Obsolete League Roster

Here is the listing of Obsolete Minor Sports Leagues and their year of founding. These leagues are considered to be obsolete because they are one or more of the following: A) Limited to a small region, B) Did not last, C) Contributed nil or minimal development to any Major Sports Leagues.


Baseball

International Association (1877)

League Alliance (1877)

New England Association (1877)

Pacific Coast League (1878)

California League (1879)

National Association (1879)

Northwestern League (1879)

Pacific League (1879)

Eastern Association (1881)

New California League (1881)

Inter-State Association (1883)

Western Inter-State Association (1883)

Connecticut State League (1884)

California League (1884)

Iron & Oil Association (1884)

Keystone Association (1884)

Massachusetts State Association (1884)

Ohio Association (1884)

California State League (1885)

Canadian League (1885)

Colorado State League (1885)

Eastern New England League (1885)

Inter-State League (1885)

Southern New England League (1885)

Central New York League (1886)

Hudson River League (1886)

Gulf League (1886)

New England League (1886)

New Hampshire State League (1886)

Pennsylvania State Association (1886)

Virginia League (1886)

Central Pennsylvania League (1887)

Kansas State League (1887)

Ohio State League (1887)

National Colored League (1887)

Northeastern League (1887)

Northern Michigan League (1887)

Southwestern League (1887)

Central League (1888)

Central Inter-State League (1888)

Eastern International League (1888)

Indiana State League (1888)

New England Inter-State League (1888)

Atlantic Association (1889)

Delaware State League (1889)

Illinois-Indiana League (1889)

Michigan State League (1889)

Middle States League (1889)

Ohio State League (1889)

Western Pennsylvania League (1889)

New Brunswick League (1890)

Pacific Northwestern League (1890)

Upper Peninsula League (1890)

Western New York League (1890)

Western New York-Pennsylvania League (1890)

Black Hills League (1891)

Northwestern League (1891)

Pacific Inter-State League (1891)

Wisconsin State League (1891)

Central New Jersey League (1892)

Florida State League (1892)

Montana State League (1892)

Michigan-Wisconsin League (1892)

Nebraska State League (1892)

Mississippi State League (1893)

Oregon State League (1893)

Ohio-Michigan League (1893)

Arkansas State League (1894)

Inter-State League (1894)

Virginia League (1894)

Western Association (1894)

Canadian League (1895)

Eastern Iowa League (1895)

Iron and Oil League (1895)

Kansas State League (1895)

Western Inter-State League (1895)

Atlantic League (1896)

New Pacific League (1896)

California League (1896)

Indiana State League (1896)

International League (1896)

Kentucky-Indiana League (1896)

Pennyrile League (1896)

Cumberland Valley League (1896)

Central League (1897)

Maine State League (1897)

New Jersey State League (1897)

New York State League (1897)

Ohio-West Virginia League (1897)

Red River Valley League (1897)

Southeastern League (1897)

Ohio State League (1898)

Pacific Coast League (1898)

Pacific States League (1898)

Indiana-Illinois League (1899)

Southern California League (1899)

North Carolina Association (1900)

Provincial League (1900)

Utah-Idaho (Intermountain) League (1900)

Central League (1900)

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (1901)

Missouri Valley League (1901)

Northern New York League (1901)

Cotton States League (1902)

Iowa-South Dakota League (1902)

Missouri Valley League (1902)

Pennsylvania State League (1902)

Central League (1903)

Hudson River League (1903)

Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (1903)

Southwest Iowa League (1903)

Southwest Washington League (1903)

Inter-State League (1903)

Tennessee-Alabama League (1903)

Canadian Eastern Association (1904)

Southern Tier Association (1904)

Tri-State League (1904)

Vermont League (1904)

Copper Country Soo League (1905)

Empire State League (1905)

Inter-State League (PA) (1905)

Kansas State League (1905)

Missouri Valley League (1905)

North Texas State League (1905)

Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1905)

Pacific National League (1905)

Tri-State League (AL-TN-GA) (1905)

West Texas League (1905)

Wisconsin Association (1905)

Arkansas-Texas League (1906)

Georgia State League (1906)

Inter-State Association (1906)

Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League (1906)

South Central League (1906)

Southern Michigan Association (1906)

Virginia League (1906)

Atlantic League (1907)

Eastern Illinois League (1907)

Gulf Coast League (1907)

New Hampshire State League (1907)

Ohio-Indiana League (1907)

Pennsylvania-Maryland-West Virginia League (1907)

South Carolina League (1907)

Vermont State League (1907)

Western Canada League (1907)

Western Pennsylvania League (1907)

Atlantic Association (1908)

Atlantic League (1908)

Blue Grass League (1908)

Carolina Association (1908)

Central Kansas League (1908)

Eastern Carolina League (1908)

Illinois-Missouri League (1908)

Inland Empire League (1908)

International League (1908)

Ohio State League (1908)

Oklahoma State League (1908)

Pennsylvania-New Jersey League (1908)

Pennsylvania-West Virginia League (1908)

Union League (1908)

Eastern Association (1909)

Northeast Arkansas League (1909)

Northern State of Indiana League (1909)


Hockey


Football


Basketball

New England Basketball League (1903)

Western Massachusetts Basketball League (1903)

Western Pennsylvania Basketball League (1903)

New England Basketball Association (1904)

Central Basketball League (1906)

Eastern Basketball League (1909)

Hudson River Basketball League (1909)


Alternate Major Leagues

American League of Professional Football (1894)

National Association Foot Ball League (1895)

World Series of Football (1902)

Eastern Soccer League (1909)



1877

International Association (Baseball)

League Alliance (Baseball)

New England Association (Baseball)


1878

Pacific Coast League (Baseball)


1879

California League (Baseball)

National Association (Baseball)

Northwestern League (Baseball)

Pacific League (Baseball)


1881

Eastern Association (Baseball)

New California League (Baseball)


1883

Inter-State Association (Baseball)

Western Inter-State Association (Baseball)


1884

Connecticut State League (Baseball)

California League (Baseball)

Iron & Oil Association (Baseball)

Keystone Association (Baseball)

Massachusetts State Association (Baseball)

Ohio Association (Baseball)


1885

California State League (Baseball)

Canadian League (Baseball)

Colorado State League (Baseball)

Eastern New England League (Baseball)

Inter-State League (Baseball)

Southern New England League (Baseball)


1886

Central New York League (Baseball)

Gulf League (Baseball)

Hudson River League (Baseball)

New England League (Baseball)

New Hampshire State League (Baseball)

Pennsylvania State Association (Baseball)

Virginia League (Baseball)


1887

Central Pennsylvania League (Baseball)

Kansas State League (Baseball)

Ohio State League (Baseball)

National Colored League (Baseball)

Northeastern League (Baseball)

Northern Michigan League (Baseball)

Southwestern League (Baseball)


1888

Central League (Baseball)

Central Inter-State League (Baseball)

Eastern International League (Baseball)

Indiana State League (Baseball)

New England Inter-State League (Baseball)


1889

Atlantic Association (Baseball)

Delaware State League (Baseball)

Illinois-Indiana League (Baseball)

Michigan State League (Baseball)

Middle States League (Baseball)

Ohio State League (Baseball)

Western Pennsylvania League (Baseball)


1890

New Brunswick League (Baseball)

Pacific Northwestern League (Baseball)

Upper Peninsula League (Baseball)

Western New York League (Baseball)

Western New York-Pennsylvania League (Baseball)


1891

Black Hills League (Baseball)

Northwestern League (Baseball)

Pacific Inter-State League (Baseball)

Wisconsin State League (Baseball)


1892

Central New Jersey League (Baseball)

Florida State League (Baseball)

Montana State League (Baseball)

Michigan-Wisconsin League (Baseball)

Nebraska State League (Baseball)


1893

Mississippi State League (Baseball)

Oregon State League (Baseball)

Ohio-Michigan League (Baseball)


