New York Sports - Franchise History

MLB: 1962-2018 (57 seasons)

Joined the National League as an expansion team to begin the 1962 season.

MLB: 1901-2018 (118 seasons)

One of the eight original American League teams beginning with the 1901 season. Left Baltimore and relocated to New York to begin the 1903 season.

New York Giants

NFL: 1925-2018 (94 seasons)

New York Jets

NFL: 1960-2018 (59 seasons)

Knickerbocker Athletic Club

WPPFC: 1897-1903 (7 seasons)

New York Knicks

NBA: 1947-2018 (72 seasons)

Brooklyn Nets

NBA: 1968-2018 (51 seasons)

New Jersey Devils

NHL: 1975-2018 (44 seasons)

New York Islanders

NHL: 1973-2018 (46 seasons)

New York Rangers

NHL: 1927-2018 (92 seasons)

Defunct Teams

118 teams have folded or moved away from the New York area

NY/NJ Golden Blades/Knights

WHA: 1973-1974 (2 seasons)
33-43 average record

Washington/NY Tapers

ABL3: 1962-1962 (1 season)

Brooklyn Dodgers

MLB: 1884-1957 (74 seasons)
76-71 average record

Left the American Association to join the National League to begin the 1890 season. Left Brooklyn and relocated to Los Angeles to begin the 1957 season. Franchise currently exists as the Los Angeles Dodgers.

New York Giants

MLB: 1883-1957 (75 seasons)
81-65 average record

Entered the National League in 1883. Left New York and relocated to San Francisco to begin the 1958 season.

Glens Falls-Saratoga Yankees

ABL: 1950-1953 (4 seasons)

Team folded at the end of the 1951/1952 season.

New York Yanks

NFL: 1949-1951 (3 seasons)
3-8 average record

Paterson Crescents

ABL: 1945-1951 (7 seasons)

Trenton Tigers

ABL: 1942-1950 (9 seasons)

Dropped out of the league on February 1, 1950

Brooklyn-New York Yankees

AAFC: 1946-1949 (4 seasons)
9-4 average record

Brooklyn Gothams

ABL: 1945-1949 (5 seasons)

New York Cubans

NNL: 1935-1948 (14 seasons)
20-21 average record

Newark Eagles

NNL: 1935-1948 (14 seasons)
27-20 average record

New York Black Yankees

NNL: 1937-1948 (12 seasons)
8-24 average record

Brooklyn Dodgers

AAFC: 1946-1948 (3 seasons)
3-11 average record

Elizabeth Braves

ABL: 1947-1947 (1 season)

Yonkers Chiefs

ABL: 1947-1947 (1 season)

The team folded during their only season.

Brooklyn Brown Dodgers

USNL: 1945-1946 (2 seasons)
8-19 average record

Brooklyn Tigers

NFL: 1930-1944 (15 seasons)
4-7 average record

New York Americans

ABL: 1944-1944 (1 season)

Brooklyn Indians

ABL: 1943-1944 (2 seasons)

Moved to Brooklyn during on January 18, 1943 and dropped out of league during the 1st half of the 1943/44 season.

New York Jewels

ABL: 1932-1943 (12 seasons)
13-4 average record

The team dropped out during the 1st half of the 1941/42 season, but returned for the next season, before folding.

Brooklyn Americans

NHL: 1927-1942 (16 seasons)
15-24 average record

New York Americans

AFL3: 1940-1941 (2 seasons)
5-4 average record

Troy Celtics

ABL: 1941-1941 (1 season)

Jersey Reds

ABL: 1932-1940 (9 seasons)
11-6 average record

Absorbed into the New York Jewels on January 26, 1940

Kingston Colonials

ABL: 1916-1940 (25 seasons)
14-5 average record

Absorbed into the Troy Celtics on December 19, 1939.

Brooklyn Visitations

ABL: 1922-1939 (18 seasons)
12-8 average record

Bronx Yankees

ABL: 1938-1938 (1 season)

They dropped out of the league on January 11, 1938 near the halfway point of their first and only season.

