Paterson Rangers Explained

Paterson Rangers was a U.S. soccer team which played in Paterson, New Jersey during the early twentieth century. They spent two seasons in New York’s Metropolitan Association Football League and nine in the National Association Football League

History

The origins of the Paterson Rangers is unknown, but they entered the Metropolitan Association Football League for the 1904-1905 season and on April 25, 1905 lost to the New York Caledonians in the semifinals of the New York State Cup.[1] In 1906, the Rangers joined the professional National Association Football League and remained in that league until 1915. No records for the Rangers exist after that year.

Year-by-year

YearLeagueStandingAmerican Cup
1904/05MAFL??
1905/06MAFL??
1906/07NAFBL6th?
1907/08NAFBL2nd?
1908/09NAFBL6th?
1909/10NAFBL7thThird round
1910/11NAFBL3rd?
1911/12NAFBL4thFinal
1912/13NAFBL8thFirst Round
1913/14NAFBL5th?
1914/15NAFBL7th?

Honors

League Championship

American Cup

Clan MacDonald Cup

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf&OQ=_rQ3D1Q26resQ3D9A0DEEDB143AE733A25750C2A9629C946497D6CF&OP=299b3012Q2FGZXAGQ26@FX59dGBFq577Q26iG5Q3EBy@PX7Q3EMFXBFX9G5Q3EF@BQ60Xk79,(yFdQ60 April 23, 1905 New York Times