AFL 1946
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Eastern Division | |||||||
| *Jersey City Giants | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 86 | .900 |
| Long Island Indians | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 124 | .500 |
| Newark Bombers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 99 | 166 | .222 |
| Paterson Panthers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 195 | .200 |
| Western Division | |||||||
| *Akron Bears | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 122 | .800 |
| Scranton Miners | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 160 | 143 | .625 |
| Bethehem Bulldogs | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 203 | 172 | .556 |
| Wilmington Clippers | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 184 | .125 |
Reference: [1]
| Championship | |||
| Jersey City Giants | 14 | Akron Bears | 13 |
Reference: [1]
AFL 1947
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Eastern Division | |||||||
| *Paterson Panthers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 111 | .800 |
| Bloomfield Cardinals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 184 | 134 | .600 |
| Jersey City Giants | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 128 | .500 |
| Richmond Rebels | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 105 | .500 |
| Long Island Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 72 | .000 |
| Western Division | |||||||
| *Bethehem Bulldogs | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 73 | .889 |
| Wilmington Clippers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 147 | .286 |
| Wilkes-Barre Barons | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 251 | .000 |
Reference: [1]
| Championship | |||
| Bethehem Bulldogs | 23 | Paterson Panthers | 7 |
Reference: [1]
AFL 1948
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Paterson Panthers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 103 | .875 |
| *Richmond Rebels | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 164 | 142 | .600 |
| *Wilmington Clippers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 148 | 137 | .556 |
| *Jersey City Giants | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 168 | .500 |
| Bethehem Bulldogs | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 155 | .455 |
| Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 200 | .1000 |
Reference: [1]
| Playoffs | |||
| Richmond Rebels | L | Wilminton Clippers | W |
| Paterson Panthers | W | Jersey City Giants | L |
| Championship | |||
| Paterson Panthers | 24 | Wilmington Clippers | 14 |
Reference: [1]
AFL 1949
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Richmomd Rebels | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 285 | 99 | .889 |
| *Paterson Panthers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 192 | 141 | .667 |
| *Bethehem Bulldogs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 138 | .600 |
| *Wilmington Clippers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 155 | .500 |
| Wilkes-Barre Bullets | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 112 | .300 |
| Jersey City Giants | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 228 | .100 |
Reference: [1]
| Playoffs | |||
| Richmond Rebels | 66 | Wilmington Clippers | 0 |
| Paterson Panthers | W | Bethehem Bulldogs | L |
| Championship | |||
| Richmond Rebels | 35 | Paterson Panthers | 14 |
Reference: [1]
AFL 1950
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Final Standings | |||||||
| *Richmond Rebels | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | ||
| *Erie Vets | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | ||
| Paterson Panthers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||
| Jersey City Giants | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | ||
| Standings including Folded Teams | |||||||
| Richmond Rebels | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 145 | .667 |
| Erie Vets | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 142 | .625 |
| Paterson Panthers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 76 | .500 |
| Jersey City Giants | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 137 | .429 |
| Brooklyn Brooks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 63 | .000 |
| Bethlehem Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 35 | .000 |
Note: Brooklyn & Bethlhem folded after 2 games – results stricken from record. Table including results from stricken games also included above, but not official Final Standings.
| Championship | |||
| Richmond Rebels | 35 | Erie Vets | 7 |
Reference: [1]
Report
The American Football League of 1946-1950, one of many to use that name was an AA Pro League in the Eastern States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware & Ohio.
Many of the teams had been in existence in the American Football Association of 1936-1941, the previous incarnation of the AA League in the East.
Jersey City Giants, Bethlehem Bulldogs & Paterson Panthers won the first three titles, before the Richmond Rebels, having seceeded from the Dixie League, won the 1949 & 1950 Championships.
Websites / Journals
[1] Nothing Minor About It: The American Association/AFL of 1936-1950 – Bob Gill, Pro Football Researchers Association (1990) [Internet] Available from: March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20120326042625/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-02-398.pdf [Accessed 19 January 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.
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