1894

Arkansas State League (Baseball)

Inter-State League (Baseball)

Virginia League (Baseball)

Western Association (Baseball)

American League of Professional Football (Soccer)


1895

Canadian League (Baseball)

Eastern Iowa League (Baseball)

Iron and Oil League (Baseball)

Kansas State League (Baseball)

Western Inter-State League (Baseball)

National Association Foot Ball League (Soccer)


1896

Atlantic League (Baseball)

New Pacific League (Baseball)

California League (Baseball)

Indiana State League (Baseball)

International League (Baseball)

Kentucky-Indiana League (Baseball)

Pennyrile League (Baseball)

Cumberland Valley League (Baseball)


1897

Central League (Baseball)

Maine State League (Baseball)

New Jersey State League (Baseball)

New York State League (Baseball)

Ohio-West Virginia League (Baseball)

Red River Valley League (Baseball)

Southeastern League (Baseball)


1898

Ohio State League (Baseball)

Pacific Coast League (Baseball)

Pacific States League (Baseball)


1899

Indiana-Illinois League (Baseball)

Southern California League (Baseball)


1900

North Carolina Association (Baseball)

Provincial League (Baseball)

Utah-Idaho (Intermountain) League (Baseball)

Central League (Baseball)


1901

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (Baseball)

Missouri Valley League (Baseball)

Northern New York League (Baseball)


1902

Cotton States League (Baseball)

Iowa-South Dakota League (Baseball)

Missouri Valley League (Baseball)

Pennsylvania State League (Baseball)

World Series of Football (Indoor Football)


1903

Central League (Baseball)

Hudson River League (Baseball)

Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (Baseball)

Southwest Iowa League (Baseball)

Southwest Washington League (Baseball)

Inter-State League (Baseball)

Tennessee-Alabama League (Baseball)

New England Basketball League (Basketball)

Western Massachusetts Basketball League (Basketball)

Western Pennsylvania Basketball League (Basketball)


1904

Canadian Eastern Association (Baseball)

Southern Tier Association (Baseball)

Tri-State League (Baseball)

Vermont League (Baseball)

New England Basketball Association (Basketball)


1905

Copper Country Soo League (Baseball)

Empire State League (Baseball)

Inter-State League (PA) (Baseball)

Kansas State League (Baseball)

Missouri Valley League (Baseball)

North Texas State League (Baseball)

Ohio-Pennsylvania League (Baseball)

Pacific National League (Baseball)

Tri-State League (AL-TN-GA) (Baseball)

West Texas League (Baseball)

Wisconsin Association (Baseball)


1906

Arkansas-Texas League (Baseball)

Georgia State League (Baseball)

Inter-State Association (Baseball)

Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League (Baseball)

South Central League (Baseball)

Southern Michigan Association (Baseball)

Virginia League (Baseball)

Central Basketball League (Basketball)


1907

Atlantic League (Baseball)

Eastern Illinois League (Baseball)

Gulf Coast League (Baseball)

New Hampshire State League (Baseball)

Ohio-Indiana League (Baseball)

Pennsylvania-Maryland-West Virginia League (Baseball)

South Carolina League (Baseball)

Vermont State League (Baseball)

Western Canada League (Baseball)

Western Pennsylvania League (Baseball)


1908

Atlantic Association (Baseball)

Atlantic League (Baseball)

Blue Grass League (Baseball)

Carolina Association (Baseball)

Central Kansas League (Baseball)

Eastern Carolina League (Baseball)

Illinois-Missouri League (Baseball)

Inland Empire League (Baseball)

International League (Baseball)

Ohio State League (Baseball)

Oklahoma State League (Baseball)

Pennsylvania-New Jersey League (Baseball)

Pennsylvania-West Virginia League (Baseball)

Union League (Baseball)


1909

Eastern Association (Baseball)

Northeast Arkansas League (Baseball)

Northern State of Indiana League (Baseball)

Eastern Basketball League (Basketball)

Hudson River Basketball League (Basketball)

Eastern Soccer League (Soccer)