1889 American Cup

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)
← 1888 1890 →

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.

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

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