1908–09 American Cup

1909 American Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams20
Defending championsWest Hudson A.A.
Final positions
ChampionsPaterson True Blues (2nd title)
Runner-upEast Newark Clark A.A.
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored79 (3.29 per match)
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The 1909 American Cup was the 18th edition of the American Cup an annual soccer tournament held by the American Football Association.

Participants

Name City League
West Hudson A.A. Harrison NAFL
True Blue F.C. Paterson NAFL
Rover F.C. Fall River NEL
Cameron New York NYAFL Sat/Sun
Clark A.A. East Newark NAFL
Rangers Paterson NAFL
Newark F.C. Newark NAFL
Clan McDonald Brooklyn NYAFL Sun
Caledonian New York NYAFL Sat
Caledonian Trenton CCAFL
Hollywood Inn Yonkers NYAFL Sat
Scottish American Newark NAFL
Thistles Philadelphia FBAP
Howard & Bullough Pawtucket NEL
Elite Trenton CCAFL
Brooklyn Brooklyn NYAFL Sat
Jersey A.C. Jersey City AFA
British American Philadelphia FBAP
Critchley Brooklyn NYAFL Sun
Arcadia Thistle Brooklyn NYAFL Sun

NYAFL - New York State Amateur Association Football League
NAFL - National Association Football League
NEL - New England Association Football League
CCAFL - Capital City Association Football League
FBAP - Foot Ball Association of Pennsylvania

First round

October 24, 1908 Trenton Caledonian 3–4 Cameron Bowman Field, Trenton, NJ
3:30 PM Hall ,
Reid 		[1] Isaacs
Hastings
Cameron 		Referee: Allan Montgomery (Newark)
October 25, 1908 Scottish American 1–1 Clark AA Wiedenmayer's Park, Newark, NJ
Richardson 42' [2] Martin 85' Attendance: 1500
Referee: J. Nesbitt (New York)
October 31, 1908 NY Caledonian 3–4 Hollywood Inn Cannon's Park, Westchester, NY
Cummings
Lever
Tait 		[3] Gibbs , ,
McLeod 		Referee: V. Lebris
October 31, 1908 Rovers 1–0 West Hudson Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA
3:00 PM George Gauthier 35' [4] Attendance: 2000
Referee: John Stewart (Rahway)

replays

November 1, 1908 Clark AA 2–0 Scottish American Clark Athletic grounds, East Newark, NJ
Charles Fisher 30', pen' [5] Attendance: 2500
Referee: James Nisbet (New York)
November 7, 1908 NY Caledonian 0–2 Hollywood Inn Cannon's Park, Westchester, NY
[6] Hill
Tully 		Referee: Kearns

Second round

The second round draw took place at Newark, NJ on November 7, 1908. [7] The Jersey AC/British American match ended ten minutes early on account of darkness and was ordered replayed. British later forfeited the replay. The Thistles also withdrew from the competition when the AFA decided to order a replay of their match with the Rovers.

November 26, 1908 Elite 1–1 Clan McDonald Hetzel Grove, Trenton, NJ
Cooper [8] Hoyle Referee: Singleton (Newark)
November 28, 1908 Thistles 1–0 Rovers Central Park, Philadelphia, PA
A. Cairns 65' [9] Attendance: 1200
Referee: V.F.Kearns (Bloomfield)
November 28, 1908 Brooklyn 1–2 Howard & Bullough Marquette Oval, Brooklyn, NY
R. Milne 10' (pen.) [10] Dennison
E. Pemberton 		Referee: J. W. Stuart
November 29, 1908 Jersey AC 3–0 British Americans Danforth Avenue Grounds, Jersey City, NJ
C. Zehnbauer 10'
Ronson pen'
Kettles 		[11] Referee: Al Montgomery (Newark)
November 29, 1908 Critchley 0–1 Newark Meyerrose Park, Ridgewood, NY
3:00 PM [12] Dave Piggins 10'
November 29, 1908 Arcadia Thistle 2–3 Cameron Visitation Park, Brooklyn, NY
3:00 PM Scullion
Wilson 		[13] Hastings
Isaacs
Bissett 85'		 Referee: A. H. Dale
November 29, 1908 True Blues 2–1 Rangers Willard Park, Paterson, NJ
3:00 PM Morel 10'
Gilmore 40'		 [14] Ward 7' Referee: J. Nesbitt (Brooklyn)
November 29, 1908 Clark A.A. 5–2 Hollywood Inn Clark Grounds, East Newark, NJ
3:00 PM Charley Fisher , ,
Beebe
Forfer 		[15] Cooper
Duffes 		Referee: J. Neal (Paterson)

replays

December 6, 1908 Clan McDonald 3–2 Elite Marquette Oval, Brooklyn, NY
Scott , pen'
McCulloch 		[16] Hewitt
McCafferty 		Attendance: 500
Referee: Singleton (Newark)
December 13, 1908 Jersey AC w/o British Americans Danforth Avenue Grounds, Greenville, NJ
3:00 PM [17]

Third round

The draw for the third round of the American Cup took place at the Continental Hotel in Newark, NJ on December 3, 1908.[18] The True Blue/H & B match was protested on account of ineligible players and ordered replayed.

