The 1909 American Cup was the annual soccer tournament held by the American Football Association.
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 20 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Paterson True Blues |
Runner-up | East Newark Clark A.A. |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 79 (3.29 per match) |
Participants
editName | City | League |
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West Hudson A.A. | Harrison | NAFL |
True Blue F.C. | Paterson | NAFL |
Rover F.C. | Fall River | NEL |
Cameron | New York | NYAFL Sat/Sun |
Clark A.A. | East Newark | NAFL |
Rangers | Paterson | NAFL |
Newark F.C. | Newark | NAFL |
Clan McDonald | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
Caledonian | New York | NYAFL Sat |
Caledonian | Trenton | CCAFL |
Hollywood Inn | Yonkers | NYAFL Sat |
Scottish American | Newark | NAFL |
Thistles | Philadelphia | FBAP |
Howard & Bullough | Pawtucket | NEL |
Elite | Trenton | CCAFL |
Brooklyn | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sat |
Jersey A.C. | Jersey City | AFA |
British American | Philadelphia | FBAP |
Critchley | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
Arcadia Thistle | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
NYAFL - New York State Amateur Association Football League
NAFL - National Association Football League
NEL - New England Association Football League
CCAFL - Capital City Association Football League
FBAP - Foot Ball Association of Pennsylvania
First round
editTrenton Caledonian | 3–4 | Cameron |
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Hall (2) Reid |
[1] | Isaacs (2) Hastings Cameron |
Scottish American | 1–1 | Clark AA |
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42' Richardson | [2] | 85' Martin |
NY Caledonian | 3–4 | Hollywood Inn |
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Cummings Lever Tait |
[3] | Gibbs (3) McLeod |
Rovers | 1–0 | West Hudson |
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35' George Gauthier | [4] |
replays
editClark AA | 2–0 | Scottish American |
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30' Charles Fisher Charles Fisher(pk) |
[5] |
NY Caledonian | 0–2 | Hollywood Inn |
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[6] | Hill Tully |
Second round
editThe second round draw took place at Newark, NJ on November 7, 1908. [7] The Jersey AC/British American match ended ten minutes early on account of darkness and was ordered replayed. British later forfeited the replay. The Thistles also withdrew from the competition when the AFA decided to order a replay of their match with the Rovers.
Elite | 1–1 | Clan McDonald |
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Cooper | [8] | Hoyle |
Thistles | 1–0 | Rovers |
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65' A. Cairns | [9] |
Brooklyn | 1–2 | Howard & Bullough |
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10' R. Milne (pk) | [10] | Dennison E. Pemberton |
Jersey AC | 3–0 | British Americans |
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10' C. Zehnbauer Ronson(pk) Kettles |
[11] |
Critchley | 0–1 | Newark |
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[12] | 10' Dave Piggins |
Arcadia Thistle | 2–3 | Cameron |
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Scullion Wilson |
[13] | Hastings Isaacs 85' Bissett |
True Blues | 2–1 | Rangers |
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10' Morel 40' Gilmore |
[14] | 7' Ward |
Clark A.A. | 5–2 | Hollywood Inn |
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Charley Fisher(3) Beebe Forfer |
[15] | Cooper Duffes |
replays
editClan McDonald | 3–2 | Elite |
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Scott McCulloch Scott (pk) |
[16] | Hewitt McCafferty |
Jersey AC | w/o | British Americans |
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[17] |
Third round
editThe draw for the third round of the American Cup took place at the Continental Hotel in Newark, NJ on December 3, 1908.[18] The True Blue/H & B match was protested on account of ineligible players and ordered replayed.
