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.April 23, 1905 New York Times 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. No records for the Rangers exist after the 1914–15 season.
Year-by-year YearLeagueStandingAmerican CupNational Challenge Cup1904/05 MAFL ? ? N/A1905/06 MAFL ? First Round N/A1906/07 NAFBL 6th First Round N/A1907/08 NAFBL 2nd First Round N/A1908/09 NAFBL 6th Second Round N/A1909/10 NAFBL 7th Third round N/A1910/11 NAFBL 3rd First Round N/A1911/12 NAFBL 4th Final N/A1912/13 NAFBL 8th Second Round N/A1913/14 NAFBL 5th First Round DNE1914/15 NAFBL 7th ? Third Round
Honors National Association Football League Runner Up (1): 1908
American Cup Runner Up (1): 1912
Clan MacDonald Cup Winner (1): 1909
External links National Association Football League standings
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