- List of the oldest lacrosse teams
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This is a chronological list of lacrosse clubs since their formation.
Contents
Nineteenth century
Year Team Town/City State/Province/County Country League Notes 1842[1] Montreal Olympic Athletic Club Montreal Quebec Canada - defunct 1852[2] or 1862[3] Ottawa Lacrosse Club Ottawa Ontario Canada Canadian Lacrosse Association defunct, reformed in 1980s 1856[4] Montreal Lacrosse Club Montreal Quebec Canada Canadian Lacrosse Association defunct, new club formed in 2006 1867 Upper Canada College Toronto Ontario Canada Canadian Lacrosse Association 1868 Mohawk Lacrosse Club Troy New York United States United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association oldest lacrosse team in the United States[5] 1871[6] Prince Rupert Lacrosse Club Winnipeg Manitoba Canada - defunct 1876 Melbourne Lacrosse Club Melbourne Victoria Australia Victorian Lacrosse Association defunct 1876[7] Stockport Lacrosse Club Stockport Cheshire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association oldest lacrosse club in the United Kingdom 1877[8] New York University New York City New York United States National College Lacrosse League 1877 Manhattan College New York City New York United States NCAA Division I 1878 Baltimore Athletic Club Baltimore Maryland United States United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association 1879[9] Cheadle Lacrosse Club Cheadle Cheshire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association 1879 Heaton Mersey Lacrosse Club Heaton Moor Cheshire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association 1882[10] Cambridge University Lacrosse Club Cambridge Cambridgeshire England South of England Men's Lacrosse Association Oldest college lacrosse team in the United Kingdom 1882[11] Hampstead Lacrosse Club London Greater London England South of England Men's Lacrosse Association 1883 Adelaide Lacrosse Club Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct 1883[12] Edmonton Lacrosse Club Edmonton Alberta Canada - defunct 1883[13] Melbourne University Lacrosse Club Melbourne Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victoria oldest extant lacrosse club in Australia
oldest continually existing lacrosse club in the world[14]1883 Oldham & Werneth Lacrosse Club Oldham Lancashire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association 1883[15] Sydney Lacrosse Club Sydney New South Wales Australia New South Wales Lacrosse Association defunct 1884[16] Calgary Lacrosse Club Calgary Alberta Canada - defunct 1884[17] New Town Lacrosse Club Hobart Tasmania Australia - defunct 1885[18] Noarlunga Lacrosse Club Noarlunga South Australia Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct 1887[19] Brisbane Lacrosse Club Brisbane Queensland Australia Queensland Lacrosse Union defunct 1887[20] North Adelaide Lacrosse Club Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South Australia 1888[21] Jamestown Lacrosse Club Jamestown South Australia Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct 1888 New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster British Columbia Canada Western Lacrosse Association 1888[22] Rochdale Lacrosse Club Rochdale Lancashire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association 1889 Adelaide University Lacrosse Club Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South Australia 1889[23] Poynton Lacrosse Club Poynton Cheshire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association name changed from Offerton Lacrosse Club in 1972 1891[24] New York Athletic Club New York City New York United States American Lacrosse League recognised by US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame as oldest active lacrosse team in the United States[25] 1893[26] Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club Cheadle Hulme Cheshire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association 1894[27] Crescent Athletic Club Brooklyn New York United States United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association defunct, reformed in 2006 1895 Holdfast Bay Lacrosse Club Adelaide South Australia Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct 1896 Fremantle Lacrosse Club Fremantle Western Australia Australia Western Australian Lacrosse Association existing Phoenix Lacrosse Club can trace its history to Fremantle Lacrosse Club 1896[28] Melbourne Cricket Club Lacrosse Section Melbourne Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victoria 1896 Perth Lacrosse Club Perth Western Australia Australia Western Australian Lacrosse Association defunct 1896 Ashton Lacrosse Club Ashton-under-Lyne Lancashire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association 1898[29] Williamstown Lacrosse Club Melbourne Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victoria 1899 Brooklands Hulmeians Lacrosse Club Sale Cheshire England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association founded as Old Hulmeians LC and continues nominally as Lancashire club 1899[30] East Fremantle Lacrosse Club Fremantle Western Australia Australia Lacrosse Western Australia 1899[31] East Torrens Payneham Lacrosse Club Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South Australia founded as East Torrens Lacrosse Club 1899[32] Sturt Lacrosse Club Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South Australia 1899[33] Woodville Lacrosse Club Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South Australia First teams from other countries
Country Year Team City League Notes Czech Republic
1980[34] Lacrosse Club Custodes Sokol Radotín Prague Czech Lacrosse Union Germany
1993[35] Berliner Lacrosse Verein Berlin Deutscher Lacrosse Verband Bundesliga Ost Italy
2005[36] Roma Leones Rome Federazione Italiana Giuco Lacrosse Japan
1987[37] Keio University Lacrosse Club Tokyo Japan Lacrosse College League Netherlands
2003[38] Amsterdam Lions Amsterdam Dutch National Lacrosse League See also
- Lacrosse
- History of Lacrosse
- Federation of International Lacrosse
References
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- ^ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/stockportlacrosseclub/?primary=theclub&secondary=history
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- ^ http://www.cheadle-lax.co.uk/index_files/Page380.htm
- ^ http://culacrosse.org/mens
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- ^ http://www.mulax.org
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- ^ http://bcla.centraldesktop.com/spirit2/doc/1942279/w-HistoryOfLacrosse
- ^ http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/9027710
- ^ "LACROSSE.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839-1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia): p. 7. 18 July 1885. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44947244. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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- ^ http://www.rochdalelacrosse.co.uk
- ^ http://www.poyntonlacrosse.co.uk/poynton-lacrosse-history.php
- ^ http://www.nyac.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=236075&ssid=89487&vnf=1
- ^ http://www.nyac.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=244544&ssid=100236&vnf=1
- ^ http://www.cheadlehulmelax.co.uk
- ^ http://www.e-lacrosse.com/laxhist5.htm
- ^ http://www.mcc.org.au/Club%20Sport/Lacrosse.aspx
- ^ http://williamstown.lax.org.au/history
- ^ http://www.redwingslax.com/index.php?page=history
- ^ http://www.eastfremantlelacrosse.com/home/history
- ^ http://www.sturtlacrosse.org.au
- ^ http://www.warriorslax.com/history.php
- ^ http://www.laxmap.org/list_clubs.asp
- ^ http://www.blax.de/v3/lacrosse/blax/history_club.php
- ^ http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Leones_Lacrosse
- ^ http://www.lacrosse.gr.jp/international/history/history.html
- ^ http://www.alax.nl/about-lions/history
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