List of the oldest lacrosse teams explained

This is a chronological list of the oldest lacrosse teams.

19th century

Year Team Town/City State/County/Province Country League Notes
1842[1] Montreal Olympic Athletic Club Canada – defunct
1852[2] or 1862 Ottawa Lacrosse Club Canada defunct, reformed in 1980s
1856[3] Canada defunct, new club formed in 2006
1867 Canada oldest high school lacrosse program in North America
1868 United States National Amateur oldest lacrosse team in the United States[4]
1871 Prince Rupert Lacrosse Club Canada – defunct
1876[5] Melbourne Lacrosse Club Australia Victorian Lacrosse Association defunct
1876[6] England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association oldest lacrosse club in the United Kingdom
1877 New York United States National College Lacrosse League oldest collegiate lacrosse team
1877 New York City New York United States
1877[7] Harvard UniversityCambridgeMassachusettsUnited StatesNCAA Division Iknown as Harvard Lacrosse Association at founding
1877[8] Frontier Lacrosse Club New Zealand – defunct
1878 Baltimore Athletic Club United States United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association
1879[9] Cheadle Lacrosse Club England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1879 Heaton Mersey England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1882[10] Cambridge University Lacrosse Club England South of England Men's Lacrosse Association Oldest college lacrosse team in the United Kingdom
1882[11] Hampstead Lacrosse Club London England South of England Men's Lacrosse Association oldest in the South of England[12]
1882 Phillips Academy Andover Andover Massachusetts United States – One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States
1882 Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter New Hampshire United States – One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States
1882 Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville New Jersey United States – One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States
1882 Louisville Lacrosse Club Louisville Kentucky United States – defunct
1882 New York Lacrosse Club New York City New York United States – defunct, also referred to as New York Amateur Lacrosse Club, and New York City
1882 Princeton UniversityPrinceton New Jersey United States NCAA Division I
1882 Yale UniversityNew Haven Connecticut United States NCAA Division I
1882 Druids Baltimore Maryland United States – defunct, final game in 1902
1883[13] Canada Canadian Lacrosse Association Longest-running amateur community-owned sports franchise in Canada
1883 United States College lacrosse#NCAA Division I Men's LacrosseNCAA Division I
1883[14] Adelaide Lacrosse Club Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct
1883 Edmonton Lacrosse Club Canada – defunct
1883[15] Australia Lacrosse Victoria oldest extant lacrosse club in Australia
1883 Oldham & Werneth Lacrosse Club England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1883[16] Sydney Lacrosse Club Australia New South Wales Lacrosse Association defunct
1884 Calgary Lacrosse Club Canada – defunct
1884[17] New Town Lacrosse Club Australia – defunct
1885[18] Noarlunga Lacrosse Club Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct
1885 United States College lacrosse#NCAA Division I Men's LacrosseNCAA Division I
1885[19] Southland Lacrosse Club New Zealand – defunct
1886[20] Dunedin Lacrosse Club New Zealand – defunct
1887[21] Brisbane Lacrosse Club Australia Queensland Lacrosse Union defunct
1887[22] United States NCAA Division I
1887[23] Knightsbridge Lacrosse Club Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct
1887[24] Australia Lacrosse South Australia
1888[25] Jamestown Lacrosse Club Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct
1888 Canada
1888[26] Rochdale Lacrosse Club England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1888[27] Canterbury Lacrosse Club New Zealand – defunct
1888[28] Wellington Lacrosse Club New Zealand – defunct
1888[29] New York City New York United States National College Lacrosse League
1889[30] Australia Lacrosse South Australia
1889[31] Poynton Lacrosse Club England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association name changed from Offerton Lacrosse Club in 1972
1891[32] New York City New York United States American Lacrosse League oldest active lacrosse team in the United States[33]
1891[34] Caulfield Lacrosse Club Melbourne Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victoria1891–1896Re-formed 1909[35]
1893[36] Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1894 Crescent Athletic Club New York United States United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association defunct, reformed in 2006
1895[37] Hobart Lacrosse Club Australia – defunct
1895[38] Holdfast Bay Lacrosse Club Australia South Australian Lacrosse Association defunct
1896 Ashton Lacrosse Club England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1896[39] Australia Western Australian Lacrosse Association founded as Fremantle Lacrosse Club, name changed in 1991 after relocating
1896[40] Melbourne Cricket Club Lacrosse Section Australia Lacrosse Victoria
1896[41] Perth Lacrosse Club Australia Western Australian Lacrosse Association defunct
1897[42] Durban Lacrosse Club South Africa Natal Lacrosse Association defunct
1898[43] Australia Lacrosse Victoria
1899 Brooklands Hulmeians Lacrosse Club England North of England Men's Lacrosse Association founded as Old Hulmeians LC and continues nominally as Lancashire club
1899[44] Australia Lacrosse Western Australia
1899[45] Australia Lacrosse South Australia founded as East Torrens Lacrosse Club
1899[46] Australia Lacrosse South Australia
1899 Australia Lacrosse South Australia known as Port Adelaide Lacrosse Club between 1903 and 1966

