Pennsylvania Stoners

Pennsylvania Stoners
Full name	Pennsylvania Stoners
Nickname(s)	The Stoners
Founded	2007
Dissolved	2009
Ground	Zephyr Sports Complex at Whitehall High School
Chairman	Fred Stellato
Manager	David Weitzman
League	National Premier Soccer League
2009	Regular Season: 3rd, Keystone; Playoffs: did not qualify
Home colors	Away colors

The Pennsylvania Stoners were an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.

The team played its home games at the Zephyr Sports Complex on the campus of Whitehall High School in nearby Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where they had played since 2009. The team's colors were royal blue and white.

The Stoners name was derived from Pennsylvania's official nickname, The Keystone State. A previous incarnation of the Stoners was a member of the American Soccer League from 1979 to 1983.

History

The original Stoners were members of the American Soccer League from 1979 to 1983, during which time the team registered a win-loss-tie record of 76-49-25. The Stoners won the league championship in 1980.^[1] Due to increasing competition from other soccer leagues, and decreasing attendance, the team, along with the rest of the league, folded in 1983.^[1]

The team was resurrected in 2007 as the Pennsylvania Stoners, and competed in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The team originally played its home games at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown.

In 2008, the team captured the NPSL league championship. In 2009, the Stoners began playing their home matches at Whitehall-Coplay School District's Zephyr Sports Complex in nearby Whitehall. The team folded after the 2009 season. In 2010, the FC Sonic Lehigh Valley brought NPSL soccer back to the Lehigh Valley.^[2]

Players

Individual honors

Coach of the Year - Willie Ehrlich (1979, 1980)
MVP - George Gorleku (1980)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Scott Manning (1980)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Tom Reynolds (1981)
All-Star Team: Ken McDonald (1981)
All-Star Team: Jeff Tipping (1981)

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1979	2	ASL	3rd, Eastern	Semifinals	did not enter
1980	2	ASL	1st, National	Champion	did not enter
1981	2	ASL	2nd, Liberty	Semifinals	did not enter
1982	2	ASL	6th	1st Round	did not enter
1983	2	ASL	2nd, Eastern	Final	did not enter
2008	4	NPSL	1st, North	Champion	did not enter
2009	4	NPSL	3rd, Keystone	did not qualify	did not enter

Honors

NPSL Champions 2008
NPSL North Division Champions 2008
ASL Champions 1980
ASL National Division Champions 1980

Head coaches

Willie Ehrlich (1979–80)
Gary Hindley (1982–83)
Todd Ervin (2008)
David Weitzman (2009)^[3]

Stadiums

J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania (2008)
Zephyr Sports Complex at Whitehall High School in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania (2009)

References

^ ^a ^b Long, Ernie (13 December 1999). "The Popular Stoners Were Hurt By League: ASL Got Away From What Made It Successful, Which Destroyed Allentown Team". The Morning Call.
^ "National Premier Soccer League - F.C. Sonic Lehigh Valley to take the field in 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
^ "Stoners Announce 2009 Coaching Staff". Retrieved 2009-04-27.

External links

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[stoners-1] Long, Ernie (13 December 1999). "The Popular Stoners Were Hurt By League: ASL Got Away From What Made It Successful, Which Destroyed Allentown Team". The Morning Call.

[2] "National Premier Soccer League - F.C. Sonic Lehigh Valley to take the field in 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

[3] "Stoners Announce 2009 Coaching Staff". Retrieved 2009-04-27.

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