1912–13 American Cup
Soccer tournament
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The 1912â13 American Cup was the annual challenge cup held by the American Football Association. This marked the twelfth time a New Jersey team won the tournament and the third time for this year's winner the Paterson True Blues. It took three matches for them to overcome their final opponents Tacony of Philadelphia aka the 'Tacks'. Another notable encounter between New Jersey teams was a four game duel between Newark Caledonians and the Paterson Rangers in the second round. They battled to 0-0, 2-2, and 1-1 draws before the Caledonians surpassed the Rangers 1-0 in the fourth game.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | October 1912 â April 1913 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | True Blue (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Tacony |
Preliminary round
The draw was held September 14, 1912 at the Continental hotel in Newark, NJ. The 33 teams were divided up into Pennsylvania, New England, and New York/New Jersey districts.[1]
New England District
| Rovers | 3â1 | Woonsocket |
|---|---|---|
| 15' Louis Gauthier 62' J.J. Sullivan 65' McKenna |
[2] | 85' Sellers |
Pennsylvania District â No games
New York/New Jersey District â No games
First round
The all Rover match between Fall River and Fore River was ordered replayed due to the game being played with only 40 minute halves instead of 45. The second match was also protested and had to be replayed because the grounds at Quincy were not enclosed. The OlympicâTrue Blue match was replayed because they both wore very similar style and color of uniforms. As the home team, the True Blue squad was obligated to don an alternate kit in this situation.
New England District
| Rovers | 5â2 | Fore River Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| 7' Sullivan 9' Louis Gauthier 70' McKenna 87' Sullivan |
[5] | 5' Harrison 80' Caruthers |
| Ansonia | 2â4 | Farr & Alpaca |
|---|---|---|
| 1H' Austin 2H' Austin |
[8] | 10' Dowdall 22' Hall J. Moodie 80' Cruickshanks |
replays
| Fore River Rovers | 6â0 | Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Shaw (5) Harrison |
[9] |
| Rovers | 4â3 | Fore River Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| 12' Oldham McKenna J.J.Sullivan (pk) 67' Louis Gauthier |
[10] | 2' Shaw Shaw (pk) Shaw |
Pennsylvania District
| Thistles | 1â0 | Tennyson |
|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe | [11] |
| Collingwood | 3â2 | Victor |
|---|---|---|
| Liggitt (3) | [12] | Brigham Swartz |
| Wissinoming | 0â2 | Tacony |
|---|---|---|
| [13] | 50' Plant Miller |
| Hibernian | w/o | Bethlehem |
|---|---|---|
| [14] |
New York/New Jersey District
| Haledon Thistle | 3â6 | Schenectady |
|---|---|---|
| Pedin Bernasconi Walder |
[15] | Hutton (2) Carstairs (2) Ferguson Barron |
| West Hudson | 2â1 | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|
| 1' Knowles Lennox (pk) |
[16] | 85' Coward |
| Caledonian | 2â0 | Robert Burns |
|---|---|---|
| 20' Hogan 30' Denby |
[17] |
| Wanderers | 1â1 | Scottish Americans |
|---|---|---|
| Edholm | [18] | Gardner |
| Jersey A.C. | 6â0 | Alley Boys |
|---|---|---|
| [19] |
| Bronx United | 1â1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| 15' Black | [20] | 75' Fenwick |
| True Blue | 2â1 | Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| 32' Tommy Conlon 80' Charley Fisher (pk) |
[21] | 25' Hagan |
| Wilberforce | 6â2 | Carlton Hill |
|---|---|---|
| 1H' 65' Johnny Young 83' Monteeth Garside Monteeth 85' Gilmore |
[22] | McQuinn Parks (pk) |
replays
| Scottish American | 4â1 | Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| 30' Grant Richardson (2) Gardner |
[23] | McKenna |
| Rangers | 2â1 | Bronx United |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson Coupar |
[24] | Loney |
| Olympics | 0â4 | True Blue |
|---|---|---|
| [25] | 31' Bradwell 60' Conlon 70' Clarke 85' Ford |
Second round
New England District
| Farr & Alpaca | 1â3 | Bridgeport |
|---|---|---|
| 7' Cruickshanks | [26] | 60' Stamford 65' Butterworth 70' Robinson |
| Rovers | 2â0 | Howard & Bullough |
|---|---|---|
| 7' Jack Sullivan 60' Mike Sullivan |
[27] |
Pennsylvania District
| Hibernian | 6â1 | Collingwood |
|---|---|---|
| McNichol (4) Swords Blaney (pk) |
[28] | Liggitt |
| Tacony | 0â0 | Thistles |
|---|---|---|
| [29] |
replay
| Thistles | 1â4 | Tacony |
|---|---|---|
| McMillan | [30] | Miller Bobby Morrison Coyle Plant |
New York/New Jersey District
| Jersey A.C. | 2â1 | Schenectady |
|---|---|---|
| Hayes 88' Hayes |
[31] | Cook (pk) |
| Scottish American | 1â4 | True Blue |
|---|---|---|
| 89' Richardson | [32] | 10' Neilson 60' Ford Ford Neilson |
| Wilberforce | 2â2 | West Hudson |
|---|---|---|
| 55' Leadbeater 87' Leadbeater |
[33] | Cooper 80' Knowles |
| Caledonian | 0â0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| [34] |
replays
| West Hudson | 4â1 | Wilberforce |
|---|---|---|
| 3' McHolland Lennox Carter Knowles |
[35] | 75' Monteith |
| Rangers | 2â2 | Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| 67' Cooper 80' Fenwick |
[36] | 20' Ingraham 42' