The 1896 American Cup was the twelfth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The 1894 Runners Up, Paterson True Blues, won the tournament after defeating the two-time champions Fall River Olympics in the final. This season the elected committee was James C. Potter of Pawtucket as president, James Turner of Paterson as vice president, William Robertson of Newark as Secretary, and Andrew Meiklejohn of Pawtucket as Treasurer.
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Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 13 |
Final positions | |
Champions | True Blues (1st title) |
Runner-up | Olympics |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 92 (5.75 per match) |
Participants
editCircuit | State | City | Team |
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Western | New Jersey | Kearny | Kearny Caledonians |
Kearny Rangers | |||
Newark | Scottish-American (NAFBL) | ||
Paterson | Paterson Thistle | ||
Paterson True Blues | |||
New York | New York | International A.C. (NAFBL) | |
New York Thistle | |||
Eastern | Connecticut | Taftville | Taftville |
Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River East Ends (NEL) | |
Fall River Olympics (NEL) | |||
Fall River Rovers (NEL) | |||
Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Pawtucket Free Wanderers (NEL) | |
Young Men's Christian Association (NEL) |
First round
editThe first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at Newark, New Jersey on September 21, 1895. The True Blues had a bye. The Rover-East End match was ordered replayed because of unregistered players and it was played with 30 minute halves.
November 1895 | Caledonians | – | NY Thistle | Kearny, NJ |
2:30 PM | Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park | |||
Note: Caledonians: GK J.Hopkins, FB G.Winters, W.Mortimer, HB R.Swithemby, J.McCance, A.Cutler, FW P.Cooper, R.Taylor, J.Nagle, D.Douglas, H.Singleton. |
November 2, 1895 | Scottish-Americans | 1–1 | Rangers | Newark, NJ |
[1] | Stadium: Wiedenmayer's Park |
November 2, 1895 | Olympics | 7–2 | Taftville | Fall River, MA |
3:00 PM | Borden 1', , Blake , Miller , |
[2] | W.Brown Nelson 5' |
Stadium: Olympic grounds Attendance: 200 Referee: A. Adams (Pawtucket) |
Note: Olympics: GK Irving, FB Fortin, Lagrosse, HB Hayes, Drouge, Jean, RW Miller, Demille, LW Borden, Sunderland, C P.Farrell. Reserves Bright, Leveque. Taftville: G J.Brown, FB Gamble, Catterall, HB Baldwin, Wood, Ferguson, RW Smith, Montgomery, LW Nelson, Muttlewain, C W.Brown. |
November 9, 1895 | International | 8–1 | Paterson Thistle | Jersey City, NJ |
W.Jones , J.Jones , Salter , Taylor , |
[3] | Stadium: Communipaw grounds |
November 9, 1895 | Rovers | 4–1 | East Ends | Fall River, MA |
3:50 PM | Gigerette 5' , , 2H' |
[4] | 1H' | Stadium: Bedford Street grounds Attendance: 200 Referee: T. Abbott (Olympics) |
Note: Rovers: GK Simister, FB Fagin, Harry Adams, HB Hancock, Robert Pickup, J.Stanton, RW Lord, Tobin, LW Savaugh, Gigerette, C Cummings. East Ends: GK Brady, FB Jennings, S.Jenkins, HB Lonsdale, Pat Stanton, Beattie, RW Colligan, Pearson, LW Sullivan, Murphy, C Tom Stanton. |
November 9, 1895 | Free Wanderers | 1–1 | Y.M.C.A. | Pawtucket, RI |
3:05 PM | R.Davis 5' | [5] | A.Watson 25' | Stadium: Dexter Street grounds Attendance: 700 Referee: Whittle (Fall River) |
Note: Free Wanderers: GK Hanaway, FB T.Davis, Whipple, HB Walmsley, Read, Adams, RW Hutchinson, Richard Davis, LW Hunt, James, C Lyons. Y.M.C.A.: GK McFarlane, FB F.Watson, Paterson, HB Schora, Meiklejohn, McLay, RW Wilde, McNeil, LW Malone, Moore, C A.Watson. |
replays
editNovember 9, 1895 | Rangers | 1–0 | Scottish-Americans | Newark, NJ |
[6] | Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park |
November 28, 1895 | Free Wanderers | 5–3 | Y.M.C.A. | Pawtucket, RI |
10:00 AM | James 8' , 1H' Kirkham 70' Davis |
[7] | Morrison 25' 2H' |
Stadium: Dexter Street grounds Attendance: 1500 Referee: Pickup (Fall River) |
Note: Free Wanderers: GK Hanaway, FB Walmsley, Whipple, HB Hunt, Read, Adams, RW Hutchinson, Smith, LW Davis, James, C Kirkham. Y.M.C.A.: GK McFarlane, FB F.Watson, Paterson, HB Schora, Meiklejohn, McLay, RW Wilde, McNeil, LW Malone, Morrison, C A.Watson. |
November 28, 1895 | Rovers | 5–5 | East Ends | Fall River, MA |
[8] | T.Stanton Smith |
