Newark Falcons Explained

The Newark Falcons were an American soccer club based in Newark, New Jersey that was a member of the American Soccer League. The club was previously known as Elizabeth Falcons, based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and for a season as Falcons-Warsaw. After the 1958–59 season, the club became simply Falcons S.C.[1] [2] and became known as Falcons-Warsaw before the 1962–63 season.[3] After the 1963–64 season, the team became the Newark. The team disbanded during the 1966–67 season.

Year-by-year Elizabeth

YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
1954/55N/AASL5thNo playoff?
1955/56N/AASL1st(t)Lost in playoff?
1956/57N/AASL4thNo playoff?
1957/58N/AASL6thNo playoff?
1958/59N/AASL9thNo playoff?
1959/60N/AASL9thNo playoff?
1960/61N/AASL2ndNo playoff?
1961/62N/AASL6thNo playoffQuarterfinals
1962/63N/AASL7thNo playoff?
1963/64N/AASL8thNo playoff?

Year-by-year Newark

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
1964/65N/AASL6thNo playoff[4] ?
1965/66N/AASL10thNo playoff[5] ?
1966/672ASL5th, SouthDisbanded during season[6] N/A

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1957. sover.net. 2015-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20140829020250/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1957.html. 2014-08-29. dead.
  2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1958. sover.net. 2015-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730031428/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1958.html. 2012-07-30. dead.
  3. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1963. sover.net. 2015-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324145338/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1963.html. 2016-03-24. dead.
  4. Web site: The Year in Soccer – 1964. sover.net. 2015-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20150112055408/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1964.html. 2015-01-12. dead.
  5. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1965. sover.net. 2015-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121033/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1965.html. 2015-11-05. dead.
  6. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1967. sover.net. 2015-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328230904/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1967.html. 2019-03-28. dead.