Jerseys, deadstock tees and trading cards share the same floor at this Marketplace at Steamtown mainstay in downtown Scranton.
Field Goal Sports occupies Unit 105 on the concourse of the Marketplace at Steamtown, and it is best understood as a licensed sports apparel store that takes its card business seriously rather than a card shop that happens to sell hats. Knowing that going in makes the visit better. The racks carry pro team clothing, jerseys, fitted and snapback hats, sneakers and novelties; the cards live alongside them, with a real vintage component.
The vintage angle is the store's most distinctive trait. Alongside trading cards you'll find deadstock and vintage graphic tees — old WWF shirts get name-checked by customers specifically — which pulls in a crossover crowd that most trading cards Scranton destinations never see. Steelers, Eagles, Penguins and Yankees product moves fastest here, which tracks with northeastern Pennsylvania's genuinely split fan geography.
Staff continuity is part of the appeal. Reviewers name Ed, Ruben and Bill by name, and at least one long-time customer dates the ownership back to the 1980s, when the shop's roots in the local sports retail scene were formed. The counter does buy, sell and trade, and the store fulfills eBay orders in addition to walk-in business, so inventory that doesn't fit the floor still moves.
Location is the practical selling point. The Marketplace at Steamtown puts Field Goal Sports a short walk from Comics and Collectibles R Us inside the same building, and roughly three blocks from Comics On the Green on North Washington — close enough that a downtown card crawl is a genuinely reasonable afternoon. The building also periodically hosts the Steamtown Card Show, which brings dealers from across NEPA onto the same concourse.
Hours are the friendliest of any card-carrying shop in the city: 11am to 7pm every day Monday through Saturday, plus noon to 5pm on Sunday. That Sunday window and the 7pm weekday close make this the realistic option for anyone who can't get downtown during business hours. The Google review footprint is small — this is a store that has historically run on foot traffic and repeat local customers rather than online reputation — so judge it on the shelves, not the review count.
