1889 American Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 15 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fall River Rovers (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Newark Caledonians |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 73 (4.29 per match) |
The 1889 American Cup was the fifth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Fall River Rovers won their second consecutive title by defeating the Newark Caledonians in the final.
Participants
[edit]Newcomers to the tournament were the Paterson Rangers and Trenton Rovers. Absent was the Ansonia team while New York was defunct and the Kearny Rangers had amalgamated with ONT.
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State | City | Team |
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Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River East Ends |
Fall River Olympics | ||
Fall River Rovers | ||
New Jersey | Paterson | Paterson F.B.C. |
Paterson Rangers | ||
Newark | Almas | |
Clark O.N.T. | ||
Newark Caledonian | ||
Tiffany Rovers | ||
Trenton | Trenton F.B.C. | |
Trenton Rovers | ||
New York | New York | Amatuer League |
Thistles | ||
Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Pawtucket Free Wanderers |
Providence | Providence Athletics |
First round
[edit]The Fall River Olympics drew a first round bye. The first game between the Almas and Paterson was not completed due to the ball bursting early in the second half. Paterson refused to continue so Alma claimed the contest. However, after a meeting of the delegates it was decided that the game should be replayed because the game had started without a referee in the first place. Clark ONT was awarded their replay match as a result of Trenton Rovers failure to appear.
October 20, 1888 | Trenton | 1–3 | Thistle | Trenton, NJ |
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October 20, 1888 | Providence | 0–5 | Pawtucket | Providence, RI |
[4] | Mullarkey ![]() ![]() Lennox ![]() ![]() Sandilands ![]() |
Stadium: Eagle street grounds Attendance: 1000 | ||
Note: Providence: GK Bailey, DF G.Clegg, McDonald, MF Davina, Cook, Start, FW Thorney, Cook, Axon, Brennan, Healabourn. Pawtucket: GK Watmouth, DF H.Stuart, A.Love, MF J.Dalton, F.Finn, D.Smith, FW Hardy, Mullarkey, Murray, Sandilands, Fd.Lennox. |
October 27, 1888 | Fall River Rovers | 7-0 | East Ends | Fall River, MA |
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[7] | Attendance: 800 Referee: Chapleau (Olympics) | ||
Note: Rovers: GK D.Shea, FB R.Harwood, F.Bradley, HB B.Fagan, H.Waring, J.Buckley, RW R.Bell, F.Cornell, LW, C.Duff, Wild, C Duff East Ends: GK Ratcliffe, FB Woodcock, Harrington, HB Coupe, A.Bell, Foley, RW Farrell, Tobin, LW Buckley, Whitaker, C Beattie |
October 27, 1888 | Alma | 2-1 | Paterson | Shooting Park |
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replays
[edit]November 6, 1888 | Alma | 3-0 | Paterson | Shooting Park |
3:30 PM | Walter Taylor ![]() ![]() J.Gray ![]() |
[13] | Attendance: 300 Referee: Henry Holden | |
Note: Alma- G F.Farrow, DF G.Wright, Ely Morton, MF Frank Britchford, J.Hood, Robert Paterson, RW Walter Taylor, J.Curtin, LW H.Shaw, P.Brennan, C J.Gray(c) Paterson- G Isaac Sutton, FB John W.Smallwood, George Henshall, HB Thomas Evans, William Jones, James Henshall(c), RW William McDonald, Samuel Alberson, LW Thomas Turner, Samuel Saunders, C J.W.Warburton |
November 24, 1888 | Caledonians | 4-1 | Tiffany Rovers | ONT grounds |
3:00 PM | Hendry ![]() ![]() J.Heron ![]() W.Barr ![]() |
[14] | M.Downs ![]() |
Referee: A.Craig |
Note: Caledonian- GK J.Thompson, DF J.Byrne, D.Gloak, MF W.Barr, R.McDonald, W.Hood, FW R.McWilliams, T.Hendry, R.Barr, W.Thornton, J.Heron. Tiffany- GK W.Healy, DF T.Crann, M.Flannery, MF D.McCune, E.Hinkley, J.Singleton, FW J.Jeffs, M.Downs, A.Hinkley, T.Flynn, J.Norton. |
Second round
[edit]Pawtucket and Thistles drew a second round bye.
