1896 American Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsTrue Blues
Runner-upOlympics

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.

Participants

Western Clubs:

  • Scottish-American – Newark, New Jersey (NAFBL)
  • Caledonian – Kearny, New Jersey
  • Rangers – Kearny, New Jersey
  • Thistle – New York (NAFBL)
  • International A.C. – New York (NAFBL)
  • Thistle – Paterson, New Jersey
  • True Blues – Paterson, New Jersey

Eastern Clubs:

  • East Ends – Fall River, Massachusetts (NEL)
  • Olympics – Fall River, Massachusetts (NEL)
  • Rovers – Fall River, Massachusetts (NEL)
  • Free Wanderers – Pawtucket, Rhode Island (NEL)
  • Young Men's Christian Association – Pawtucket, Rhode Island (NEL)
  • Taftville – Taftville, Connecticut

First round

The 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.

Caledonians–NY Thistle
Cosmopolitan Park, Kearny, NJ

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.

Scottish-Americans1–1Rangers
[1]
Wiedenmayer's Park, Newark, NJ
Olympics7–2Taftville
1' Borden
Borden
Blake
Miller
Blake
Borden
Miller		 [2] W.Brown
5' Nelson
Olympic grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 200
Referee: A. Adams (Pawtucket)

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.

International8–1Paterson Thistle
W.Jones(2)
J.Jones(2)
Salter(2)
Taylor(2)		 [3]
Communipaw grounds, Jersey City, NJ
Rovers4–1East Ends
5' Gigerette
2H'(3)		 [4] 1H'
Bedford Street grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 200
Referee: T. Abbott (Olympics)

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.

Free Wanderers1–1Y.M.C.A.
5' R.Davis [5] 25' A.Watson
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 700
Referee: Whittle (Fall River)

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

Rangers1–0Scottish-Americans
[6]
Cosmopolitan Park, Newark, NJ
Free Wanderers5–3Y.M.C.A.
8' James
1H'
1H'
70' Kirkham
Davis		 [7] 25' Morrison
2H'
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Pickup (Fall River)

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.

Rovers5–5East Ends
[8] T.Stanton
Smith
Rovers grounds, Fall River, MA
Referee: Sunderland

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.

East Ends0–5Rovers
[9] 10' Tobin
15' Pemberton
1H'
2H' Simister
2H' Tobin
County street grounds, Fall River, MA
Referee: A. Pilling

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

The Rovers drew a second round bye. The True Blue-Caledonian match was protested and ordered replayed.

Free Wanderers2–7Olympics
12' Hutchinson
Hanaway(og)
2H' R.Davis		 [10] 13' Miller
24' Borden
1H' Demille
53'
Dexter street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 600
Referee: Alexander Meiklejohn (Y.M.C.A.)

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.

Rangers1–4International
3' Marshall [11] Jamieson(2)
Jones
Murphy
Cosmopolitan Park, Kearny, NJ
Attendance: 2500
Referee: T. MacIntosh

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.

True Blues4–1Caledonians
1H' Spencer
1H' Turner
2H' Spencer
2H' Spencer		 [12][13] 1H'
Olympic Park, Lakeview, NJ
Referee: A. Gray (Weehawken)

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

True Blues5–1Caledonians
15'
1H'
2H'(3)		 [14][15] 2H'
Olympic Park, Lakeview, NJ
Attendance: 2000
Referee: William Turner

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

True Blues3–1International
55' Spencer
2H' Lauder
2H' Grewcock		 [16][17] 1H' Grundy
Olympic Park, Lakeview, NJ
Attendance: 3000
Referee: J. Lennox (Kearny Rangers)

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.

Olympics2–1Rovers
10' Demille
65' Farrell		 [18] 25' Bannister
Olympic grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abe Pilling

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

The 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.

True Blues7–2Olympics
1H' Spencer
9' Spencer
Turner
45' Lauder
65' Oldfield
Oldfield
89'Grewcock		 [19][20] 1H'Sunderland
87' Sunderland
Cosmopolitan Park, Kearny, NJ
Attendance: 1500
Referee: James Lennox (Newark)

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

Standing: Thomas Petty (Trainer), R. Hall, W. Alexander, George Eaton, J. McKay, J. Upton, R. Watson, Herbert Newton (Manager), H. Hill (Trainer).
Kneeling: James Oldfield, E. Grewcock (Captain), Robert Spencer, Harry W. Lauder, Thomas Turner.

References

  1. ↑ "Association Foot Ball Kicking". (November 4, 1895). Newark Evening News, p.9 col.3
  2. ↑ "Olympics Win". (November 4, 1895). Fall River Globe, p.1 col.1
  3. ↑ "On The Gridiron". (November 11, 1895). Jersey City News, p.3 col.2
  4. ↑ "Football". (November 11, 1895). Daily Evening News, p.5 col.2
  5. ↑ "Association Foot Ball". (November 11, 1895). Evening Times, p.2 col.4
  6. ↑ "Association Foot Ball Games". (November 11, 1895). Newark Evening News, p.9 col.3
  7. ↑ "Wanderers Won". (November 29, 1895). Evening Times, p.5 col.5
  8. ↑ "Association Football". (November 29, 1895). Fall River Globe, p.1 col.1-2
  9. ↑ "Football". (January 6, 1896). Daily Evening News, p.5 col.3
  10. ↑ "Wanderers Beaten". (December 26, 1895). Evening Times, p.2 col.4
  11. ↑ "International A.C. Kickers Win". (December 29, 1895). New York Herald, p.11 col.2
  12. ↑ "True Blues Win Easily". (December 30, 1895). Paterson Evening News, p.1 col.3
  13. ↑ "Caledonians Lose". (December 30, 1895). The Morning Call, p.1 col.5
  14. ↑ "The Round Of Pastimes". (January 20, 1896). Paterson Daily Press, p.1 col.7
  15. ↑ "The Cup-Tie Game". (January 20, 1896). The Morning Call, p.1 col.6
  16. ↑ "Football". (February 23, 1896). The Sun, p.8 col.5
  17. ↑ "Sports And Pastimes". (February 24, 1896). Paterson Daily Press, p.1 col.5-6
  18. ↑ "Olympics Win Cup-Tie". (February 24, 1896). Fall River Globe, p.1 col.7
  19. ↑ "Hail The Champions". (April 20, 1896). The Morning Call, p.1 col.1-2
  20. ↑ "True Blues Champions". (April 20, 1896). Paterson Daily Press, p.1 col.4
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