1890 American Cup

1890 American Cup
Country	United States
Teams	13
Champions	Fall River Olympics
Runners-up	Kearny Rovers
Matches played	11
Goals scored	63 (5.73 per match)
	← 1889 1891 →

The 1890 American Cup was the sixth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Fall River Olympics won their first title becoming the second Fall River team to do so after the Rovers had won the previous two editions.

First round

October 1889

Lonsdale	v	Providence

October 5, 1889

Fall River Olympics	6–3	Fall River East Ends

County street grounds, Fall River, MA

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Harry Mellor

Olympics: GK Harwood, DF Stewart, Lee, MF Leigh, Burgess, Whittaker, FW Clarkson, Finlow, Randall, Taylor, Ingham. EastEnds: GK Marshall, DF Atley, Stanton, MF Sharrocks, Mercer, Foley, FW Tobin, Farnell, Taylor, Sunderland, Snape.

October 12, 1889

3:30 PM

Fall River Rovers	4–1	Pawtucket Free Wanderers
Cornell Bell(2)		39' H.Stewart(og)

Rovers: GK Shea, DF Bradley, Lonsdale, MF Adams, Waring, Buckley, FW Bell, Blakeley, Wilde, Duff, Connell. Pawtucket: GK Hardy, DF Harry Stewart, Love, MF Smith, Devanney, Lennox, FW Sandiland, Jeffrey, Murray, Mularkey, Graham.

October 12, 1889

Caledonian	1-15	Thistle

ONT grounds, Kearny, NJ

October 12, 1889

Brooklyn Longfellows	3-2	ONT

Ridgewood baseball grounds

Referee: A.Smedley

Longfellows: GK M.Gorvin, DF T.Fay, T.Masterton, MF T.Pope, T.Court, R.Neave, FW J.Green, J.McConnell, T.Brockington, C.Gorvin, J.Lennon. ONT: GK T.Hughes, DF A.Lyon, W.Walker, MF J.Polisher, C.Alsopp, G.Williams, FW C.Bradley, A.Smith, T.Henderson, W.Downs, A.Singleton, L.D.Flynn.

October 1889

Paterson	v	Kearny Rovers

Second round

November 23, 1889

Kearny Rovers	4-3	Brooklyn Longfellows

ONT grounds, Kearny, NJ

Referee: Patrick Hughes

Rovers: GK J.Howarth, DF H.Holden, Jack Hood, MF T.Cranor, Joe Swithemby, W.Barr, FW John Swithemby, F.Costello, A.Cutler, James Hood, J.Connolly. Longfellows: GK W.Gordon, DF T.Fay, T.Masterson, MF T.Pope, D.Campbell, R.Reaves, FW T.Green, J.Taylor, W.Paul, C.Gorvin, J.Leonard.

November 23, 1889

Trenton	2-2	Thistles

Trenton, NJ

Semifinals

January 18, 1890

3:05 PM

Pawtucket Free Wanderers	0–4	Fall River Olympics
		3' Taylor 33' Clarkson(Taylor) 53' Slater 61' Ingham

Dexter street grounds, Pawtucket, RI

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Walker

Olympics: GK Cornell, DF Harwood, Jack Stuart, MF Burgess, Pilling, Whittaker, FW Clarkson, Finlan, Taylor, Slater, Hingham. Pawtucket: GK J.Shea, DF Love, Harry Stuart, MF Devanney, Smith, Finn, FW Sanderlands, Jeffrey, Murray, Mullarkey, Graham.

January 18, 1889

Kearny Rovers	5-1	Trenton
Jack Swithemby Connolly Jimmy Hood McNabb Barr		Carthege

ONT grounds, Kearny, NJ

Attendance: 600

Kearny: GK Cutler, DF Holden, John Hood, MF Crans, Joe Swithemby, Howarth, FW McNabb, Jack Swithemby, Barr, Connelly, James Hood. Trenton: GK W.Bradshaw, DF Almon, Rhodes, MF James, Irwin, Cooper, FW Ward, J.Bradshaw, Heaton, Carthege, Byat.

Final

April 5, 1890

3:30 PM

Fall River Olympics	4–3	Kearny Rovers
2' 4' Ingham(Clarkson) 29' Pilling 41'		59' Hood

Dexter street grounds, Pawtucket, RI

Attendance: 5000

Referee: Turner

Olympics: GK Connell, DF Harwood, Stewart, MF Burgess, Pilling, Whittaker, FW Clarkson, Finlan, Taylor, Slater, Ingham. Rovers: GK Cutler, DF Holden, Hood, MF Swithemby, Howarth, Crawn, FW Wood, J.Swithemby, Connelly, J.Hood, Barr, Jameson.

Sources

Boston Globe
New York Herald
New York Times
Providence Journal
Trenton Times
Sunday Call

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