Atlanta Datagraphic was an amateur U.S. soccer club sponsored by the Datagraphic firm of Atlanta, Georgia. It won the 1979 National Amateur Cup.
History
In 1979, George D. Baker, president of Datagraphic, a printing firm located in Atlanta, Georgia, founded a men’s amateur soccer team. The team rapidly proved itself as one nation’s top amateur clubs as it took the 1979 National Amateur Cup. Over the years, the club expanded to include youth, women’s and over-30 teams. By the mid-1980s, the club had over thirty teams. In 1986, the senior team was coached by David Chadwick. In 1992, it fielded a semi-professional club, the Atlanta Datagraphic Magic in the USISL. Datagraphic played in the Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League during the 1980s.
Coaches
Tim Hankinson 1984
David Chadwick 1986
John Staniforth 1991
Daniel "Danny" Hay 1982
Honors
National Amateur Cup
Winner (1) – 1979
Runner Up (2) – 1980, 1987
3rd in nation Under 19 – 1982
References
Atlanta Silverbacks FC
Soccer clubs in Atlanta
Defunct soccer clubs in Georgia (U.S. state) Association football clubs established in 1979 1979 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)