Stadium: Rovers grounds Referee: Sunderland | ||
Note: Rovers: GK Dennis Shea, FB Fagan, Hancock, HB Eccles, Pickup, J.Stanton, LW Hughes, Bannister, RW Lord, Melia, C Giguerette. East Ends: GK Brady, FB Jennings, S.Jenkins, HB Burns, Pat Stanton, John Haywood, LW Murphy, Smith, RW Hargraves, Culligan, C Tom Stanton. |
January 4, 1895 | East Ends | 0–5 | Rovers | Fall River, MA |
2:45 PM | [9] | Tobin 10', 2H' Pemberton 15' 1H' Simister 2H' |
Stadium: County street grounds Referee: A. Pilling | |
Note: Rovers: GK Dennis Shea, FB Ormonde, Murphy, HB Eccles, Pickup, J.Stanton, LW Hancock, Tobin, RW Lord, Simister, C Pemberton. East Ends: GK Brady, FB Jennings, S.Jenkins, HB Beattie, Pat Stanton, John Heywood, LW Pearson, Green, RW Culligan, Greenwood, C Tom Stanton. |
Second round
editThe Rovers drew a second round bye. The True Blue-Caledonian match was protested and ordered replayed.
December 25, 1895 | Free Wanderers | 2–7 | Olympics | Pawtucket, RI |
2:45 PM | Hutchinson 12' 2H' R.Davis 2H' |
[10] | Miller 13' Hanaway o.g.' Borden 24' Demille 1H' 53' |
Stadium: Dexter street grounds Attendance: 600 Referee: Alexander Meiklejohn (Y.M.C.A.) |
Note: Olympics: GK Irving, FB Fortin, Legrosse, HB Hayes, Drouge, Jean, RW Miller, Demille, LW Borden, Sunderland, C P.Farrell. Reserves W.Blake, O.H.Bennett, I.Greenwood. Free Wanderers: GK Hanaway, FB T.Davis, Whipple, HB Walmsley, Read, Adams, RW Hutchinson, Hunt, LW R.Davis, James, C Jenkins. |
December 28, 1895 | Rangers | 1–4 | International | Kearny, NJ |
3:00 PM | Marshall 3' | [11] | Jamieson , Jones Murphy |
Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park Attendance: 2500 Referee: T. MacIntosh |
Note: International: GK Hayes, FB R.Sanson, Allen, HB Slack, Partington, Cutler, LW Hood, Douglass, C H.Sanson, RW Marshall, McGee. Rangers: GK Dunning, FB Flynn, Holmes, HB Kimberlin, Taylor, Stubbs, LW Murphy, Stubbs, C Jamieson, RW Jones, Higgins. |
December 28, 1895 | True Blues | 4–1 | Caledonians | Lakeview, NJ |
2:45 PM | Spencer 1H', 2H', 2H' Turner 1H' |
[12][13] | 1H' | Stadium: Olympic Park Referee: A. Gray (Weehawken) |
Note: True Blues: GK Fred Allen, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB R.Hall, G.Eaton, J.Upton, FW E.Grewcock, J.O'Neil, Robert Spencer, Harry Lander, Tommie Turner. Caledonians: GK Glynn, FB McCance, Dave Wilson, HB Swithemby, Morton, Singleton, FW Kelly, Philbin, Nagle, Burns, Brown. |
replay
editJanuary 18, 1896 | True Blues | 5–1 | Caledonians | Lakeview, NJ |
2:45 PM | 15' 1H' , , 2H' |
[14][15] | 2H' | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2000 Referee: William Turner |
Note: True Blues: GK Fred Allen, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB R.Hall, G.Eaton, J.Upton, FW E.Grewcock, J.Oldfield, Robert Spencer, Harry Lander, Tommie Turner. Caledonians: GK Wilkie, FB J.Wilson, W.Mortimer, HB J.McCance, W.Morton, H.Singleton, FW P.Cooper, G.Govern, J.Nagle, A.Burns, J.Kerr. |
Semifinals
editFebruary 22, 1896 | True Blues | 3–1 | International | Lakeview, NJ |
3:30 PM | Spencer 55' Lauder 2H' Grewcock 2H' |
[16][17] | Grundy 1H' | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3000 Referee: J. Lennox (Kearny Rangers) |
Note: True Blues: GK Fred Allen, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB R.Hall, G.Eaton, J.Upton, RW E.Grewcock(c), J.Oldfield, C Robert Spencer, LW Harry Lauder, Tommie Turner. International: GK Hopkins, FB Walker, Patrick, HB R.Taylor, Stubbs, Jones, LW Grundy, Saulter, C Young, RW J.Taylor, O'Donnell. |
February 22, 1896 | Olympics | 2–1 | Rovers | Fall River, MA |
3:00 PM | Demille 10' Farrell 65' |
[18] | Bannister 25' | Stadium: Olympic grounds Attendance: 500 Referee: Abe Pilling |
Note: Olympics: GK Irving, FB Fortin, Legrosse, HB Hayes, Drouge, Jean, RW Miller, Demille, LW Borden, Sunderland, C P.Farrell. Rovers: GK Simister, FB Cunliffe, Hughes, HB Hancock, Pickup, J.Stanton, LW Bannister, M.Harrington, RW Lord, J.Farrell, C Pemberton. |
Final
editThe Olympics entered the final undefeated in all competitions up to that point with 68 goals scored to 10 against. They won the New England League as well as the Mayor's Cup series. The True Blues had only two losses in 21 games scoring 103 goals to 26 against.
April 18, 1896 | True Blues | 7–2 | Olympics | Kearny, NJ |
