1910–11 American Cup

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The 1911 American Cup was the annual challenge cup held by the American Football Association. Twenty-eight teams entered the tournament. Howard & Bullough of Pawtucket were the winners of this edition.

CountryUnited States

DatesOctober 22, 1910 â April 23, 1911

Teams28

ChampionsHoward & Bullough (1st title)

Quick facts Tournament details, Country ...

1911 American Cup
Tournament details

Country	United States
Dates	October 22, 1910 â April 23, 1911
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Howard & Bullough (1st title)
Runners-up	Philadelphia Hibernian
â 1910 1912 â

Participants

More information Name, City ...

Name	City	League
Ansonia	Ansonia
Arcadia Thistle	Brooklyn	NYAFL Sun
Birmingham F.C. Son's of St. George
Bronx United	New York	NAFL
Caledonians	Trenton
Cameron	New York	NYAFL Sat/Sun
Celtic	Brooklyn
Celtic	Philadelphia
Clan McDonald	Brooklyn	NYAFL Sun
Collinswood F.C.	New Jersey
Columbia Oval F.C.	New York
Critchley	Brooklyn	NYAFL Sun
Haledon Thistles	New Jersey
Howard & Bullough	Pawtucket	ESL
Hollywood Inn	Yonkers	NYAFL Sat
Jersey A.C.	Jersey City	AFA
Newburg FC	Pennsylvania
Paterson Rangers	Paterson	NAFL
Wilberforce	Paterson	NAFBL
Scottish American	Newark	NAFL
True Blue F.C.	Paterson	NAFL
Philadelphia Hibernian	Philadelphia	ESL
Tacony F.C.	Philadelphia	PSL
Thistles	Philadelphia	ESL
Vernon Lodge	Harrison
West Hudson A.A.	Harrison	NAFL/ESL

Source: ^[1]

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 draw for the first round took place on September 10, 1910.^[2] Collingswood, Cameron, Scottish American, and Wilberforce drew byes.

October 16, 1910

More information Haledon Thistle, 1â4 ...

Haledon Thistle	1â4	Tacony
Canova	^[3]	Kemp Dawson Dawson Kemp

Wilard Park Paterson, New Jersey

Referee: Allan Montgomery

October 23, 1910

More information Ansonia, 1â1 ...

Ansonia	1â1	Bronx United
	^[4]

Hotchkiss Field Ansonia, CT

October 23, 1910

More information True Blue, 2â1 ...

True Blue	2â1	Newburg
Laurie Leech	^[5]	McPherson

Willard Park Paterson, New Jersey

October 29, 1910

More information Philadelphia Thistle, 3â1 ...

Philadelphia Thistle	3â1	Hollywood Inn
Jimmy Kerr Cankie Cairns Ashton	^[6]	Gibbs

Philadelphia, PA

Referee: David Gould

October 29, 1910

More information Philadelphia Celtic, 1â3 ...

Philadelphia Celtic	1â3	Caledonian
87â McNichol	^[7]	Bentley 60â Birchenough J. Smith

Philadelphia, PA

Referee: G. Young

October 30, 1910

More information Clan McDonald, 2â0 ...

Clan McDonald	2â0	Vernon Lodge
Peters Orr	^[8]

Marquette Oval, Brooklyn

Referee: M. Cussack

October 30, 1910

More information Rangers, 1â1 ...

Rangers	1â1	Hibernian
87â Alex Bissett	^[9]	M. Garvey

Olympic Park Paterson, New Jersey

October 30, 1910

More information Columbia F.C., 0â1 ...

Columbia F.C.	0â1	Brooklyn Celtic
	^[10]	MacPherson

West Hudson Oval Harrison, New Jersey

Referee: Andrew Laurie

October 30, 1910

More information Birmingham F.C., 2â2 ...

Birmingham F.C.	2â2	Brooklyn
Garrett Nichols	^[11]

Wiedenmayer's Park Newark, New Jersey

October 30, 1910

More information Arcadia Thistle, 0â0 ...

Arcadia Thistle	0â0	Howard & Bullough
	^[12]

Morris Park Newark, New Jersey

Referee: Montgomery

October 30, 1910

More information Critchley, 0â0 ...

Critchley	0â0	Jersey A.C.
	^[13]

Edison Field Brooklyn, New York

Referee: J. White

October 30, 1910

More information Newark F.C., 2â3 ...

