1880s American Cup

1880s American Cup

The American Football Association unified a number of teams from the New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas. The organization established a knockout tournament to determine a champion. The first 'American Cup' was competed for in the 1884-85 season with six participants. Below are the tournaments for 1884 to 1889.

1885

Participants: O.N.T, Domestics, New York, Kearney Rangers, Paterson, Paterson Rangers.footballbox
date = October 25, 1884
team1 = O.N.T
score = –
report =
team2 = Domestic
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = O.N.T AA Grounds

footballbox
date = November 27, 1884
team1 = Kearney Rangers
score = –
report =
team2 = New York
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Domestic Baseball Grounds

Final Round: footballbox
date = February 14, 1885
team1 = O.N.T
score = 2–1
report =
team2 = New York
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Emmet Street Grounds

1886

Participants: O.N.T, Almas, New York, Kearney Rangers, Paterson Thistles, Paterson Rangers, Trenton, New York Rovers.

First Round: footballbox
date = October 24, 1885
team1 = Trenton
score = 0–4
report =
team2 = Kearney Rangers
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Cricket Grounds, Trenton, New Jersey

Kearney Rangers: E.H. Openshaw (C), J.James, J.Mart, H.Everingham, T.Baddely, D.Baggley, J.Mardel, W.Emery, T.McNichol, Frank Gee, R.Rhodes.

Second Round:footballbox
date = December 12, 1885
team1 = O.N.T
score = 5–0
report =
team2 = Paterson Thistles
goals1 = John Swithenby
Devine
McGurck
McCann
Swarbrick

goals2 =
stadium = ONT Grounds,East Newark
Referee: C.Smith

ONT: Hughes, Pallister, Holden, Howarth, Joe Swithenby, Smith, Swarbrick, McGurck, McCann, Devine, John Swithenby(c). Paterson: T.Paterson, Chapman, Hall, Williamson, Forsythe, W.Turner(c), Anderson, A.Turner, Donaldson, H.Craig, J.Kane. footballbox
date = December 12, 1885
team1 = Almas
score = 0–3
report =
team2 = Kearney Rangers
goals1 =
goals2 = Young(2)
William Taylor

stadium = Frelinghuysen Avenue Ground
Referee: R.Craig

Almas: Riker, Moore, Conkling, Corly, Morton, Hirsh, Gray, Lucas, Lodge, Curtin, Maxfield.Kearney Rangers: T.Hood, J.Hood, Lennox, Buck, W.Hood, Crawford, Ashley, William Taylor, Walter Taylor, Rayburn, J.Young.

Final Round:footballbox
date = April 4, 1886
team1 = O.N.T
score = 3–1
report =
team2 = Kearney Rangers
goals1 = 15' M.Dovine
25' J.McCann
65' Fisher

goals2 = 68' McKell
stadium = Frelinghuysen Avenue Ground
Attendance: 1000
Referee: A.Turner

1887

Participants: The only new club admitted this season is the Pilgrims(NY).

First Round:footballbox
date = October 23, 1886
team1 = Kearney Rangers
score = –
report =
team2 = Tiffany Rovers
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = East Newark

footballbox
date = October 30, 1886
team1 = O.N.T
score = 4–2
report =
team2 = Alma Football Club
goals1 = Jack Swithenby
McGurck
85' Jack Swithenby
87' J.Hood
goals2 = Lucas(Lennox)
Gray
stadium = Newark, New Jersey
Referee: A.Turner

ONT: P.Hughes, H.Holden, A.Pallister, J.Dockray, Joe Swithenby(c), J.Howarth, J.Hood, Jack Swithenby, J.McGurck, J.Swarbrick, J.Connolly. Almas: F.Farrar, C.Moore, G.Wright, E.Morton, R.Patterson, F.Britchtord, J.Lucas, G.Curtin(c), E.P.Garren, J.Grey, T.Faulkeley.footballbox
date = November 25, 1886
team1 = Trenton
score = 3–2
report =
team2 = Paterson
goals1 =

goals2 =
stadium = Cricket Grounds,Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton: GK H.Everingham, DF Hullman, Rhodes, MF McNicol, James, Baddeley, FW Openshaw, Ward, Naylor, Baggeley, Deardon.Second Round:
* Dec 25, 1886 Trenton 3-1 New York Final:footballbox
date = April 9, 1887
team1 = O.N.T
score = 3–2
report =
team2 = Kearney Rangers
goals1 = 40' Jack Swithenby(Swarbrick)
55' Swarbrick(Swithenby)
Swarbrick(Swithenby)
goals2 = 45' Gluck(Lennox)
Sargent(Young)
stadium = Alma Football Ground
Attendance: 600

1888

New clubs admitted this season are: Ansonia(CT), Providence Athletics(RI), Pawtucket Free Wanderers(RI), Fall River Rovers(MA), East Ends(Fall River), and Caledonians(Newark).

Semifinals:
* Almas def. Paterson

footballbox
date = March 3, 1888
team1 = Fall River Rovers
score = 6–1
report =
team2 = Kearney Rangers
goals1 = 3' Blakeley
1sthalf Bell
2ndhalf Bell
Duff
Bruckshaw(2)

goals2 = Stark
stadium = Fall River
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Eli Morton

Rovers: GK Mullen, DF Bradley, Lonsdale, MF Buckley, Waring, Adams, FW Bell, Bruckshaw, Blakeley, Wilds, Duff. Rangers: GK Smith, DF Lines, Walker, MF McDonald, Bennett, Allsop,FW Taylor, Sargent, Spencer, Campbell, Stark. Umpire: J. Smith

Final:
* Fall River Rovers 5-1 Newark Almas

1889

First Round:
*Oct 20 Trenton 1-3 NY Thistle FC
*Fall River Rovers 7-0 East End
*Providence 0-5 Pawtucket
*Trenton Rovers 0-0 O.N.T.
*Newark Caledonians 4-4 Tiffany Rovers
*Almas v Paterson
*Fall River, Olympics byeSecond Round:
*Nov 10 NY Thistle 7-1 Paterson Rangers
*Fall River Rovers v Olympics
*Pawtucket byeThird Round:
*Fall Rivers Rovers def. Pawtucket Free Wanderers
*Dec 25 Thistle 4-5 Caledonia FC
*O.N.T. byeSemifinals:
*Mar 2 Fall River Rovers 7-0 O.N.T.
*Caledonia byeFinal:footballbox
date = April 13, 1889
team1 = Newark Caledonians
score = 0–4
report =
team2 = Fall River Rovers
goals1 =

goals2 =
stadium = ONT Grounds
Attendance: 700

ources

*Outing Magazine
*National Police Gazette
*Trenton Times
*New York Times


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