Paterson Rangers
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. They also competed in their first American Cup in 1906.[2] No records for the Rangers exist after the 1914–15 season.
Year-by-year
| Year | League | Standing | American Cup | National Challenge Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | MAFL | ? | ? | N/A |
| 1905/06 | MAFL | ? | First Round | N/A |
| 1906/07 | NAFBL | 6th | First Round | N/A |
| 1907/08 | NAFBL | 2nd | First Round | N/A |
| 1908/09 | NAFBL | 6th | Second Round | N/A |
| 1909/10 | NAFBL | 7th | Third round | N/A |
| 1910/11 | NAFBL | 3rd | First Round | N/A |
| 1911/12 | NAFBL | 4th | Final | N/A |
| 1912/13 | NAFBL | 8th | Second Round | N/A |
| 1913/14 | NAFBL | 5th | First Round | DNE |
| 1914/15 | NAFBL | 7th | ? | Third Round |
Honors
National Association Football League
- Runner Up (1): 1908[3]
- Runner Up (1): 1912[4]
Clan MacDonald Cup
- Winner (1): 1909[5]
External links
References
- ^ April 23, 1905 New York Times
- ^ Cochrane, Ernest Cecil; Burchell, Henry Philip; Orton, George W.; Cahill, Thomas W. (1910). Spalding's official "soccer" football guide. New York: New York, American sports publishing company. p. 33.
- ^ "National Association Foot Ball League". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "West Hudson are Champions". Newark Evening News. April 15, 1912. p. 21. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "Will the Rangers and True Blues Meet". The News. May 27, 1909. p. 5. Retrieved August 12, 2025.