Newark F.C.	2â3	West Hudson
30â McMahon(pk) John Leggett	^[14]	25â Lennox 60â Carter 65â Ford(pk)

Morris Park Newark, New Jersey

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: George Phillip (Trenton)

replays

October 30, 1910

More information Bronx United, 2â2 ...

Bronx United	2â2	Ansonia
	^[15]

Bronx Oval Bronx, New York

November 5, 1910

More information Hibernian, 2â0 ...

Hibernian	2â0	Rangers
75â Gallagher Smith	^[16]

Philadelphia, PA

Referee: Bernstein (Brooklyn)

November 5, 1910

More information Howard & Bullough, 5â1 ...

Howard & Bullough	5â1	Arcadia Thistle
37â Brown McKay Harvey Harvey McKay	^[17]	McKenzie

Sabin Street grounds

Referee: Montgomery (Newark)

November 6, 1910

More information Brooklyn, 2â2 ...

Brooklyn	2â2	Birmingham F.C.
Kirby Milne	^[18]	Woodward Compton (pk)

Edison Field Brooklyn, New York

Referee: W. Williams

November 6, 1910

More information Jersey A.C., 3â0 ...

Jersey A.C.	3â0	Critchley
	^[19]	40â Pall (og)

Jersey City Baseball grounds

Attendance: 200

November 12, 1910

More information Brooklyn, 6â1 ...

Brooklyn	6â1	Birmingham F.C.
1â Kirby Watts Opperman Coward Kirby Maclennan	^[20]	60â Foster/Proctor

Harrison Oval

Referee: A. Montgomery

November 13, 1910

More information Bronx United, 1â3 ...

Bronx United	1â3	Ansonia
	^[21]	Tomlinson Neilson Stevens

Harrison Oval

Referee: J. Davis (Jersey City)

Second round

The second round draw took place November 5, 1910 at the Continental hotel in Newark, NJ.^[22] The AnsoniaâBrooklyn match was ordered replayed because Ansonia used an ineligible player.

November 24, 1910

More information Clan MacDonald, 0â0 ...

Clan MacDonald	0â0	Brooklyn Celtic
	^[23]

Marquette Oval

November 24, 1910

More information Collingwood, 0â2 ...

Collingwood	0â2	Scottish American
	^[24]	10', 75' Montieth

Philadelphia, PA

Referee: Philips

November 26, 1910

More information Hibernian, 4â1 ...

Hibernian	4â1	Jersey A.C.
10' Hinds Waltemate Scott 88' Scott	^[25]	Tait

Philadelphia, PA

Referee: Dale (Paterson)

November 26, 1910

More information Howard & Bullough, 2â1 ...

Howard & Bullough	2â1	West Hudson
25' Harvey 86' Handling	^[26]	60' Carter

Sabin Street grounds Pawtucket, RI

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Gore (New Bedford)

November 26, 1910

More information Caledonian, 3â3 ...

Caledonian	3â3	True Blue
20' Harrison 60' Bentley Harrison	^[27]	3' Leitch Leitch 88' John Montgomery

Hetzel Field, Trenton, NJ

Referee: George Young (Chester, PA)

November 27, 1910

More information Ansonia, 4â3 ...

Ansonia	4â3	Brooklyn
Simcox(2) Stevens Tomlinson	^[28]

Hotchkiss Field Ansonia, CT

Attendance: 500

Referee: Montgomery (Kearney, NJ)

November 27, 1910

More information Wilberforce, 0â1 ...

Wilberforce	0â1	Tacony
	^[29]	25' McDonald (pk)

Olympic Park, Paterson

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Burnside (Brooklyn)

November 27, 1910

More information Cameron, 0â4 ...

Cameron	0â4	Thistle
	^[30]

Harrison Oval, Newark

replays

December 4, 1910

More information Celtic, 0â2 ...

Celtic	0â2	Clan MacDonald
	^[31]	Ross Peters

Celtic Park, Brooklyn

December 4, 1910

More information True Blue, 6â1 ...

True Blue	6â1	Caledonian
1H' Laurie 2H' Laurie Dearne Laurie Montgomery Leach	^[32]	1H' Cooper

Willard Park, Paterson

Referee: Young (Philadelphia)

January 1, 1911

More information Brooklyn, 1â3 ...