December 27, 1908 Clark A.A. 1–0 Clan MacDonald Clark. grounds, East Newark, NJ
Robert Martin 74' [19] Referee: John Nisbet (New York)
December 27, 1908 True Blue 0–1 Howard & Bullough Willard Park, Paterson, NJ
3:00 PM [20] Eddie Pemberton 20' Attendance: 2000
Referee: Kearn (New York)
December 27, 1908 Rovers 6–1 Newark Athletic ground, Fall River, MA
3:00 PM Mickey Cannane 35', ,
George Gauthier ,
Tommy Swords 		[21] Bucken 87' Attendance: 1500
Referee: J. Montgomery (Newark)
January 1, 1909 Cameron 1–1 Jersey A.C. Williamsbridge, NY
Bissett [22] C. Zehnbauer Referee: A. Kearns

replays

January 10, 1909 Jersey A.C. 1–1 Cameron Greenville, NJ
J. Zehnbauer 10' [23] J. Isaacs 60' (pen.) Referee: Hearns (Bloomfield)
February 21, 1909 True Blue 2–0 Howard & Bullough Willard Park, Paterson, NJ
3:00 PM Andy Chambers
Spinnler 		[24] Attendance: 1500
Referee: Cairns (Bloomfield)
February 28, 1909 Jersey A.C. 2–0 (a.e.t.) Cameron Willard Park, Paterson, NJ
W. Kittles ET'
Joe Zehnbauer ET'		 [25] Referee: J. Nesbit (New York)

Semifinals

March 20, 1909 Clark A.A. 2–0 Rovers Clark Athletic grounds, East Newark
3:00PM Martin 2H'
Charley Fisher 2H'		 [26] Attendance: 3000
Referee: Alan Montgomery (Kearny)
March 28, 1909 True Blue 4–3 Jersey A.C. Willard Park, Paterson, NJ
3:00PM Steve Fletcher 1H', 2H'
Andy Chambers 1H', 2H'		 [27] Joe Zehnbauer ,
Charlie Zehnbauer 		Referee: J. Kearns

American Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinals Finals
               
New Jersey Paterson True Blues 2
New Jersey Paterson Rangers 1
New Jersey Paterson True Blues 0[c]–2
Rhode Island Howard & Bullough 1–0
New York (state) Brooklyn FC 1
New Jersey Howard and Bullough 2
New Jersey Paterson True Blues 4
New Jersey Jersey A.C. 3
New Jersey Jersey A.C. 3–w/o
Pennsylvania British American 0[b]
New Jersey Jersey A.C. 1–1-2
New York (state) Brooklyn Camerons 1–1-0
New York (state) Arcadia Thistle 2
New York (state) Cameron 3
New Jersey Trenton Caldonians 3
New York (state) Cameron 4
New Jersey Paterson True Blues 1-2
New Jersey Clark A.A. 1-1
New Jersey Scottish American 1–0
New Jersey Clark A.A. 1–2
New Jersey Clark A.A. 5
New York (state) Hollywood Inn 2
New York (state) New York Caldonians 3[a]–0
New York (state) Hollywood Inn 4–2
New Jersey Clark A.A. 1
New York (state) Clan MacDonald 0
New Jersey Elite 1–2
New York (state) Clan McDonald 1–3
New Jersey Clark A.A. 2
Massachusetts Fall River Rovers 0
Pennsylvania Thistles 1
Massachusetts Fall River Rovers 0
Massachusetts Fall River Rovers 1
New Jersey West Hudson A.A. 0
Massachusetts Fall River Rovers 6
New Jersey Newark F.C. 1
New York (state) Critchley 0
New Jersey Newark 1
  1. ^ Caledonians protest and game was ordered replayed
  2. ^ British American protested due to game being called 10 minutes early
  3. ^ True Blues protested due to Howard & Bullough playing with ineligible players

Final

April 18, 1909 Paterson True Blues (NJ) 1–1 East Newark Clark A.A. (NJ) Harrison Oval
Dunnachie 80' (pen.) [28] 6' Charley Fisher 6' (pen.) Attendance: 4000
Referee: James Nesbitt

Replay

May 2, 1909 Paterson True Blues (NJ) 2–1 East Newark Clark A.A. (NJ) Harrison Oval
Spindler 18'
Fletcher 		[29] Johnny Young 67' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James Nesbitt
Note: 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.


See also

References

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  29. ^ "American Cup Was Taken To Paterson". The Newark Star. May 3, 1909. p.7 col.3–5. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.