1896 American Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 13 |
Final positions | |
Champions | True Blues |
Runner-up | Olympics |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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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-Americans | 1–1 | Rangers |
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[1] |
Olympics | 7–2 | Taftville |
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1' Borden Borden Blake Miller Blake Borden Miller |
[2] | W.Brown 5' Nelson |
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.
International | 8–1 | Paterson Thistle |
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W.Jones(2) J.Jones(2) Salter(2) Taylor(2) |
[3] |
Rovers | 4–1 | East Ends |
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5' Gigerette 2H'(3) |
[4] | 1H' |
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 Wanderers | 1–1 | Y.M.C.A. |
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5' R.Davis | [5] | 25' A.Watson |
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
[edit]Rangers | 1–0 | Scottish-Americans |
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[6] |
Free Wanderers | 5–3 | Y.M.C.A. |
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8' James 1H' 1H' 70' Kirkham Davis |
[7] | 25' Morrison 2H' |
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.
Rovers | 5–5 | East Ends |
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[8] | T.Stanton Smith |
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 Ends | 0–5 | Rovers |
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[9] | 10' Tobin 15' Pemberton 1H' 2H' Simister 2H' Tobin |
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
[edit]The Rovers drew a second round bye. The True Blue-Caledonian match was protested and ordered replayed.
Free Wanderers | 2–7 | Olympics |
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12' Hutchinson Hanaway(og) 2H' R.Davis |
[10] | 13' Miller 24' Borden 1H' Demille 53' |
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.
Rangers | 1–4 | International |
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3' Marshall | [11] | Jamieson(2) Jones Murphy |
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 Blues | 4–1 | Caledonians |
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1H' Spencer 1H' Turner 2H' Spencer 2H' Spencer |
[12][13] | 1H' |
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
[edit]True Blues | 5–1 | Caledonians |
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15' 1H' 2H'(3) |
[14][15] | 2H' |
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
[edit]True Blues | 3–1 | International |
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55' Spencer 2H' Lauder 2H' Grewcock |
[16][17] | 1H' Grundy |
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.
Olympics | 2–1 | Rovers |
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10' Demille 65' Farrell |
[18] | 25' Bannister |
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
[edit]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 Blues | 7–2 | Olympics |
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1H' Spencer 9' Spencer Turner 45' Lauder 65' Oldfield Oldfield 89'Grewcock |
[19][20] | 1H'Sunderland 87' Sunderland |
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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/PatersonTrueBlues189596.jpg/550px-PatersonTrueBlues189596.jpg)
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.
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