22 Hudson Falls RdS. Glens Falls, NY
CALL US:518-361-4354
About the ‘Jackets
LOOKING GOOD IN GREEN & GOLDSINCE 1928
Hudson Falls businessmen William Angleson, Fred Burns and Dr, Francis D. Moynihan founded the Hudson Falls Greenjackets.
Initial financial support came from local merchants and equipment was loaned to the team by Hudson Falls and Whitehall High Schools. Named the Greenjackets as part of a contest in ’28 by a young girl. She won a free pass to all of the games that season!
The Hudson Falls Greenjackets – also known as the Green Jackets and sometimes as the Greenbacks – began semi-pro football play in 1928 with all home games at Derby Park. Opponents during the inaugural 1928 season were the Saratoga Collegians, Troy Pleasantdales, Schenectady Bellevues, Fort Ethan Allen Army Elite, Albany Cardinals, Saratoga Hilltops, and the Watervliet Merriams. The Greenjackets finshed that season with a 7-1-1 record with the only loss coming to the Saratoga Collegians and a tie with the Albany Cardinals.
The first Greenjacket’s game was held on October 14, 1928 against Saratoga – admission was only 35¢ cents.
In May 1969, The Greenjackets joined the Empire Football League as a charter member, winning the inaugural championship. The ‘Jackets went on to win 5 more championships in 1976, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2017.
In 2023, the Greenjackets joined the New England Football League and defeated the Middleboro Cobras 12-6 in overtime to win the championship.
Memories from an original member of the 1928 Greenjackets team, Dick Carpenter.
Such as when a bunch of guys on a street corner came together to form a football team. Dick remembered that the Greenjackets held a contest that first year to get a name for their team. A little girl, who no one can remember, came up with the name “Greenjackets” and won a free pass for all of the 1928 games. The admission was 35 cents a game.
The league in 1928 was made up of such teams as the Watervliet Merriams, Saratoga Brown Bears, and Fort Ethan Allen from Vermont, which was an Army team. It was nice playing the Army team at their fort in Vermont because they would feed the Greenjackets beans and homemade corn bread after the game, and after everyone had eaten the Army players would bet the Greenjackets players that they couldn’t ride the pack mules for a full minute. Many a .25 cent bet changed hands.
LEAGUE RECORDS
Championships
- 2023 NEFL Champions
- 2017 EFL Champions
- 2004 EFL Champions
- 2003 EFL Champions
- 1976 EFL Champions
- 1969 EFL Champions
- 1950 EASTERN LEAGUE Champions
- 1949 EASTERN LEAGUE Champions
- 1946 Section Champions
- 1936 Semi-Pro Champions of Hudson Falls
- 1935 Sectional Champions
- 1934 Sectional Champions
- 1933 Sectional Champions
- 1932 NY SEMI-PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Champions
- 1931 Warren-Washington District Champions
- 1928 Northern NY Professional Co-Champions with Albany Cardinals
Division Championships
- 2008 Empire Division Champions
- 2009 Empire Division Champions
- 2009 NAFL North Atlantic Regional Champions
- 1985 EFL Eastern Division Champions
- 1984 EFL Eastern Division Champions
- 1983 EFL Eastern Division Champions
FRANCHISELEAGUE RECORDS
2024 7-5 (Lost 33-6 in quarterfinals to Middleboro) NEFL
2023 7-3 (NEFL League Champions, 12-6 OT over Middleboro) New England Football League
