22. en.
- News: Clipping from Shamokin News-Dispatch - Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. 2018-07-22. en.