1909 American Cup
The 1909 American Cup was the annual soccer tournament held by the American Football Association.
First round[edit]
Trenton Caledonian | 3–4 | Cameron |
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Hall (2) Reid |
[1] | Isaacs (2) Hastings Cameron |
Bowman Field, Trenton, NJ
Referee: Allan Montgomery (Newark)
Scottish American | 1–1 | Clark AA |
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42' Richardson | [2] | 85' Martin |
Wiedenmayer's Park, Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1500
Referee: J. Nesbitt (New York)
NY Caledonian | 3–4 | Hollywood Inn |
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Cummings Lever Tait |
[3] | Gibbs (3) McLeod |
Cannon's Park, Westchester, NY
Referee: V. Lebris
Rovers | 1–0 | West Hudson |
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35' George Gauthier | [4] |
Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 2000
Referee: John Stewart (Rahway)
replays[edit]
Clark AA | 2–0 | Scottish American |
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30' Charles Fisher Charles Fisher(pk) |
[5] |
Clark Athletic grounds, East Newark, NJ
Attendance: 2500
Referee: James Nisbet (New York)
NY Caledonian | 0–2 | Hollywood Inn |
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[6] | Hill Tully |
Cannon's Park, Westchester, NY
Referee: Kearns
Second round[edit]
The second round draw took place at Newark, NJ on November 7, 1908. [7]
Elites | 1–1 | Clan McDonald |
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Cooper | [8] | Hoyle |
Hetzel Grove, Trenton, NJ
Referee: Singleton (Newark)
Thistles | 1–0 | Rovers |
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65' A. Cairns | [9] |
Central Park, Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1200
Referee: V.F.Kearns (Bloomfield)
Brooklyn | 1–2 | Howard & Bullough |
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10' R. Milne (pk) | [10] | Dennison E. Pemberton |
Marquette Oval, Brooklyn, NY
Referee: J. W. Stuart
Jersey AC | 3–0 | British Americans |
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10' C. Zehnbauer Ronson(pk) Kettles |
[11] |
Danforth Avenue Grounds, Jersey City, NJ
Referee: Al Montgomery (Newark)
Critchley | 0–1 | Newark |
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[12] | 10' Dave Piggins |
Meyerrose Park, Ridgewood, NY
Arcadia Thistle | 2–3 | Cameron |
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Scullion Wilson |
[13] | Hastings Isaacs 85' Bissett |
Visitation Park, Brooklyn, NY
Referee: A. H. Dale
True Blues | 2–1 | Rangers |
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10' Morel 40' Gilmore |
[14] | 7' Ward |
Willard Park, Paterson, NJ
Referee: J. Nesbitt (Brooklyn)
Clark A.A. | 5–2 | Hollywood Inn |
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Charley Fisher(3) Beebe Forfer |
[15] | Cooper Duffes |
Clark Grounds, East Newark, NJ
Referee: J. Neal (Paterson)
American Cup Bracket[edit]
Home 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[edit]
Replay[edit]
Paterson True Blues (NJ) | 2–1 | East Newark Clark A.A. (NJ) |
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Harrison Oval
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James Nesbitt
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.
References[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