Pittsburgh Phantoms (NPSL)

The club was one of the ten charter members of the non-FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).

In 1966 several groups of entrepreneurs were exploring the idea of forming a professional soccer league in United States.

[1] In November 1966, Herbert "Bavarian Fats"[2] Vogt, was introduced as the team's head coach and general manager, having signed a two-year contract.

[3][4] Vogt later stated that he did he was in excellent health and in a letter to the team claim that in addition to being squeezed out of the job, personnel director Raymond Schwab was not signing "first class players".

[3] The team finished the season in 5th place in the Eastern Division with a record of 10 win, 14 loses and 7 draws and with an average attendance of 3,122.