The Trenton Highlanders were an American soccer club based in Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...

 that was a member of the professional 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...

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The Highlanders had been previously an amateur club. Before the 1938/39 ASL season, the club was absorbed by Paterson Caledonian

Paterson Caledonian

Paterson Caledonian was an American soccer club based in Paterson, New Jersey that was a member of the professional American Soccer League.The club joined the ASL two months into the 1936/37 season, when they took over the Newark Germans and moved the team to Paterson.Before the 1938/39 season, the...

 who moved to Trenton and took the amateur club's name.

After a single season in Trenton, the team returned to Paterson as Paterson F.C..

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1938/39	N/A	ASL	5th, National	Did not qualify	Second round