1920 American Cup
The 1920 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. Bethlehem Steel had their streak of four straight American Cup wins broken this year by Robins Dry Dock of Brooklyn. The shipbuilders defeated the steelworkers 1-0 in the final on May 2nd at Harrison, New Jersey.[1][2]
American Cup Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| November 23 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Robins Dry Dock | 2 | |||||||||||||
| January 11/March 28 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Clan MacDuff | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Robins Dry Dock | 0-2a | |||||||||||||
| December 14 - Bridgeport | ||||||||||||||
| Morse Dry Dock | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport Thistle | ||||||||||||||
| April 24 - Pawtucket | ||||||||||||||
| Morse Dry Dock | ||||||||||||||
| Robins Dry Dock | 2 | |||||||||||||
| January 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Fore River | 0 | |||||||||||||
| J&P Coats | ||||||||||||||
| April 17 - Fall River | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River Rovers | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River Rovers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| November 29/December 6 - Quincy | ||||||||||||||
| Fore River | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fore River | 1-5 | |||||||||||||
| May 2 - Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| St. Michaels | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| Robins Dry Dock | 1 | |||||||||||||
| November 29 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Disston A.A. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| January 10 - Bethlehem | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kearny Federal Ship | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Haledon Thistles | ||||||||||||||
| March 28 - Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| Kearny Federal Ship | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 5 | |||||||||||||
| December 7 - Newark | ||||||||||||||
| Erie A.A. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Erie A.A. | 10 | |||||||||||||
| January 11, 18 - Newark | ||||||||||||||
| Malta F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Erie A.A. | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| November 30 - Kearny | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson F.C. | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Wanderers | 0 | |||||||||||||
(a) first match protested
Final
| Robins Dry Dock (NY) | 1-0 | Bethlehem Steel (PA) |
|---|---|---|
Tommy Murphy  (O.G.) |
(Report) |
See also
References
- ^ "1920 America's Cup... - RareNewspapers.com". www.rarenewspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Vintage Details of 1920 America's Cup Defender Resolute". North Sails. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2019-10-22.