Edmonds Chargers 1979

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LYNNWOOD-EDMONDS LIONS / EDMONDS CHARGERS
(1979)

Edmonds, Washington

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After the Seattle Titans and Snohomish County Ramblers folded following the 1978 season, both teams finishing as bottom dwellers of the NIFL standings, a majority of those players formed the core of the newly formed Lynnwood-Edmonds Lions for the 1979 season by Joe Brown.

Following the Northwest International League Jamboree on August 4th, the team went out to Spokane the following week and were demolished 59-0 in front of a crowd of 9,000 Golden Hawk fans. According to a Spokane newspaper article, Joe Brown forfeited the franchise and liquidated after attempting to fire head coach Henry Carsberg following another huge loss to the Pierce County Bengals. The players mutinied against Brown and refused to play the Seattle Cavaliers if the coach was fired, forcing Brown's decision to shut down the Lions. Carsberg then led a co-op team which played out the Lions' schedule as the Edmonds Chargers without Brown at the helm. Finishing 2-6, the Chargers were disbanded and players likely surfaced with West Seattle, a new start-up team that played the 1980 season without a mascot named, but would eventually become the "Warhawks".

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1979 - Lions
Northwest International Football League
Record: 0-2
Owner/GM: Joe Brown
Coach Henry Carsberg

** Player Revolt **

1979 - Chargers
Northwest International Football League
Record: 2-5
GM: Henry Carsberg
Coach Henry Carsberg

Schedules and Results
Date	Opponent	Score
1979 Aug 4	NWIFL Jamboree
1979 Aug 11	@ Spokane Golden Hawks	0-59
1979 Aug 18	Pierce County Bengals	7-41
1979 Aug 25	Seattle Cavaliers (Player Mutiny)	L FFT
	** Remaining Games as 'Chargers'"
1979 Sep 1	@ Skagit Valley Raiders	6-0
1979 Sep 8	@ Burien Flyers	2-56
1979 Sep 15	Van-Port Thunderbirds	13-27
1979 Sep 22	Spokane Golden Hawks	0-71
1979 Sep 29	@ Pierce County Bengals	0-55
1979 Oct 6	@ Spokane Golden Hawks	PPD
1979 Oct 13	Burien Flyers	0-20
1979 Oct 20	Kitsap County Chiefs	20-13