1885–86 American Cup
Soccer tournament
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The 1885–86 American Cup was the second installment of the soccer tournament directed by the American Football Association. Clark O.N.T., as holders of the trophy, had successfully defended their title and receiving along with the trophy a pair of leg guards donated by the Alma Cricket and Football club.
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| Country | United States |
| Date | October 24, 1885 – April 3, 1886 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Clark O.N.T. (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Kearny Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 36 (4.5 per match) |
Participants
The clubs still all came from New York and New Jersey, though there were now four different cities represented. The Domestic club became the Almas, while New York Rovers and Trenton were added. The Alma football club, established in 1884, played out of Frelinghuysen Avenue Grounds and wore black jerseys and white knickerbockers. The Trenton football club, established in 1886, played out of the East State Street grounds and wore blue and black jerseys, blue caps, white shorts, and red socks.
| State | City | Team |
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| New Jersey | Paterson | Caledonian Thistle Club |
| Newark | Almas | |
| Clark O.N.T. | ||
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| Kearny | Kearny Rangers | |
| Trenton | Trenton F.B.C. | |
| New York | New York | New York F.B.C. |
| New York Rovers |
| Participants | ||
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  O.N.T. Alma Rangers Caledonian Trenton New York Rovers | ||
Competition
First round
Caledonian Thistle drew a bye.
| October 24, 1885 | Trenton | 0–4 | Kearny Rangers | Trenton, New Jersey |
| 3:30 PM | [1][2] | Stadium: Cricket Grounds Referee: H.Starmer | ||
| Note: Trenton- E.H.Openshaw(c), J.James, J.Mart, H.Everingham, T.Baddely, D.Baggley, J.Mardel, W.Emery, T.McNichol, Frank Gee, R.Rhodes. Kearny Rangers: GK D.Ferguson, DF J.Hood, J.Lennox, MF T.Burke, W.Hood, D.Morris, FW R.Raeburn, W.Taylor, J.Young, J.Taylor, H.Ashley. |
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| October 31, 1885 | O.N.T. | 10–0 | New York Rovers | East Newark, New Jersey |
| [3][4] | Stadium: ONT AA Grounds Referee: T.Hood | |||
| Note: O.N.T.: GK R.Hughes, DF Harry Holden, J.Dougherty, MF T.Smith, Joe Swithemby, A.Polisher, FW C.McCann, James Howarth, Jack Swithemby, James McGurck, Joseph Swarbrick. Rovers: GK W.Donnegan, DF A.Crawford, W.Dunnan, J.Lachlan, MF W.Lachlan, B.Wilson, H.Westbrook, FW J.White, F.Malcomb, W.Harris, A.Campbell. |
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| November 3, 1885 | Alma | 1–1 | New York | Newark, New Jersey |
| 2:45 PM | Maxfield  |
[5] | Grant 85' |
Stadium: Frelinghuysen Grounds Referee: T.Hood |
| Note: Almas: GK Hollenback FB Starmer, Moore, HB Frank Farrow, Morton, Corbey, FW Lucas, Lodge, Maxfield, John Gray, George Curtin. | ||||
First replay
| November 14, 1885 | Alma | 1–1 | New York | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| [6][7] | Stadium: Elysian Fields |
Second replay
| November 26, 1885 | Alma | 4–2 | New York | Newark, New Jersey |
| 10:30 AM | Lodge , Gray , |
[8] | Johnston Lucas |
Stadium: Frelinghuysen Grounds Attendance: 600 |
Second round
| December 12, 1885 | Clark O.N.T. | 5–0 | Caledonian Thistles | East Newark |
| 3:30 PM | Jack Swithenby 10' Devine 15'Jack Swithemby 35'McCann Swarbrick |
[9] | Stadium: ONT Grounds Attendance: 500 Referee: C.Smith | |
| Note: ONT: GK Hughes, DF Pollister, Holden, MF Howarth, Joe Swithenby, P.Smith, FW Swarbrick, McGurck, McCann, Devine, Jack Swithenby(c). Thistles: T.Paterson, Chapman, Hall, Williamson, Forsythe, W.Turner(c), Anderson, A.Turner, Donaldson, H.Craig, J.Kane. |
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| December 12, 1885 | Almas | 0–3 | Kearny Rangers | Newark, NJ |
| 3:00 PM | [10] | Young 10' Young William Taylor |
Stadium: Frelinghuysen Avenue Ground Referee: R.Craig | |
| Note: Almas: GK Ryker, DF Moore, Conklin, MF Corby, Morton, Hirst, FW Gray, Lucas, Lodge, Curtin, Maxfield. Rangers: GK T.Hood, DF J.Hood, Lennox, MF Buck, W.Hood, Crawford, FW Ashley, William Taylor, Walter Taylor, Raeburn, J.Young. |
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Final round
| April 3, 1886 | Clark O.N.T.  | 3-1 | Kearny Rangers | Newark, NJ |
| 3:30 PM | M.Devine 15' J.McCann 25'Fisher 65' |
[11][12] | McKell 68' |
Stadium: Frelinghuysen Avenue ground Attendance: 1000 Referee: A. Turner (Paterson Thistle) |
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Umpires:
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American Cup Bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Clark O.N.T. | 10 | ||||||||||||
| New York Rovers | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Clark O.N.T. | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Caledonian Thistle | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Clark O.N.T. | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Kearny Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Almas | 4* | ||||||||||||
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| New York | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Almas | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Kearny Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Trenton | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Kearny Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||
Notes: * result after two replays
Champions
| American Football Association Challenge Cup |
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| Second Title |