Played in Sunshine Bowl (Miami, FL) – Lost 24-22 to Baltimore Rams
2022 7-5 (Lost EFL Championship 30-14 to Watertown) EFL
2021 3-5 (Lost EFL Championship 37-8 to Watertown) EFL
2020 – NO SEASON
2019 4-6 EFL
2018 3-7 EFL
2017 6-3 (Won EFL Championship, 56-0 over Seaway Valley Venom)
2016 7-5 (Lost semifinals 28-0 to Syracuse) EFL
2015 6-5 (Lost semifinals 34-13 to Watertown) EFL
2014 5-6 (Lost semifinals 54-13 to Plattsburgh) EFL
2013 4-7 (Lost Eastern Division Final 28-20 to Plattsburgh) EFL
2012 2-8 EFL
2011 5-6 (Lost first round 21-16 to Watertown) EFL
2010 5-6 (Lost first round 28-7 to Watertown) NAFL
2009 12-1 (Lost Eastern Conference Final 52-0 to Central Penn) NAFL
2008 10-4 (Lost Atlantic Region Semifinals 14-10 to South Jersey) NAFL
2007 7-6 (Lost first round 27-13 to Albany) NAFL
2006 8-4 (Lost first round 24-21 to Hudson Valley) NAFL
2005 6-4-1 (Lost first round 23-13 to Hudson Valley) NAFL
2004 14-2 (Won EFL Championship, 17-0 over Albany) EFL
2003 15-2 (Won EFL Championship, 30-6 over Watertown) EFL
2002 11-5 (Lost EFL Championship 42-13 to Orange County) EFL
2001 3-7 (Lost quarterfinals 32-0 to Syracuse) EFL
2000 4-4 (Lost quarterfinals 28-14 to Syracuse) EFL
1999 5-5 (Lost semifinals 21-20 to Scranton) EFL
1998 5-5 EFL
1997 12-4 (Lost Championship to Buffalo 28-21) NYFL
Played in National Football Association Semipro Tournament (2-1 losing to Marlboro Shamrocks 29-6 in semi-finals)
1996 3-7 EFL
1995 3-6 EFL
1994 2-8 EFL
1993 2-8 EFL
1992 4-6 EFL
1991 4-6 (Lost quarterfinals 7-0 to Plattsburgh) EFL
1990 6-4 (Lost quarterfinals 6-0 (2 OT) to Hudson) EFL
1989 3-7 EFL
1988 3-7 EFL
1987 7-3 EFL
1986 7-3 (Quarterfinals Glens Falls 31-0 over Hudson, Lost Semifinal 17-11 to Scranton) EFL
1985 6-4 (Eastern Division Title Glens Falls 19-13 over Binghamton, Lost EFL Championship 42-17 to Syracuse Express) EFL
1984 8-2 (Eastern Division Title Glens Falls 27-13 over Albany, Lost EFL Championship 16-14 to Scranton) EFL
1983 6-4 (Eastern Division Title Glens Falls 31-26 over Hudson, Lost EFL Championship 34-6 to Scranton) EFL
1982 5-3 (Lost EFL Championship 35-6 to Scranton) EFL
1981 9-1 (Lost EFL Championship 21-14 to Binghamton) EFL
1980 7-3 (Playoffs lost to Watertown 30-13) EFL
1979 4-6 EFL
1978 7-3 (Lost EFL Championship 33-21 by Troy) EFL
1977 5-5 (Playoffs lost to Troy 14-6) EFL
1976 6-3 (Won EFL Championship 27-23 over Albany) EFL
1975 2-8 EFL
1974 5-3 EFL
1973 3-3 EFL
1972 5-4 (Playoffs lost to Scranton 24-0) EFL
1971 4-6
1970 3-7
1969 7-1 (EFL Champions)
1968 5-3
1967 8-2
1966 4-3
1965 4-3
1964 3-5
1963 3-4
1962 NO TEAM
1961 NO TEAM
1960 NO TEAM
1959 NO TEAM
1958 NO TEAM
1957 NO TEAM
1956 NO TEAM
1955 NO TEAM
1954 NO TEAM
1953 NO TEAM
1952 NO TEAM
1951 5-1
1950 9-1-1 (Eastern League Champions)
1949 9-1 (Eastern League Champions)
1948 7-3
1947 4-3-3
1946 7-1-1 Section Champions
1945 NO TEAM – WWII
1944 NO TEAM – WWII
1943 NO TEAM – WWII
1942 NO TEAM – WWII
1941 4-4
1940 2-3-3
1939 NO TEAM
1938 NO TEAM
1937 NO TEAM
1936 4-3 Semi-Pro Champions of Hudson Falls
1935 4-1-1 Section Champions
1934 7-0-2 Section Champions
1933 5-0-1 Section Champions
1932 5-0 Northern New York Semi-Professional Football League Champions
1931 2-3-2 Warren-Washington District Champions
1930 0-4-2
1929 5-1-2
1928 7-1-1 Northern NY Professional Co-Champions with Albany Cardinals