Brooklyn	1â3	Ansonia
Danielson	^[33]

Visitation Oval, Brooklyn

Third round

December 26, 1910

More information Tacony, 1â0 ...

Tacony	1â0	Thistle
89' Dawson	^[34]

Philadelphia, PA

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Phelps

December 31, 1911

More information Howard & Bullough, 2â2 ...

Howard & Bullough	2â2	True Blue
E. Pemberton McKay	^[35]	Laurie (pk) 30' Dearn

Sabin Street grounds

Attendance: 1200

Referee: White (Brooklyn)

January 2, 1911

More information Hibernian, 3â3 ...

Hibernian	3â3	Clan MacDonald
15' Smith Godfrey Gallagher	^[36]	Thomson Falls Hoyle (pk)

Philadelphia, PA

Referee: Allen Montgomery (Newark)

January 22, 1911

More information Ansonia, 1â0 ...

Ansonia	1â0	Scottish American
28' Stevens	^[37]

Hotchkiss Field, Ansonia, CT

Referee: Nesbit (NY)

replays

January 8, 1911

More information Clan MacDonald, 1â2 ...

Clan MacDonald	1â2	Hibernian
Saull	^[38]	Smith Burroughs

Marquette Oval, Brooklyn

Referee: Allen Montgomery (Newark)

January 8, 1911

More information True Blue, 1â1 ...

True Blue	1â1	Howard & Bullough
A. Montgomery	^[39]	J. Blakely

Willard Park, Paterson

Referee: White (New York)

January 22, 1911

More information True Blue, 1â2 ...

True Blue	1â2	Howard & Bullough
20' Dearn	^[40]	Harvey Pemberton

Harrison Oval,

Attendance: 2500

Referee: D.H. White (Brooklyn)

Semifinals

March 4, 1911

More information Hibernian, 3â1 ...

Hibernian	3â1	Ansonia
Godfrey (2) Danks	^[41]	40' Simcox

Philadelphia, PA

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Phillips (Trenton)

March 4, 1911

More information Howard & Bullough, 2â1 ...

Howard & Bullough	2â1	Tacony
21' McKay 27' Smith	^[42]	69' Kemp

Sabin Street grounds

Attendance: 3000

Referee: AJ Burnside (Brooklyn)

Final

April 9, 1911

More information Philadelphia Hibernian (PA), 1â1 ...

Philadelphia Hibernian (PA)	1â1	Howard & Bullough (RI)
Harry Burroughs 70â	^[43]	Michael Cannane 80â

Morris Park Newark, New Jersey

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Harry Dale (Paterson)

replay

April 23, 1911

More information Philadelphia Hibernian (PA), 1â3 ...

Philadelphia Hibernian (PA)	1â3	Howard & Bullough (RI)
60' Burrows	^[44]	46' McKay Harvey (pk) 76' Harvey

Morris Park Newark, New Jersey

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Harry Dale (Paterson)

Hibs: GK O'Donnell, RF Danks, LF Wilson(c), RMF Waltermate, CMF Blaney, LMF Tillie, OR Burroughs, IR Godfrey, CF Gallagher, IL Smith, OL Hinds.
H&B: GK Healey, RF O'Toole(c), LF Donnelly, RMF Creighton, CMF Brown, LMF Blakely, OR Harvey, IR McKay, CF W.Pemberton, IL E.Pemberton, OL Cannan.

Champions

Howard & Bullough 1911 American Cup Champions.