New York Yankees

AFL2: 1936-1937 (2 seasons)
4-3 average record

Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers

AFL2: 1936-1936 (1 season)
0-6 record

Passaic Red Devils

ABL: 1924-1936 (13 seasons)
9-9 average record

Newark Dodgers

NNL: 1935-1935 (1 season)
17-33 record

New Britain Jackaways

ABL: 1934-1935 (2 seasons)

Merged with the Newark Mules to become the New Britain Mules for the second half of the 1934-35 season, folding thereafter.

Newark Mules

ABL: 1934-1935 (2 seasons)

Merged with the New Britain Jackaways to become the New Britain Mules on January 18, 1935, folding thereafter.

Bronx Americans

ABL: 1934-1934 (1 season)

Hoboken Lisas

MBL2: 1932-1933 (2 seasons)
10-6 average record

Long Island Pro-Imps

MBL2: 1932-1933 (2 seasons)
6-8 average record

Yonkers Knights

MBL2: 1933-1933 (1 season)
6-12 record

Paterson Continentals

MBL2: 1933-1933 (1 season)
3-9 record

Jamaica Corbetts

MBL2: 1933-1933 (1 season)
3-11 record

Brooklyn Americans

MBL2: 1933-1933 (1 season)
3-12 record

Bronx St. Martins

MBL2: 1933-1933 (1 season)
7-13 record

Jersey City Palace Diamonds

MBL2: 1933-1933 (1 season)
1-10 record

Newark Browns

NEWL: 1932-1932 (1 season)
0-4 record

Staten Island Stapletons

NFL: 1929-1932 (4 seasons)
4-6 average record

Brooklyn Jewish Center

MBL2: 1932-1932 (1 season)
4-8 record

Jamaica St. Monicas

MBL2: 1932-1932 (1 season)
1-11 record

Paterson Crescents

ABL1: 1929-1931 (3 seasons)
7-15 average record

Dropped out of the league on December 30, 1930.

Rochester Centrals

ABL1: 1931-1931 (1 season)
5-10 record

Newark Tornadoes

NFL: 1902-1930 (29 seasons)
2-8 average record

In 1929 Ole Haugsrud, the owner of Duluth Eskimos, sold his NFL franchise rights for the Eskimos to Piggy Simandl, a wholesale meat salesman and sports promoter from Orange, who named his franchise the Orange Tornadoes

New York "Original" Celtics

ABL1: 1923-1930 (8 seasons)
15-7 average record

Cuban Stars (East)

ANL: 1923-1929 (7 seasons)
18-22 average record

Atlantic City Bacharach Giants

ANL: 1923-1929 (7 seasons)
38-29 average record

New York Lincoln Giants

ANL: 1923-1929 (7 seasons)
26-25 average record

Brooklyn Royal Giants

ECL: 1907-1928 (22 seasons)
11-17 average record

New York Yankees

NFL: 1926-1928 (3 seasons)
7-7 average record

C. C. Pyle

Paterson Legionaires

MBL: 1923-1928 (6 seasons)
8-7 average record

Kingston Colonials

MBL: 1924-1928 (5 seasons)
7-7 average record

Catskill Howitzers

MBL: 1928-1928 (1 season)
11-5 record

Hudson Metropolitans

MBL: 1928-1928 (1 season)
7-9 record

Albany Senators

MBL: 1928-1928 (1 season)
3-8 record

Troy Trojans

MBL: 1928-1928 (1 season)
1-11 record

Harrisburg Giants

ECL: 1924-1927 (4 seasons)
38-25 average record

Paterson/Kingston Legionaires/Raiders

NBL2: 1927-1927 (1 season)
8-13 record

Ridgewood/Orange Nationals

NBL2: 1927-1927 (1 season)
2-9 record

On November 16, 1926, Ridgewood-Orange merged with Newburgh-Jersey City to form Ridgewood-Newburgh franchise.

Newburgh/Jersey City Hillsides/Skeeters

NBL2: 1927-1927 (1 season)
1-9 record

On November 16, 1926, Ridgewood-Orange merged with Newburgh-Jersey City to form Ridgewood -Newburgh franchise.

