Clark O.N.T.

Clark O.N.T.
Clark ONT
Full name Clark ONT F.B.C.
Manager-Captain Harry Holden
League AFA
Home colours

Clark O.N.T., was a U.S. soccer team sponsored by the Clark Thread Company. The team competed in the annual American Cup, winning the first three championships.

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History

Name

Established November 15, 1883 at a meeting of 150 employees, the first president and vice-president elected were Campbell Clark and William Clark Jr. respectively. The Clark Thread Company originally named its soccer team Clark Our New Thread (Clark O.N.T.) as part of a marketing campaign introducing a new product. As the product became established, the company renamed its athletic team to the simpler Clark A.A. While the Clark Thread Company factory was originally located in Newark, on the west bank of the Passaic River, the team played at Clark Field located on the east side of the river, an area known as East Newark.

Competition

The team began play in February of 1884 and later won the first American Cup which kicked off in late October of that year. It went on to win the next two cup championships, giving it the right to call itself the first U.S. soccer dynasty. Their second title followed a successful baseball campaign in which they won the Essex League championship. The cricket season was much less successful however, finishing with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses with 2 draws.

National team

Besides its league and cup records, Clark O.N.T. had a part in the first two, now unofficial, U.S. international games. The American Football Association sponsored two games with the Canadian national team in 1885. On November 28, 1885, Clark contributed both its field and five of its players to the game, won by Canada. The referee was also provided by O.N.T.[1]

Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season American Cup
1885 ? ? Champion
1886 ? ? Champion
1887  ?  ? Champion
1888 ? ? Second round
1889 ? ? Semifinal
1890 ? ? First round
1891 ? ? First round

Honors

American Cup

  • Winner (4): 1885, 1886, 1887

References

  1. ^ October 29, 1885 New York Times

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