New York Nationals (USL)
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New York Nationals were a New York
soccer
team which played a single season in 1984 with the United Soccer League
. An earlier team also called the New York Nationals played in the American Soccer League
during the 1920s.
joined with five other teams to form the United Soccer League
. The league was created using the principles of fiscal austerity and regional competition in order to avoid the fate of the ASL and the North American Soccer League
which was in the process of collapsing. The
The team signed several top ASL players and nearly signed U.S. national team midfielder Rick Davis
but was unable to do so because of his high salary. The Nationals finished 10-14 and failed to make the playoffs. It also suffered significant financial problems and folded at the end of the season.
Jim Gabarra
Franklin Lawson
Rich Reice
Jimmy McGeough, Jr.
see also
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team which played a single season in 1984 with the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. An earlier team also called the New York Nationals played in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
during the 1920s.
History
In 1984, four teams from the recently folded American Soccer LeagueAmerican Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
joined with five other teams to form the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. The league was created using the principles of fiscal austerity and regional competition in order to avoid the fate of the ASL and the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
which was in the process of collapsing. The
The team signed several top ASL players and nearly signed U.S. national team midfielder Rick Davis
Rick Davis
Richard Dean Davis is a retired American soccer midfielder, and former captain of the U.S. National Team for much of the 1980s...
but was unable to do so because of his high salary. The Nationals finished 10-14 and failed to make the playoffs. It also suffered significant financial problems and folded at the end of the season.
Year-by-year
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2nd (Northern Division) | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
1984 Roster
Michael CollinsMichael Collins (soccer)
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Jim Gabarra
Jim Gabarra
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Franklin Lawson
Franklin Lawson
Franklin Lawson is a retired American soccer player.Lawson graduated from Cedar Ridge High School. He then attended Belmont Abbey College where he graduated in 1977. He turned professional in 1981 with the Nashville Diamonds of the American Soccer League. He played for the Pennsylvania Stoners...
Rich Reice
Rich Reice
Rich Reice is a retired American professional soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League....
Jimmy McGeough, Jr.
Jimmy McGeough, Jr.
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