1909–10 American Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1910 American Cup was the 19th edition of the American Cup an annual challenge cup held by the American Football Association. Twenty-nine teams entered the competition. Tacony F.C. became champions of this edition after defeating the Scottish Americans 2-1 in the final round.
CountryUnited States
Teams29
ChampionsTacony (1st title)
Runners-upScottish Americans
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 29 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tacony (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Scottish Americans |
Participants
| Name | City | League |
|---|---|---|
| West Hudson A.A. | Harrison | NAFL/ESL |
| True Blue F.C. | Paterson | NAFL |
| Rover F.C. | Fall River | ESL |
| Cameron | New York | NYAFL Sat/Sun |
| Clark A.A. | East Newark | NAFL |
| Paterson Rangers | Paterson | NAFL |
| Newark F.C. | Newark | NAFL/ESL |
| Clan McDonald | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
| Reliance | New York | |
| Wilberforce | Paterson | NAFBL |
| Hollywood Inn | Yonkers | NYAFL Sat |
| Scottish American | Newark | NAFL |
| Thistles | Philadelphia | ESL |
| Howard & Bullough | Pawtucket | ESL |
| Bronx United | New York | NAFL |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sat |
| Jersey A.C. | Jersey City | AFA |
| Tacony F.C. | Philadelphia | PSL |
| Critchley | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
| Arcadia Thistle | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
| Clan MacDuff | New York | NYAFL |
| Camden A.C. | Camden | |
| Ansonia | Ansonia | |
| Ledgerwood | Brooklyn | |
| Corinthians | Philadelphia | |
| Celtic | New Jersey | |
| Columbia Oval F.C. | New York | |
| Philadelphia Hibernian | Philadelphia | ESL |
| Caledonians | Trenton |
NYAFL - New York State Amateur Association Football League
NAFL - National Association Football League
NEL - New England Association Football League
CCAFL - Capital City Association Football League
FBAP - Foot Ball Association of Pennsylvania
PSL â Pennsylvania State League
ESL â Eastern Soccer League
First round
The teams that drew first round byes were Tacony, Wilberforce, and Legerwood.[1]
| October 16, 1909 | Hibernians | 5â0 | Trenton Caledonians | Philadelphia, PA |
G. Brown  , 25'Gallagher Danks McCormick |
[2] | Referee: V. Kerns (Bloomfield) |
| October 23, 1909 | Corinthians | 2â2 | Clan MacDonald | Philadelphia, PA |
| Crossley 3' Dykes |
[3] | 18' Glenn 55' |
| October 24, 1909 | West Hudson | 4â2 | Ansonia | West Hudson Athletic Ground Harrison, New Jersey |
| McAllister 3' Frankie Neil pen'Knowles Lennox |
[4] | Simcox 40' W.Smith 88' |
Referee: Thomas Turner (Paterson) |
| October 30, 1909 | Howard & Bullough | 1â1 | Thistles | Sabin Street Grounds Pawtucket, RI |
| E. Pemberton 80' |
[5] | Aleck Cairns 50' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Allen Montgomery |
| October 30, 1909 | Rovers | 3â1 | Hollywood Inn | Athletic Grounds Fall River, MA |
| Harvey 8', 25' Sunderland 11' |
[6] | Humes 80' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Dale |
| October 30, 1909 | Arcadia Thistle | 0â2 | Celtic | Visitation Oval Brooklyn, NY |
| [7] | , |
| October 30, 1909 | Cameron | 0â3 | Camden A.C. | Camden, New Jersey |
| [8] | Burrows 20', 30' White 80' |
Referee: B. Grove (Philadelphia) |
| October 31, 1909 | Newark | 0â3 | Scottish Americans | Morris Park Newark, New Jersey |
| [9] | Richardson 40' McNichol Fenwick |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J. Young (Philadelphia) |
| October 31, 1909 | Critchley | 0â0 | Brooklyn | Marquette Oval Brooklyn, NY |
| [10] | Referee: J. Nesbit (Caledonian Club) |
| October 31, 1909 | Reliance | 2â7 | Bronx United | Ontario Field New York, NY |
| Brennen , |
[11] | Shand , , Lord Renner McPherson Milne |
| October 31, 1909 | Columbia Oval | 1â5 | Jersey A.C. | Baseball grounds Jersey City, NJ |
| Kuster |
[12] | Smith , Ramson , Joe Zehnbauer |
| October 31, 1909 | Clark A.A. | 2â2 | Rangers | Clark Athletic Ground East Newark, NJ |
| Brownridge 1H' McCarthy 2H' (pen.) |
[13] | 1H' (pen.) Abhaus 2H' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Graham Winter |
| October 31, 1909 | Clan MacDuff | 0â4 | True Blue | Willard Park Paterson, New Jersey |
| [14] | Morel Joyce Spinnler , |
Referee: Allan Montgomery (Newark) |
Replays
| October 30, 1909 | Clan MacDonald | 1â2 | Corinthians | Marquette Oval Brooklyn, NY |
| W. Glenn |
[15] | Young Ashton |
Referee: Mr. G. Phillips |
| November 7, 1909 | Brooklyn | 3â3 | Critchley | Brooklyn, NY |
| , , |
, , |
| November 13, 1909 | Thistles | 3â3 | Howard & Bullough | Philadelphia, PA |
| Aleck Cairns 12' Johnny Young pen', |
[16] | Cannon 17' Smith E. Pemberton |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Allen Montgomery |
| November 13, 1909 | Brooklyn | 2â1 | Critchley | Visitation Oval Brooklyn, NY |
| S. Coward , |
[17] | J. Tait |
Referee: J. Nesbit (Caledonian Club) |
| November 14, 1909 | Clark A.A. | 0â3 | Rangers | Clark Athletic grounds East Newark, NJ |
| [18] | Scott 20' (pen.)) Christy Connors , |
Referee: D.W. White (Brooklyn) |
| December 4, 1909 | Thistles | 2â0 | Howard & Bullough | Hibernian grounds Philadelphia, PA |
| Watson 40' (pen.) Willie Cairns |
[19] | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Allen Montgomery (Newark) |
Second round
The second round draw took place at the Continental Hotel in Newark on November 6, 1909.[20] The West Hudsons advanced on a forfeit as did the Rovers when the Thistles did not show up for the replay in Fall River.
