1889 American Cup
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.
| 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 → | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trenton | 1–3 | Thistle |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 0–5 | Pawtucket |
|---|---|---|
| 1' Mullarkey 35' Lennox Lennox Mullarkey Sandilands |
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.
| Trenton Rovers | 0-0 | O.N.T. |
|---|---|---|
| Fall River Rovers | 7-0 | East Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonians | 4-4 | Tiffany Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | 2-1 | Paterson |
|---|---|---|
replays
| ONT | w/o | Trenton Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | 3-0 | Paterson |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonians | 4-1 | Tiffany Rovers |
|---|---|---|
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.
| Thistle | 7-1 | Paterson Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Fall River Rovers | 4-0 | Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| 30' Bruckshaw 60' Cornell 61' Bell 66' Bruckshaw |
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.
| Alma | 0-3 | Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| McCormack Barr Williamson |
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.
| Thistle | 4-5 | Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| Barber(2) Jamieson(2) |
McWilliams R.Barr J.Hendry McCormac(2) |
| Pawtucket | 1-2 | Fall Rivers Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| 60' Mullarkey | 5' Cornell 32' Bell(Buckley) |
Semifinal
Caledonians drew a bye.
| Fall River Rovers | 7-0 | ONT |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Newark Caledonians | 0–4 | Fall River Rovers |
|---|---|---|
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