References

[1]
"Trenton Soccer Team Out for Cup". The Times. September 13, 1910. p.11 col.7. Retrieved October 10, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[2]
"Soccer Clubs Prep for Big Season". Newark Evening News. September 12, 1910. p.21 col.3. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
[3]
"Tacony Beat the Thistles". The Morning Call. October 17, 1910. p.3 col.4. Retrieved October 10, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[4]
"Ansonias And Bronx Teams Played A TieâGame". (October 24, 1910). Evening Sentinel, p.1 col.2
[5]
"True Blue Defeated Newburgh Eleven in Cup Tie Game". Paterson Evening News. October 24, 1910. p.6 col.4. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[6]
"Thistles win Cup Contest 3-1". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1910. p.53 col.1. Retrieved October 10, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[7]
"Celtic Downed by Jerseyman, 3-1". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1910. p.53 col.2. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[8]
"Tie for Socker Cup far from Being Decided". Brooklyn Eagle. October 31, 1910. p.23 col.5. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[9]
"Cup Tie Game Was A Draw". (October 31, 1910). Paterson Press, p.6 col.7
[10]
"Brooklyn Celtics win in Harrison". Jersey Observer and Jersey Journal. October 31, 1910. p.10 col.4. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[11]
"Soccer on Many Fields". New-York Tribune. October 31, 1910. p.5 col.5. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[12]
"Fight to a Soccer Tie". New-York Tribune. October 30, 1910. p.14 col.5. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[13]
"Critchleys in Tie Game with the Jersey A.C." Times Union. October 31, 1910. p.10 col.1-2. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[14]
"West Hudson Eleven Puts Out Newark". Newark Evening News. October 31, 1910. p.17 col.2. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[15]
"Played Another Tie Game". (October 31, 1910). Evening Sentinel, p.4 col.2
[16]
"Hibernians Win Cup Contest 2-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1910. p. 52 col.1. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[17]
"Put Thistles Out Of CupâTie". (November 7, 1910). Evening Times, p.2 col.8
[18]
"Brooklyns Again Tie; New Game Necessary". Brooklyn Eagle. November 7, 1910. p.27 col.5. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[19]
"Jersey A.C. Defeated the Critchleys". The Jersey Journal. November 7, 1910. p.13 col.4. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[20]
"Crescent Sockers Beaten by Quakers". Brooklyn Eagle. November 13, 1910. p.57 col.4. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[21]
"No Title". (November 14, 1910). Evening Sentinel, p.5
[22]
"Jerseys, Howard & Bulloughs And The Hubs Still In". (November 7, 1910). Newark Evening Star, p.10 col.5
[23]
"Clan Mac Donalds Tie With Brooklyn Celtics". Times Union. November 25, 1910. p.12 col.6. Retrieved October 11, 2025 â via Newspapers.com.
[24]
"Scots Win 2D Round Cup Contest". (November 25, 1910). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.12 col.5
[25]
"Hibs Get Revenge From Jersey City". (November 27, 1910). Philadelphia Inquirer, sec. 3 p.1 col.4â5
[26]
"Beat Out West Hudsons, 2â1". (November 28, 1910). The Evening Times, p.2 col.8
[27]
"Callies Strong Against True Blues". (October 31, 1910). Trenton Evening Times, p.11 col.5
[28]
"Ansonia Wins Again". (November 28, 1910). Evening Sentinel, p.col.3
[29]
"Wilberforce Eleven Defeated By Tacony Team In Hard Game". (November 28, 1910). Paterson Evening News, p.6 col.4
[30]
"Scots Only Local Team In CupâTie". (November 28, 1910). Newark Evening News, p.16 col.1
[31]
"Advance To Fourth Round". (December 5, 1910). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, sec.3 p.1 col.6
[32]
"True Blues Won Easily". (December 5, 1910). The Morning Call, p.3 col.3â4
[33]
"Ansonia Eleven Victor". (January 2, 1911). New York Tribune, p.8 col.7
[34]
"Tacony Scores Goal And Wins". (December 27, 1911). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.10 col.7
[35]
"Play Brilliant Draw Game". (January 2, 1911). The Evening Times, p.2 col.1
[36]
"Clan MacDonald Ties With Hibs 3â3". (January 3, 1911). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.12 col.5
[37]
"Ansonia Soccer Team Now In Semi-Finals". (January 23, 1911). Evening Sentinel, p. col.1
[38]
"Clansmen Eliminated From Soccer Cup Tie". (January 9, 1911). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, sec.3 p.1 col.3
[39]
"Teams Play Another Draw". (January 9, 1911). The Morning Call, p.3 col.6
[40]
"Clansmen Eliminated From Soccer Cup Tie". (January 9, 1911). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, sec.3 p.1 col.3
[41]
"Hibernians Easily Win From Ansonia". (April 10, 1911). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.9 col.5
[42]
"Howard & Bulloughs Put Out Tacony". (March 6, 1911). Evening Times, p.2 col.4â5
[43]
"Brilliant Soccer Football Battle Ends Without Decision". (April 10, 1911). Newark Evening Star, p.11 col.4â6
[44]
"Soccer Cup Captured By H.âB. Eleven". (April 24, 1911). Newark Evening News, p.21 col.7

1910–11 American Cup

Participants

First Round

replays

Second round

replays

Third round

replays

Semifinals

Final

replay

Champions

See also

References

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