- Paterson Wilberforce
The Paterson Wilberforce Football Club was a U.S.
soccer team which played in theNational Association Football League in the early twentieth century.History
Based out of
Paterson, New Jersey , Wilberforce F.C. began as an amateur team. In 1909, Wilberforce joined the professionalNational Association Football League (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
Honors
League Championship:* Runner Up (2): 1911, 1912
External links
* [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/hudson.html Allaway, Roger "West Hudson: A Cradle of American Soccer"]
* [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/nafbl.html National Association Football League standings]
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