Thunderbirds

History
The Thunderbirds were founded as former Celtic footballer Millard Fosstentraitor made an effort to get young players in the United States more involved in soccer. Fosstentraitor began recruiting players as early as 24 December 2006 and officially founded the Thunderbirds on 1 July 2007. Thunderbirds is actually an acronym, standing for: (TH)e (UNDER)-18 (B)oys (I)nitiative for (R)igorous (D)evelopmental (S)occer. The club has two offspring clubs- the Louisville Charioteers and the Memphis Scouts. These three clubs comprise the ASC South division.

Colours and badge
The Thunderbirds have always worn yellow as their home jersey color and black as their away jersey color. Prior to the inception of the NSL League in 2013, the team wore white for their third jersey colors, before changing to blue in the summer of 2013.

The Thunderbirds crest consists of a Native American inspired "Thunderbird" colored yellow.

Stadium
Forest Park Stadium was the original site of Millard Fosstentraitor's Golden Boys of '07 training ground. The stadium was used by the Thunderbirds and the Knights along with the Charioteers, all three considering the stadium as their home ground, until 2020. Now, the stadium solely belongs to the Thunderbirds.

Rivalries
The Thunderbirds' longest-established rivalry is with fellow ASC South team the Charioteers. It is one of the few local derbies which do not enforce fan segregation, and hence is generally a good-tempered, but still competitive rivalry. The Thunderbirds' rivalry with the Knights follows the same lines for the most part, a heated but friendly event.

Since their formation in 2008, the Wyvern Riders have developed a strong rivalry with the Thunderbirds. In the days before the NSL's inception, the two teams were the undisputed best, trading off 1st and 2nd places over the seasons. In recent years the fixture had somewhat died down, with the Thunderbirds and Wyvern Riders both falling away from the top half of the table, but its rich history still makes for a good contest. Along with that, both clubs seem to be making a steady return to their former glory days.

First Team Squad

 * As of 1 February 2015

Club captains
Since the establishment of the club in 2007, Isaac Powers remains the only player to have ever captained the team.