November 24, 1888 | Fall River Rovers | 4-0 | Olympics | Fall River, MA |
3:10 PM | Bruckshaw![]() Cornell ![]() Bell ![]() Bruckshaw ![]() |
[15] | Stadium: Rovers’ grounds Attendance: 2500 Referee: H.Ball (RI Assoc. Pres.) | |
Note: Rovers: GK Shea, DF Harwood, Fagan, MF Bradley, Waring, Lonsdale, FW Bell, Bruckshaw, Buckley, Bell, Cornell. Olympics: GK Brackell, DF Williamson, Lee, MF Tomlinson, Pilling, Brown, FW Hoctor, Corbet, Taylor, Ingham, Randall. |
December 8, 1888 | Alma | 0-3 | Caledonian | Shooting Park |
[16] | McCormack ![]() Barr ![]() Williamson ![]() |
Referee: P.Hughes | ||
Note: Alma: GK F.Farrow, DF E.Morton, G.Wright, MF J.Britchford, J.Hood, R.Patterson, FW J.Gray, P.Brennan, H.Shaw, Walter Taylor, J.Smith. Caledonian: GK J.Thompson, DF G.Gloak, J.Brown, MF W.Barr, R.McDonald, W.Stalker, FW R.McWilliams, T.Hendry, J.McCormack, J.Williamson, R.Barr. |
December 22, 1888 | Paterson Rangers | 1-4 | O.N.T. | Paterson, NJ |
[17] | Stadium: Olympic grounds |
Third round
[edit]ONT drew a bye.
December 25, 1888 | Thistle | 4-5 | Caledonian | ONT grounds |
10:30 AM | Barber ![]() ![]() Jamieson ![]() ![]() |
[18] | McWilliams ![]() R.Barr ![]() J.Hendry ![]() McCormack ![]() ![]() |
Referee: W.Turner(Paterson Rovers) |
Note: Thistle- G Cameron, FB Russell, Patrick, HB Bailey, Harley, Kirk, RW Scott, Jameson, LW Walker, Barber, C Wind Caledonian- G Thompson, FB Brown, Gloak, HB Barr, McDonald, Head, RW McWilliams, Hendry, LW R.Barr, Williamson, C McCormack |
January 12, 1889 | Pawtucket | 1-2 | Fall Rivers Rovers | Pawtucket, R.I. |
3:00 PM | 60' Mullarkey | [19] | Cornell ![]() Bell ![]() |
Stadium: Dexter Street grounds Attendance: 6000 Referee: Eli Morton (Almas) |
Note: Pawtucket: GK James Hardy(c), FB Harry Stuart, Alexander Love, HB James Dalton, Frank Finn, David Smith LW William Mullarkey, M.Murray, RW Robert Sandilands, Edward Lennox, C John Stuart. Rovers: GK Dennis Shay, FB Richard Harwood, Bernard Fagan(c), HB Frank Bradley, Henry Waring, Richard Lonsdale, RW Robert Bell, Thomas Bruckshaw, LW Joseph Buckley, Charles Duff, C Frank Cornell. |
Semifinal
[edit]Caledonians drew a bye.
March 2, 1889 | Fall River Rovers | 7-0 | O.N.T. | Fall River, MA |
3:45 PM | Bell ![]() ![]() Bruckshaw ![]() Cornell ![]() Duff ![]() Buckley ![]() |
[20] | Stadium: Rovers’ ground Attendance: 3000 Referee: P.S. Morgan (Providence) | |
Note: Rovers: GK D.Shay, FB R.Harwood, B.Fagan, HB F.Bradley, H.Waring, R.Lonsdale, RW R.Bell, T.Bruckshaw, LW J.Buckley, C.Duff, C F.Cornell O.N.T.: GK P.Hughes, FB Line, E.Walker, HB Pallishaw, Jos.Swithumby, Alsop, RW Connelly, Fisher, LW John Swithumby, McAuley, C Campbell |
Final
[edit]April 13, 1889 | Caledonian ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Newark, NJ |
4:00 PM | [21][22] | Buckley ![]() Bradley ![]() ![]() Bell ![]() |
Stadium: O.N.T. grounds Attendance: 700 Referee: Mr. Craig (New York) |
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American Cup bracket
[edit]First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Newark Almas | 2-3[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Paterson | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Newark Almas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Caldonians | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Newark Caldonians | 4–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Tiffany Rovers | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Newark Caldonians | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Thistles | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Trenton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Thistles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Thistles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Newark Caldonians | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Newark Caldonians | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River Rovers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Povidence Athletics | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Pawtucket Free Wanders | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River Rovers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River Rovers | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River East Ends | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River Rovers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River Olympics | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Fall River Rovers | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Clark ONT | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Paterson Rangers | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Amateur League | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Paterson Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Clark ONT | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Clark ONT | w/o[b] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Trenton Rovers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Clark ONT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes;
Champions
[edit]American Football Association Challenge Cup |
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Second Title |
References
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Sources
[edit]- Outing
- National Police Gazette
- New York Herald
- New York Times
- Spirit of the Times
- Trenton Times
- Fall River Herald
- Daily Advertiser
- Evening News
- Sunday Call