1916 American Cup

The 1916 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. The 1916 edition included 37 of the top eastern teams. The title was won by Bethlehem Steel with a 3-0 win over the Scottish Americans courtesy of a hat trick by Neil Clarke making Bethlehem the first team to win the American and National cups in the same season.

American Cup Bracket

	Second round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Falls F.C.
	Pan-American F.C.	w/o
					Pan-American F.C.	0
	April 24 - Philadelphia
					Fall River Rovers	3
	Henry Disston F.C.	0
									May 20 - Fall River
	Fall River Rovers	1
									Fall River Rovers	1
									Bethlehem Steel	3
	Jersey A.C.	1-1
					April 30 - Newark
	General Electric F.C.	1-0
					Jersey A.C.	0
	January 29 - Bethlehem
					Bethlehem Steel	5
	Bethlehem Steel	2
													June 10 - Bethlehem
	Clan MacDonald	0
													Bethlehem Steel	3
													Scottish-Americans	0
	Bridgeport City	3
	Brooklyn F.C.	1
					Bridgeport City	1
	November 27/December 26 - Quincy
					Babcock & Wilcox	2
	Fore River Rovers	2-0
									May 21 - Newark
	Babcock & Wilcox	2-3
									Babcock & Wilcox	1
									Scottish-Americans	3
	Kearny Athletics	0
	Scottish-Americans	4
					Scottish-Americans	2
					Brooklyn Celtic	0
	Continental F.C.	1
	Brooklyn Celtic	3

Final

June 10, 1916

Kearny Scottish-Americans (NJ)	0–3	Bethlehem Steel (PA)
	(Report)	Neil Clarke (3)

Taylor Field, Bethlehem

Referee: David M.Whyte

See also

• 1916 National Challenge Cup