Clark A.A. | 1–0 | Clan MacDonald |
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74' Robert Martin | [19] |
True Blue | 0–1 | Howard & Bullough |
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[20] | 20' Eddie Pemberton |
Rovers | 6–1 | Newark |
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35' Mickey Cannane George Gauthier Tommy Swords Mickey Cannane George Gauthier Mickey Cannane |
[21] | 87' Bucken |
Cameron | 1–1 | Jersey A.C. |
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Bissett | [22] | C. Zehnbauer |
replays
editJersey A.C. | 1–1 | Cameron |
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10' J. Zehnbauer | [23] | 60' J. Isaacs (pen) |
True Blue | 2–0 | Howard & Bullough |
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Andy Chambers Spinnler |
[24] |
Semifinals
editClark A.A. | 2–0 | Rovers |
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2H' Martin 2H' Charley Fisher |
[26] |
True Blue | 4–3 | Jersey A.C. |
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1H' Steve Fletcher 1H' Andy Chambers 2H' Andy Chambers 2H' Steve Fletcher |
[27] | Joe Zehnbauer Joe Zehnbauer Charlie Zehnbauer |
American Cup Bracket
editHome teams listed on top of bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
NJ | Paterson True Blues | 2 | ||||||||||||
RI | Howard & Bullough | 0 | ||||||||||||
NJ | Paterson True Blues | 4 | ||||||||||||
NJ | Jersey A.C. | 3 | ||||||||||||
NJ | Jersey A.C. | 1-2* | ||||||||||||
NY | Brooklyn Camerons | 1-0 | ||||||||||||
NJ | Paterson True Blues | 1-2* | ||||||||||||
NJ | Clark A.A. | 1-1 | ||||||||||||
NJ | Clark A.A. | 1 | ||||||||||||
NY | Clan MacDonald | 0 | ||||||||||||
NJ | Clark A.A. | 2 | ||||||||||||
MA | Fall River Rovers | 0 | ||||||||||||
MA | Fall River Rovers | 6 | ||||||||||||
NJ | Newark F.C. | 1 |
(*): replay after tied match
Final
editPaterson True Blues (NJ) | 1–1 | East Newark Clark A.A. (NJ) |
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80' Dunnachie (pen) | [28] | 6' Charley Fisher (pen) |
Replay
editPaterson True Blues (NJ) | 2–1 | East Newark Clark A.A. (NJ) |
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18' Spindler Fletcher |
[29] | 67' Johnny Young |
Paterson True Blues: GK Garside, DF Murray, McClellan, MF MacInstri, Stewart, Chambers, FW Spindler, Fletcher, McWinnie, Gilmour, Donechie.
Clark A.A.: GK Hunt, DF Tomar, T.Fisher, MF Lone, Porter, Foster, FW C.Fisher, Maitland, Martin, Young, Neilson.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Caledonians Lost In Match For Cup". (October 26, 1908). Trenton Evening Times, p.11 col.2
- ^ "Scots And Clarks In Drawn Battle For Soccer Cup". (October 26, 1908). The Evening Star, p.7 col.1
- ^ "Princeton Loses In Soccer Match". (November 1, 1908). New York Times, p.30 col.3-4
- ^ "Rovers Victorious In Cup Tie Game". (November 2, 1908). Fall River Daily Herald, p.2 col.1
- ^ "Scots Out Of Running For Cup-Tie Title". (November 2, 1908). The Evening Star, p.19 col.3
- ^ "Soccer Contests On Local Fields". (November 8, 1908). New York Times, p.30 col.5
- ^ "Soccer Football". (November 7, 1908). Philadelphia Record, p.10 col.1
- ^ "Elites In Fine Form". (November 27, 1908). Trenton Evening Times, p.15 col.4
- ^ "Thistles Win From Fall River Rovers". (November 29, 1908). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.10 col.6
- ^ "Pawtucket Sockers Beat The Brooklyns". (November 29, 1908). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p.8 col.7
- ^ "Jerseys Defeated British Americans". (November 30, 1908). Evening Journal, p.7 col.7–8
- ^ "Newarks Score Only Goal In Game With Critchleys". (November 30, 1908). Daily Standard Union, p.8 col.3–4
- ^ "Association Football". (November 30, 1908). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p.8 col.3
- ^ "Rangers Defeated". (November 30, 1908). The Morning Call, p.3 col.6
- ^ "Clark A.A. Is Still In The Cup Tie Race". (November 30, 1908). Newark Evening News, p.17 col.2
- ^ "Elite F.C. Nosed Out By The Mac Donalds". (December 7, 1908). Daily Standard Union, p.8 col.3
- ^ "Jersey City Soccer Team Claims Victory". (November 30, 1908). Newark Evening News, p.19 col.2
- ^ "Football Chit Chat". (December 4, 1908). The Morning Call, p.3 col.5
- ^ "Clark Eleven Sees Soccer Title Ahead". (December 28, 1908). Newark Evening News, p.17 col.1
- ^ "Howard & Bulloughs Beat True Blues". (December 28, 1908). The Morning Call, p.3 col.4–5
- ^ "Rovers Score Easy Victory". (December 28, 1908). The Daily Herald, p.2 col.2
- ^ "Soccer Game A Tie". (January 2, 1909). New York Times, p.7 col.5
- ^ "Camerons Played Jerseys Another Tie". (January 11, 1909). The Evening Journal, p.9 col.3–4
- ^ "True Blue Won Fast Game From The Down Easters". (February 22, 1908). The Morning Call, p.3 col.4–5
- ^ "Football At Willard Park". (March 1, 1909). The Morning Call, p.3 col.6
- ^ "Clarks Qualify For Final Round". (March 21, 1909). The Sunday Call, p.10 col.6
- ^ "True Blues Beat Their Rivals In A Spirited Game". (March 29, 1909). The Morning Call, p.3 col.4–5
- ^ "The Clarks And Blues Tied In American Final". (April 19, 1909). The Evening Star, p.6 col.4–5
- ^ "American Cup Was Taken To Paterson". (May 3, 1909). The Newark Star, p.7 col.3–5