Wyvern Riders

History
The Wyvern Riders were founded in 2008 by Brad Rivers, a colleague and close friend of then Thunderbirds manager Millard Fosstentraitor to provide some competition for his team. Rivers was known for his aggressive coaching methods, even towards his own son, club captain Chad Rivers. The Wyvern Riders were always the Thunderbirds biggest rivals and closest competition in the early days of the league. In 2011, when the Thunderbirds decided to split into two clubs, Brad Rivers made it known that he wanted to become the manager of the new club, the Charioteers. However, Fosstentraitor gave the role to his brother, Alexander Fosstentraitor, to the ire of Rivers. Rivers promptly retired, leaving the team in a state of disarray and knocking the Wyvern Riders off their perch as the dominant team in the league. They have since been managed by Vince Cheatham, a former local area youth coach, who has slowly rebuilt the team back towards what it used to be.

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

The Wyvern Riders crest consists of a green dragon with orange and yellow accents, clutching a soccer ball.

Stadium
Ivy Lane is the second oldest stadium in NSL History, after Forest Park Stadium.

Rivalries
Naturally, the Thunderbirds are the most prominent rivals of the Wyvern Riders, since they are the league's oldest competitors, and given the bad blood between the former managers. The Wyvern Riders are also strong rivals with both divisional counterparts, the Chicago Pink Nightmare and the Wisconsin Pit Fiends.

First Team Squad

 * As of 1 February 2015

Club captains
Since the establishment of the club in 2008, Chad Rivers remains the only player to have ever captained the team.