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)

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

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

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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

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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)

Knickerbocker Athletic Club

🏈 WPPFC: 1897-1903 (7 seasons)

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.