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Philadelphia Soccer History

So what happened next? A Philadelphia Atoms denouement

by × on August 28, 2013 at 11:00 am × 11 comments

Our series commemorating the Philadelphia Atoms’ historic 1973 NASL title concludes with a look at what happened to the team after the championship and the team’s impact on American soccer.

Philadelphia Soccer History

Something better beginning

by × on August 12, 2013 at 11:02 am × 1 comment

Our series commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Atoms historic inaugural season NASL championship continues with a look at how Philadelphia ended up with its first NASL franchise.

The 1973 Philadelphia Atoms
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Buy local

by × on December 12, 2012 at 11:55 am × 7 comments

With Chris Albright, Jeff Parke and Jim Curtin, the Union continue a long tradition of Philly pro soccer teams having a distinctly local flair. Results on and off the field justified the approach.

The 1973 Philadelphia Atoms
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Flashback: Philly in the 1973 NASL playoffs

by × on October 28, 2011 at 9:58 am × 4 comments

As the second-year Philadelphia Union prepare for their first MLS playoff appearance, we take a look back at how the Philadelphia Atoms fared in the 1973 NASL playoffs in their inaugural year.

Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms, part II
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Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms, part II

by × on February 4, 2010 at 9:10 am × 5 comments

This concludes the two-part “Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms.” You can read Part I here. Before Atoms coach Al Miller took the young team to England to train and to scout for some British players to fill out the roster, back in Philadelphia, Atoms general manager Bob Ehlinger’s marketing […]

Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms, part I
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Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms, part I

by × on January 28, 2010 at 10:06 am × 5 comments

The Philadelphia Atoms joined the NASL as an expansion team in 1973. They were the first expansion team to win a championship in its first year in any American professional sport. That they accomplished this with a squad managed by an American coach that was largely made up of Americans […]