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1889 American Cup

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.

1889 American Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams15
Final positions
ChampionsFall River Rovers (2nd title)
Runner-upNewark Caledonians
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored73 (4.29 per match)
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Participants

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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.

  • New Jersey- Trenton, Trenton Rovers, Paterson, Paterson Rangers, Clark O.N.T., Alma, Tiffany Rovers, and, Newark Caledonian.
  • New York- Thistles and Amateur League.
  • New England- Fall River Olympics, Providence Athletics, Pawtucket Free Wanderers, Fall River Rovers, Fall River East Ends.
     
    Ad for Rovers v O.N.T. match

First round

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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.

Paterson Rangersw/oAmateur League
[1][2]
Paterson, NJ
Trenton1–3Thistle
[3]
Trenton, NJ
Providence0–5Pawtucket
[4] 1' Mullarkey
35' Lennox
Lennox
Mullarkey
Sandilands
Eagle street grounds, Providence, RI
Attendance: 1000

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.

Trenton Rovers0-0O.N.T.
[5][6]
East State Street grounds, Trenton, NJ
Fall River Rovers7-0East Ends
15'
20'
25'
30'
35'
40’
2H		 [7]
Fall River, MA
Attendance: 800
Referee: Chapleau (Olympics)

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

Caledonians4-4Tiffany Rovers
[8][9]
ONT grounds
Alma2-1Paterson
[10]
Shooting Park

replays

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ONTw/oTrenton Rovers
[11][12]
Newark, NJ
Alma3-0Paterson
1H’ Walter Taylor
2H’?
2H’ J.Gray		 [13]
Shooting Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henry Holden

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

Caledonians4-1Tiffany Rovers
Hendry(2)
J.Heron
W.Barr		 [14] M.Downs
ONT grounds
Referee: A.Craig

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

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Pawtucket and Thistles drew a second round bye.

Fall River Rovers4-0Olympics
30' Bruckshaw
60' Cornell
61' Bell
66' Bruckshaw		 [15]
Rovers’ grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 2500
Referee: H.Ball (RI Assoc. Pres.)

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.

Alma0-3Caledonian
[16] McCormack
Barr
Williamson
Shooting Park
Referee: P.Hughes

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.

Paterson Rangers1-4O.N.T.
[17]
Olympic grounds, Paterson, NJ

Third round

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ONT drew a bye.

Thistle4-5Caledonian
Barber(2)
Jamieson(2)		 [18] McWilliams
R.Barr
J.Hendry
McCormack(2)
ONT grounds
Referee: W.Turner(Paterson Rovers)

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

Pawtucket1-2Fall Rivers Rovers
60' Mullarkey [19] 5' Cornell
32' Bell(Buckley)
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, R.I.
Attendance: 6000
Referee: Eli Morton (Almas)

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

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Caledonians drew a bye.

Fall River Rovers7-0O.N.T.
15' Bell
17' Bruckshaw
Cornell
Bell
Duff
51' Bell
Buckley		 [20]
Rovers’ ground, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 3000
Referee: P.S. Morgan (Providence)

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

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Caledonian  0–4  Rovers
[21][22] Buckley  12'
Bradley  1H'
  63'
Bell 
O.N.T. grounds, Newark, NJ
Attendance: 700
Referee: Mr. Craig (New York)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Caledonian
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rovers
GK J. Thompson
FB J. Brown
FB D. Gloak
HB W. Barr
HB R. McDonald
HB William Head
LW T. Hendry
LW R. McWilliams
C J. McCormack
RW J. Williamson
RW T. Morgan
 
GK Dennis Shay
FB Richard Harwood
FB Bernard Fagan (c)
HB Frank Bradley
HB Henry Waring
HB Richard Lonsdale
LW Joseph Buckley
LW Charles Duff
C Frank Cornell
RW Robert Bell
RW Thomas Bruckshaw
Manager:
Frank Miller


Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Replay if game ends in a draw

American Cup bracket

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Second Round Third Round Semifinal Final
            
  Almas 0
  Caledonian 3
  Caledonians 5
  Thistle 4
  Thistle
bye
  Caledonians
bye
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Caledonians 0
  Rovers 4
  Free Wanderers
bye
  Free Wanderers 1
  Rovers 2
  Rovers 4
  Olympics 0
  Rovers 7
  O.N.T. 0
  Paterson Rangers 1
  O.N.T. 4
  O.N.T.
bye
 
 

Champions

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American Football Association Challenge Cup
Second Title

References

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  1. ^ "American Football Association". The New York Times. October 31, 1888. p.8 col.5. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Current Sporting Gossip". (November 5, 1888). Daily Guardian, p.3 col.3
  3. ^ "Games Of Football And Lacrosse". New York Daily Tribune. October 21, 1888. p.4 col.2. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Local News". The Olneyville Times. October 27, 1888. p.3 col.2. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "American Football Association". The New York Times. October 31, 1888. p.8 col.5. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Football News". (October 31, 1888). The Sun, p.6 col.4
  7. ^ "Football". Daily Evening News. Fall River, Massachusetts. October 29, 1888. p.2 col.2. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "American Football Association". The New York Times. October 31, 1888. p.8 col.5. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Football Tournament". (October 28, 1888). The Sunday Call, p.1 col.7
  10. ^ "Notes About Sports" (PDF). Newark Evening News. October 29, 1888. p.3 col.1. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "Football Men Busy". (November 4, 1888). The Sunday Call, p.1 col.4
  12. ^ "Too Rainy Football". (November 11, 1888). The Sunday Call, p.1 col.7
  13. ^ "Election Day Sports" (PDF). Newark Evening News. November 7, 1888. p.3 col.1. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "Notes About Sports" (PDF). Newark Evening News. November 26, 1888. p.3 col.1. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  15. ^ "Football". Daily Evening News. Fall River, Massachusetts. November 26, 1888. p.2 col.2. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "About Many Sports" (PDF). Newark Evening News. December 10, 1888. p.3 col.1. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "Local Brevities". (December 24, 1888). Paterson Daily Guardian, p.3 col.1
  18. ^ "Foot Ball Games" (PDF). Newark Evening News. December 26, 1888. p.3 col.1. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  19. ^ "Rovers Vanquish Free Wanderers At Football". (January 14, 1889). Pawtucket Evening Times, p.1 col.4
  20. ^ "O.N.T.'s Fail To Score". Fall River Globe. March 4, 1889. p.4 col.4-5. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Notes About Sports" (PDF). Newark Evening News. April 15, 1889. p.3 col.1. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  22. ^ "Football Champions". (April 14, 1889). The Sunday Call, p.1 col.8

Sources

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  • 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
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