3:30 PM | Spencer 9', 1H' Turner Lauder 45' Oldfield 65', Grewcock 89' |
[19][20] | Sunderland 1H', 87' | Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park Attendance: 1500 Referee: James Lennox (Newark) |
Note: True Blues: GK J.McKay, FB W.Alexander, R.Watson, HB R.Hall, George Eaton, J.Upton, RW E.Grewcock(c), James Oldfield, C Robert Spencer, LW Harry Lauder, Thomas Turner. Olympics: GK James Irving, FB Peter C. Fortin, Joseph Legrosse, HB Timothy Hayes, Francis Drouge, Frederick Jean, RW William Miller, Joseph Demille, LW Ernest Borden, John Sunderland, C Patrick Farrell. |
Champions
editKneeling: James Oldfield, E. Grewcock (Captain), Robert Spencer, Harry W. Lauder, Thomas Turner.
American Cup bracket
editFirst Round | Second Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Paterson True Blues | |||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||
Paterson True Blues | 4–5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kearny Caledonians | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kearny Caldonians | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||
New York Thistle | |||||||||||||||||||
Paterson True Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Western Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||
International A.C. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scottish-American | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kearny Rangers | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kearny Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
International A.C. | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
International A.C. | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paterson Thistle | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paterson True Blues | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall River Olympics | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 1–5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Y.M.C.A | 1–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall River Olympics | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall River Olympics | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Taftville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall River Olympic | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||
Fall River Rovers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall River Rovers | 4–5–5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall River East Ends | 1–5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall River Rovers | |||||||||||||||||||
bye |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Olympics Win". Fall River Globe. November 4, 1895. p.1 col.1. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Association Foot Ball". (November 11, 1895). Evening Times, p.2 col.4
- ^ "Association Foot Ball Games" (PDF). Newark Evening News. November 11, 1895. p.9 col.3. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers Won". (November 29, 1895). Evening Times, p.5 col.5
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- ^ "Football". Fall River Daily Evening News. January 6, 1896. p.5 col.3. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wanderers Beaten". (December 26, 1895). Evening Times, p.2 col.4
- ^ "International A.C. Kickers Win". (December 29, 1895). New York Herald, p.11 col.2
- ^ "True Blues Win Easily". Paterson Evening News. December 30, 1895. p.1 col.3. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Caledonians Lose". (December 30, 1895). The Morning Call, p.1 col.5
- ^ "The Round Of Pastimes". Paterson Daily Press. January 20, 1896. p.1 col.7. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Cup-Tie Game". (January 20, 1896). The Morning Call, p.1 col.6
- ^ "Football". The Sun. New York. February 23, 1896. p.8 col.5. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sports And Pastimes". Paterson Daily Press. February 24, 1896. p.1 col.5-6. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Olympics Win Cup-Tie". Fall River Globe. February 24, 1896. p.1 col.7. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hail The Champions". (April 20, 1896). The Morning Call, p.1 col.1-2
- ^ "True Blues Champions". Paterson Daily Press. April 20, 1896. p.1 col.4. Retrieved August 21, 2024.