Columbus Magic

Columbus Magic

Nickname(s)	Magic
Founded	1979
League	American Soccer League

The Columbus Magic was an American soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that was a member of the American Soccer League. They played their home games in Franklin County Stadium that they shared with Minor League baseball's Columbus Clippers. The Magic held soccer camps located at Fancyburg Park in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Former players

• Frank Bucci, GK (1979)
• Mike Barry (footballer), MF (1979–80)
• Micky Cave, F (1980)
• George Dewsnip, F (1980)
• Tony Graham, M (1980)
• Wayne Jentas, D (1980)
• Alan Jones, F (1979)
• Daniel Mammana, D (1979–80)
• Tim Murphy, D (1979)
• John O'Hara, D (1980)
• Les Parodi, D (1979)
• Keith Peacock, F (1979)
• Norman Piper, D (1979–80)
• Bob Rohrbach, D (1980)
• Ray Schnettgoecke, D (1979–80)
• Roy Sinclair, M (1979)
• Paul Taylor, F (1979)
• Eugene Van Taylor, GK (1979–80)
• Graham Tutt, GK (1980)
• Roger Verdi, D (1979)
• Frank Vizcarra, F (1979)
• Ron Wigg, F (1979–80)

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1979	2	ASL	1st, Eastern	Final	Did not enter
1980	2	ASL	4th, National	Did not qualify	Did not enter

The Columbus Magic played their home games at Cooper Stadium, which was Astro-Turf at the time. They shared the stadium with the Columbus Clippers Triple-A baseball team. http://www.clippersbaseball.com/stadium/info/