The Paterson Wilberforce Football Club was a U.S.
soccer
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team which played in the
National Association Football League
The National Association Football League (also spelled ''National Association Foot Ball League'') (NAFBL) was a semi-professional U.S. soccer league which operated between 1895 and 1898. The league was reconstituted in 1906 and continued to oper ...
in the early twentieth century.
History
Based out of
Paterson, New Jersey
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(NAFBL). While the first season went poorly for the team, they finished at the bottom of the standings, they quickly rose to the top three in the league the next three seasons. In 1913, Wilberforce began the season, but withdrew after eleven games.
Year-by-year
{, class="wikitable"
!Year
!League
!Reg. Season
!American Cup
, -
, 1909/10
, NAFBL
, 8th
, Third Round
, -
, 1910/11
, NAFBL
, 2nd
, ?
, -
, 1911/12
, NAFBL
, 2nd
, ?
, -
, 1912/13
, NAFBL
, 3rd
, ?
, -
, 1913/14
, NAFBL
, Withdrew
, ?
Honors
League Championship
:* Runner Up (2): 1911, 1912
External links
Allaway, Roger ''West Hudson: A Cradle of American Soccer''
Defunct soccer clubs in New Jersey
National Association Football League teams
Sports in Paterson, New Jersey