1898 American Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams2
Final positions
ChampionsArlington A.A.
Runner-upKearny A.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored12 (6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gorman (3)

The 1898 American Cup was the fourteenth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Arlington Athletic Association won the series against the Kearny A.C. At the annual AFA meeting at Union Hall in East Newark on September 25, 1897, the committee elected was Dr. J.W. Reid of Arlington A.A. as president, William Robertson of Kearny as Secretary, and John McCance of Kearny Association as Treasurer.[1]

Entries

Among the clubs present at the annual meeting were the Paterson True Blues, Paterson Crescents, Scottish Americans, Kearny Athletics, New Rochelle Football Club and Arlington AA. Some of the teams preferred a league plan as opposed to a knockout system. The only teams that paid the entry fee were, Arlington, Kearny A.C. and New Rochelle. With the exception of New Rochelle, the other five teams took part in the NAFBL this season which took place from October 1897 to March 1898.[2]

Draw

The tournament schedule was released following the conclusion of the NAFBL season.[3] The only eligible teams that paid their deposits in September were Arlington, Kearny and New Rochelle. The original format was as a double round robin series:
March 26 New Rochelle vs Arlington at New Rochelle
April 2 Arlington vs New Rochelle at Arlington
April 9 Kearny Athletics vs New Rochelle at Cosmopolitan Park
April 16 Arlington vs Kearny Athletics at Arlington
April 23 Kearny Athletics vs New Rochelle at New Rochelle
April 30 Kearny Athletics vs Arlington at Cosmopolitan Park

Matches

The New Rochelle Club did not participate. Arlington and Kearny played a two-game series to decide the championship.

Arlington3–0Kearny
Gorman
Bruxby
Moore		 [4][5]
Arlington, NJ
Kearny4–5Arlington
30' McGee
31' Richmond
54' Montgomery(pk)
75' McGee		 [6][7][8] 2' J. Boyle
42' Gorman
49' Bruxby
76' Gorman
88' Moore
Cosmopolitan Park, Newark, NJ
Referee: E. Sargent

Kearny: GK Hayes, FB Sanson, Donnelly, HB Sagis, Cutter, McCance, RW Montgomery, Richmond, C Mulvey, LW Singleton, McGee. Arlington: GK Moriarty, FB Eagan, Coburn, HB Slack, Camb, J. Boyle, RW Gorman, Fergerson, C Moore, LW Boyle, Bruxby.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Games On The Gridiron". (October 2, 1897). The Jersey City News, p.3 col.3
  2. ↑ "National Association Foot Ball Games". (October 25, 1897). Newark Evening News, p.11 col.4
  3. ↑ "Warm Weather Football". (March 20, 1898). The Sunday Call, p.8 col.1
  4. ↑ "Football". (April 10, 1898). The Sun, p.10 col.5
  5. ↑ "Sporting Chronology". (1899). New York Clipper Annual, p.36 col.1
  6. ↑ "General Sporting Notes". (April 25, 1898). Newark Evening News, p.13 col.4
  7. ↑ "Football". (April 24, 1898). The Sun, p.10 col.3
  8. ↑ "Championship Football". (April 2, 1898). The Sunday Call, p.9 col.3
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