Ridgewood/Newburgh (National)

NBL2: 1927-1927 (1 season)
3-12 record

On November 16, 1926, Ridgewood-Orange merged with Newburgh-Jersey City to form Ridgewood -Newburgh franchise.

Greenpoint Knights

MBL: 1922-1927 (6 seasons)
9-8 average record

Yonkers Leaguers

MBL: 1923-1927 (5 seasons)
7-9 average record

West Brooklyn Assumption Triangles

MBL: 1927-1927 (1 season)
5-3 record

Newark Stars

ECL: 1926-1926 (1 season)
1-10 record

Brooklyn Horsemen

AFLG: 1926-1926 (1 season)
2-6 record

Humbert Fugazy

Newark Bears

AFLG: 1926-1926 (1 season)
0-3 record

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Newark Blues

ELPF: 1926-1926 (1 season)
1-6 record

Atlantic City Roses

ELPF: 1926-1926 (1 season)
2-4 record

Brooklyn Arcadians

ABL1: 1926-1926 (1 season)
10-6 record

Newark Mets

MBL: 1926-1926 (1 season)
3-11 record

New York Pros

MBL: 1926-1926 (1 season)
5-4 record

Brooklyn Dodgers

MBL: 1922-1923 (2 seasons)
8-12 average record

New York MacDowell

MBL: 1922-1923 (2 seasons)
8-12 average record

Brooklyn Pros

MBL: 1922-1923 (2 seasons)
11-9 average record

New Jersey Elizabeth

MBL: 1923-1923 (1 season)
9-9 record

Paterson Powers

MBL: 1922-1922 (1 season)
7-13 record

New York Brickley Giants

NFL: 1921-1921 (1 season)
0-2 record

Warslow Athletic Club

WPPFC: 1894-1919 (26 seasons)

Brooklyn Tip-Tops

FL: 1914-1915 (2 seasons)
74-80 average record

Team disbanded after the Federal League folded following the 1915 season.

Newark Pepper

FL: 1915-1915 (1 season)
80-72 record

Relocated from Indiana to New Jersey for marketing purposes by Federal League executives after the team won the 1914 championship. Team disbanded after the Federal League folded following the 1915 season.

Lancaster Malleables

NYPFL: 1913-1913 (1 season)
8-0 record 1

New York Knickerbockers

USBL: 1912-1912 (1 season)
2-15 record

New York disbanded May 26, 1912

Cuban Stars

NACB: 1907-1910 (4 seasons)

Cuban Giants

NACB: 1907-1909 (3 seasons)

Ashbury Oreos

WPPFC: 1903-1903 (1 season)

New York Olympic A.C.

WPPFC: 1903-1903 (1 season)

New York Wanderers

NBL1: 1900-1903 (4 seasons)
13-9 average record

Brooklyn Gladiators

AA: 1890-1890 (1 season)
26-72 record

Failed to finish their only season, folding in August of 1890.

Brooklyn Ward's Wonders

PL: 1890-1890 (1 season)
76-56 record

Team was purchased by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms of the National League after the Players League folded following the 1890 season.

New York Giants

PL: 1890-1890 (1 season)
74-57 record

Team was purchased by the New York Giants of the National League after the Players League folded following the 1890 season.

New York Metropolitans

AA: 1883-1887 (5 seasons)
54-62 average record

The franchise folded and player contracts were purchased by the American Association Brooklyn franchise at the end of the 1887.

Brooklyn Hartfords

NL: 1877-1877 (1 season)
31-27 record

Left the National Association to become one of 8 founding clubs of the National League in 1876. Left Hartford and relocated to Brooklyn to begin the 1877 season. Franchise folded following the 1877 season.

New York Mutuals

NL: 1857-1876 (20 seasons)
25-19 average record

Left the National Association to become one of 8 founding clubs of the National League in 1876. Franchise folded after being expelled from the league for failing to complete its final road trip of the 1876 season.