1889 American Cup
| Country | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 15 | ||
| Champions | Fall River Rovers | ||
| Runners-up | Newark Caledonians | ||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| Goals scored | 73 (4.29 per match) | ||
| |||
The 1889 American Cup was the fifth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Fall River Rovers won their second consecutive title by defeating the Newark Caledonians in the final.
Participants
Newcomers to the tournament were the Paterson Rangers and Trenton Rovers. Absent was the Ansonia team while New York was defunct and the Kearny Rangers had amalgamated with ONT.
- New Jersey- Trenton, Trenton Rovers, Paterson, Paterson Rangers, Clark O.N.T., Alma, Tiffany Rovers, and, Newark Caledonian.
- New York- Thistles and Amateur League.
- New England- Fall River Olympics, Providence Athletics, Pawtucket Free Wanderers, Fall River Rovers, Fall River East Ends.
First round
The Fall River Olympics drew a first round bye. The first game between the Almas and Paterson was not completed due to the ball bursting early in the second half. Paterson refused to continue so Alma claimed the contest. However, after a meeting of the delegates it was decided that the game should be replayed because the game had started without a referee in the first place. Clark ONT was awarded their replay match as a result of Trenton Rovers failure to appear.
| Paterson Rangers | w/o | Amateur League |
|---|---|---|
Paterson, NJ |
October 20, 1888 |
| Trenton | 1–3 | Thistle |
|---|---|---|
Trenton, NJ |
October 20, 1888 |
| Providence | 0–5 | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|
| 1' Mullarkey 35' Lennox Lennox Mullarkey Sandilands |
Eagle street grounds, Providence, RI Attendance: 1000 |
Providence: GK Bailey, DF G.Clegg, McDonald, MF Davina, Cook, Start, FW Thorney, Cook, Axon, Brennan, Healabourn. Pawtucket: GK Watmouth, DF H.Stuart, A.Love, MF J.Dalton, F.Finn, D.Smith, FW Hardy, Mullarkey, Murray, Sandilands, Fd.Lennox.
October 20, 1888 |
| Trenton Rovers | 0-0 | O.N.T. |
|---|---|---|
East State Street grounds, Trenton, NJ |
October 27, 1888 |
| Fall River Rovers | 7-0 | East Ends |
|---|---|---|
Fall River, MA Attendance: 800+ |
October 27, 1888 3:30PM |
| Caledonians | 4-4 | Tiffany Rovers |
|---|---|---|
ONT grounds |
October 27, 1888 |
| Alma | 2-1 | Paterson |
|---|---|---|
Shooting Park |
replays
| ONT | w/o | Trenton Rovers |
|---|---|---|
Newark, NJ |
November 6, 1888 3:30PM |
| Alma | 3-0 | Paterson |
|---|---|---|
ONT grounds |
November 24, 1888 3:00PM |
| Caledonians | 4-1 | Tiffany Rovers |
|---|---|---|
ONT grounds Referee: A.Craig |
Caledonian- GK J.Thompson, DF J.Byrne, D.Gloak, MF W.Barr, R.McDonald, W.Hood, FW R.McWilliams, T.Hendry, R.Barr, W.Thornton, J.Heron. Tiffany- GK W.Healy, DF T.Crann, M.Flannery, MF D.McCune, E.Hinkley, J.Singleton, FW J.Jeffs, M.Downs, A.Hinkley, T.Flynn, J.Norton.
Second round
Pawtucket drew a second round bye.
November 10, 1888 |
| Thistle | 7-1 | Paterson Rangers |
|---|---|---|
ONT grounds |
November 24, 1888 3:10PM |
| Fall River Rovers | 4-0 | Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| 30' Bruckshaw 60' Cornell 61' Bell 66' Bruckshaw |
Fall River, MA Attendance: 2500 Referee: H.Ball |
Rovers: GK Shea, DF Harwood, Fagan, MF Bradley, Waring, Lonsdale, FW Bell, Bruckshaw, Buckley, Bell, Cornell. Olympics: GK Brackell, DF Williamson, Lee, MF Tomlinson, Pilling, Brown, FW Hoctor, Corbet, Taylor, Ingham, Randall.
December 8, 1888 |
| Alma | 0-3 | Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| McCormack Barr Williamson |
Shooting Park Referee: P.Hughes |
Alma: GK F.Farrow, DF E.Morton, G.Wright, MF J.Britchford, J.Hood, R.Patterson, FW J.Gray, P.Brennan, H.Shaw, Walter Taylor, J.Smith. Caledonian: GK J.Thompson, DF G.Gloak, J.Brown, MF W.Barr, R.McDonald, W.Stalker, FW R.McWilliams, T.Hendry, J.McCormack, J.Williamson, R.Barr.
Third round
ONT drew a bye.
December 25, 1888 10:30AM |
| Thistle | 4-5 | Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| Barber(2) Jamieson(2) |
McWilliams R.Barr J.Hendry McCormac(2) |
ONT grounds Referee: W.Turner |
January 12, 1889 3:00PM |
| Pawtucket | 1-2 | Fall Rivers Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| 60' Mullarkey | 5' Cornell 32' Bell(Buckley) |
Attendance: 6000 |
Semifinal
Caledonians drew a bye.
March 2, 1889 |
| Fall River Rovers | 7-0 | ONT |
|---|---|---|
Final
April 13, 1889 |
| Newark Caledonians | 0–4 | Fall River Rovers |
|---|---|---|
ONT Grounds Attendance: 700 |
Sources
- Outing
- National Police Gazette
- New York Herald
- New York Times
- Spirit of the Times
- Trenton Times
- Fall River Herald
- Daily Advertiser
- Evening News
- Sunday Call