| November 28, 1909 | Brooklyn | 1â1 | True Blue | Marquette Oval Brooklyn, NY |
| S. Coward pen' |
[21] | A.M. Leach 50' |
Referee: George Young (Chester) |
| November 28, 1909 | Jersey A.C. | 2â0 | Hibernian | Baseball grounds Jersey City, NJ |
| C. Zehnbauer pen' Joe Zehnbauer 46' |
[22] | Attendance: 500 Referee: Mr. Cuscik (Paterson) |
| November 28, 1909 | Rangers | 3â1 | Corinthians | Willard Park Patersona, NJ |
| Christie o.g.' Duncan Ray Turner , |
[23] | |
Referee: Mr. White (Brooklyn) |
| November 28, 1909 | Scottish American | 4â0 | Camden | Wiedenmayer's Park Newark, NJ |
| Hogan 5' Montieth McNichol Fenwick |
[24] | Referee: George Phillips (Trenton) |
| November 28, 1909 | West Hudson | w/o | Ledgerwood | |
| [25] |
| November 28, 1909 | Wilberforce | 2â2 | Bronx United | Ryle Park Paterson, NJ |
| Parting Gillmore |
[26] | Hudson 5' McPherson 80' |
Referee: Montgomery (Newark) |
| December 11, 1909 | Thistles | 3â3 | Rovers | Philadelphia, PA |
| Galbraith 5' Johnny Young Smith 80' |
[27] | Swords 13' Elliott Murphy |
Attendance: 1300 Referee: D.W. White (Brooklyn) |
| December 11, 1909 | Tacony | 3â1 | Celtic | Tacony Ball Park Philadelphia, PA |
| Kemp McDonald , |
[28] | Flynn |
Attendance: 500 Referee: J. Phillips (Trenton) |
Replays
| December 5, 1909 | Brooklyn | 1â3 | True Blue | Marquette Oval Brooklyn, NY |
| S. Coward |
[29] | Morel 15' McKersie Martin |
Referee: Mr. Young (Philadelphia) |
| December 5, 1909 | Wilberforce | 5â2 | Bronx United | Ryle Park Paterson, NJ |
| Gillmore , Parting Cummings Metz |
[30] | Hudson , |
Referee: Montgomery (Newark) |
| December 18, 1909 | Rovers | w/o | Thistles | Fall River, MA |
| [31] |
Third round
The third round draw took place at the Continental Hotel in Newark on 4 December.[32]
| February 6, 1910 | Jersey A.C. | 2â2 | Rovers | West Side Park Jersey City, NJ |
| Waldron Joe Zehnbauer |
[33] | Murphy 65' Elliott 81' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: D.H. White (Brooklyn) |
| February 6, 1910 | Scottish Americans | 1â0 | West Hudson | Wiedenmayer's Park Newark, NJ |
| Mike Toman 65' |
[34] | Attendance: 500 Referee: George Young |
| March 6, 1910 | Rangers | 1â4 | Tacony | Willard Park Paterson, NJ |
| Bissett |
[35] | Hyslop 15', Smith McDonald |
Attendance: 1500 Referee: J. Mathews |
| March 13, 1910 | Wilberforce | 0â2 | True Blue | Ryle Park Paterson, NJ |
| [36] | Morel 80' Spinnler |
Referee: Allan Montgomery (Newark) |
replay
| March 12, 1910 | Rovers | 1â0 | Jersey A.C. | Athletic grounds Fall River, MA |
| Tommy Swords 10' |
[37] | Attendance: 1200 Referee: D.H. White (Brooklyn) |
Semifinals
| March 26, 1910 | Tacony | 2â1 | Rovers | Tacony baseball grounds Philadelphia, PA |
| McDonald 30' Smith 85' |
[38] | Harvey |
Attendance: 3000 Referee: George Young (Chester) |
| March 27, 1910 | True Blue | 1â1 | Scottish Americans | Willard Park Paterson, NJ |
| Holden |
[39] | Sproul 10' |
Attendance: 3500 Referee: Philips (Trenton) |
replay
| April 3, 1910 | Scottish Americans | 5â1 | True Blue | Morris Park Newark, NJ |
| Galley 15', , Fenwick 30'Montieth 75' |
[40] | Martin 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2000 Referee: George A. Phillips (Trenton) |
Final
| April 24, 1910 | Scottish Americans (NJ) | 1â2 | Tacony F.C. (PA) | West Hudson Athletic Field Harrison, New Jersey |
| Stewart 75' (pen.) |
[41] | MacDonald 10' Mooreson 79' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: J. Nesbit (New York) |