By country

Country Year Team City League Ref
1842 Montreal Olympic Athletic Club None
1868 National Amateur
1876 Melbourne Lacrosse Club Victorian Lacrosse Association
1876 North of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1877 Frontier Lacrosse Club None
1897 Durban Lacrosse Club Natal Lacrosse Association
1963 Hong Kong University Lacrosse Club [47] [48]
1980 Lacrosse Club Custodes Sokol Radotín [49]
1987 Keio University Lacrosse Club Japan Lacrosse College League [50]
1993 Berliner Lacrosse Verein Deutscher Lacrosse Verband Bundesliga Ost [51]
2000 Maastricht Lacrosse Dutch National Lacrosse League [52]
2005 Federazione Italiana Giuco Lacrosse [53]
2007 Poznań Hussars Polish Lacrosse League [54]
2010 Ibero Lacrosse Liga Premier Universitaria [55]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IMeet Central – Organize, Share, Collaborate.
  2. Web site: Ottawa Lacrosse Club >> About . May 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203151053/http://www.ottawalacrosseclub.com/about/ . December 3, 2009 . dead.
  3. Web site: Lacrosse . June 10, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000408035857/http://www.e-lacrosse.com/laxhist5.htm . April 8, 2000.
  4. Web site: Mohawk Lacrosse Home Page . https://web.archive.org/web/20100713021020/http://www.mohawklacrosseclub.org/ . July 13, 2010 . dead.
  5. News: The Argus. . . Melbourne . April 12, 1876 . October 4, 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: Stockport Lacrosse Club.
  7. Web site: THE HISTORY OF LACROSSE AT HARVARD. News The Harvard Crimson . May 6, 2024 . www.thecrimson.com.
  8. News: Waikato Times. . . Hamilton . July 31, 1877 . April 8, 2017 . 3 . National Library of New Zealand.
  9. Web site: About Us . May 8, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110912065811/http://www.cheadle-lax.co.uk/index_files/Page380.htm . September 12, 2011.
  10. Web site: Men's Home | Cambridge University Lacrosse Club . May 10, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100712235543/http://culacrosse.org/mens . July 12, 2010.
  11. Web site: Hampstead Lacrosse Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514181414/http://londonlax.com/ . May 14, 2010 . dead.
  12. Web site: Hampstead Lacrosse Club History – December 1937 . Centurion Lacrosse Club . December 4, 1937 . August 20, 2019.
  13. Web site: Brampton Lacrosse.
  14. News: The Advertiser. . . Adelaide . April 7, 1883 . October 4, 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: UNIVERSITY LACROSSE CLUB. . . Melbourne . April 26, 1883 . October 4, 2012 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: LACROSSE. . . July 20, 1883 . October 4, 2012 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  17. News: Advertising. . . Hobart, Tas. . March 18, 1884 . October 4, 2012 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  18. News: LACROSSE. . . Adelaide . July 18, 1885 . December 29, 2010 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  19. News: Southland Times. . . Invercargill . May 30, 1885 . April 8, 2017 . 2 . National Library of New Zealand.
  20. News: Otago Witness. . . Dunedin . July 23, 1886 . April 8, 2017 . 9 . National Library of New Zealand.
  21. News: Brisbane Lacrosse Club. . . Brisbane . May 7, 1887 . October 4, 2012 . 735 . National Library of Australia.
  22. Web site: 2014 Rutgers Men's Lacrosse Media Guide . July 14, 2020 . Issuu . February 7, 2014 . en.
  23. News: LACROSSE. . . Adelaide . June 15, 1887 . October 4, 2012 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  24. News: LACROSSE. . . Adelaide . March 23, 1887 . October 4, 2012 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  25. News: LACROSSE. . . Adelaide . April 17, 1888 . December 29, 2010 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  26. Web site: Rochdale Lacrosse . www.rochdalelacrosse.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081001125815/http://www.rochdalelacrosse.co.uk/ . October 1, 2008.
