List of defunct Texas sports teams explained

This is a list of former sports teams from the US state of Texas:

Baseball

Major leagues

Negro leagues[1] [2] [3]

Minor leagues

American Association (20th century)

American Association of Independent Professional Baseball

Big State League

Central Baseball League

Continental Baseball League

Mexican League

Texas Association (Class-C)

First stage: 1896/second stage:1923–1926[4]

Teams/years

  • Austin Rangers
1923–1924
  • Austin Senators
1896, 1925–1926
  • Corsicana Oilers
1923–1928
  • Dallas Navigators
1896
  • Denison Tigers
1896
  • Fort Worth Panthers
1896
  • Galveston Sandcrabs
1896
  • Houston Buffaloes
1896
  • Marlin Bathers
1923–1925
  • Mexia Gushers
1923–1928
  • Palestine Pals
1925–1926
  • San Antonio Missionaries  
1896
  • Sherman Students
1896
  • Sherman Twins
1923
  • Paris Midlands
1896
  • Temple Surgeons
1924–1926
  • Terrell Terrors
1925–1926
  • Waco Indians
1923–1924

Texas League

Texas–Louisiana League

West Texas–New Mexico League

Basketball

Men's

American Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

Women's

National Women's Basketball League

Women's National Basketball Association

Cricket

Pro Cricket

Football

Major football leagues

American Football League - National Football League

Canadian Football League

Spring Football League

United States Football League

World Football League

World League of American Football

Arena-indoor football

American Professional Football League

Arena Football League

Alliance of American Football AFL

AF2

Champions Indoor Football

Indoor Professional Football League

Intense Football League

National Indoor Football League

Professional Indoor Football League

Women's Professional Football League

Hockey

Ice hockey

American Hockey League

American Hockey Association (1926–1942)

Central Hockey League

Includes teams that began in the WPHL before the merger in 2001.

Central Hockey League (1963–1984)

Southwest Hockey League (1975–1977)

United States Hockey League

Western Professional Hockey League

Teams that did not join the CHL in 2001:

World Hockey Association

Roller hockey

Roller Hockey International

Soccer

Men's

Continental Indoor Soccer League

Lone Star Soccer Alliance

North American Soccer League

United Soccer Leagues

Women's

Women's Premier Soccer League

Team tennis

World TeamTennis

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Negro League Baseball Blog . 2009-06-23 . 2006-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061010100630/http://blog.negroleaguebaseball.com/negro_league_blog/2006/08/negro_league_or.html . dead .
  2. Web site: News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928154054/http://www.sanangelocolts.com/news/?id=6121 . 2011-09-28 . 2011-10-18 . sanangelocolts.com.
  3. Web site: Negro League Baseball Message Board . 2009-06-23 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070817222210/http://www.nlbpa.com/message_view.asp?imsg=2297 . 2007-08-17 .
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?code=TEXA&class=C Texas Association history at Baseball Reference
  5. [Houston Aeros (1994–2013)]
  6. Web site: Fort Worth Rangers Statistics and History [USHL] ]. hockeydb.com.
  7. Web site: 1982-1983 Dallas Stars . 24 March 2014 .
  8. News: November 16, 2017 . Rattlers to Relocate to Frisco, TX for 2018 Season . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219102755/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/articles/rattlers-to-relocate-to-frisco-tx-for-2018-season . February 19, 2019 . . Boston.