  27. News: The Press. . . Christchurch . April 30, 1888 . April 8, 2017 . 6 . National Library of New Zealand.
  28. News: New Zealand Times. . New Zealand Times . Wellington . November 23, 1888 . April 8, 2017 . 4 . National Library of New Zealand.
  29. Web site: Lacrosse History CCNY . Brooklyn Lacrosse . en-US . November 3, 2019.
  30. News: LACROSSE. . . Adelaide . April 5, 1889 . October 4, 2012 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  31. Web site: Poynton and Offerton Lacrosse Club History.
  32. Web site: The New York Athletic Club – Lacrosse Club . www.nyac.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109203451/http://www.nyac.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=236075&ssid=89487&vnf=1 . November 9, 2007.
  33. Web site: The New York Athletic Club – Men's Lacrosse . www.nyac.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110103162420/http://www.nyac.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=244544&ssid=100236&vnf=1 . January 3, 2011.
  34. Web site: Lacrosse . Australasian . May 9, 1891.
  35. News: LACROSSE . April 17, 1909 . Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862–1918) . August 30, 2018 . 20.
  36. Web site: Home . cheadlehulmelacrosse.com.
  37. News: THE MERCURY. . . Hobart, Tas. . April 17, 1895 . October 4, 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  38. News: LACROSSE. . . Adelaide . March 15, 1895 . October 4, 2012 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  39. News: LACROSSE. . . Perth . August 1, 1896 . October 4, 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  40. Web site: Lacrosse . Melbourne Cricket Club.
  41. News: LACROSSE. . . Perth, WA . July 25, 1896 . October 4, 2012 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  42. Web site: "Old friends at the game in Africa" – The origins and early development of lacrosse in South Africa . Snyders . Hendrik . 2010 . ResearchGate.
  43. News: WILLIAMSTOWN LACROSSE CLUB. . . Vic. . August 27, 1898 . October 4, 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  44. News: LACROSSE. . . Perth . April 21, 1899 . October 4, 2012 . 41 . National Library of Australia.
  45. News: LACROSSE. . . Adelaide . March 25, 1899 . October 4, 2012 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  46. News: Lacrosse. . . Adelaide . March 18, 1899 . October 4, 2012 . 32 . National Library of Australia.
  47. Web site: Hong Kong Lacrosse Roots – A Brief History . February 19, 2015 . June 7, 2022.
  48. Web site: Today in history (26 Sep 2001) . September 26, 2001 . June 7, 2022.
  49. Web site: Lacrosse Map – Laxmap.org . May 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101212204033/http://www.laxmap.org/list_clubs.asp . December 12, 2010.
  50. Web site: Japan Lacrosse Association Official Website [.Relax] . May 10, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218002109/http://lacrosse.gr.jp/international/history/history.html . February 18, 2009.
  51. Web site: Blax Geschichte – BLAX – BERLIN LACROSSE . May 10, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106141021/http://www.blax.de/v3/lacrosse/blax/history_club.php . January 6, 2011.
  52. Web site: Home . maaslax.com.
  53. [:it:Roma Leones Lacrosse]
  54. Web site: Poznań Hussars.
  55. Web site: Mexicolacrosse . April 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716014516/http://www.mexicolacrosse.mx/ . July 16, 2015 . dead.

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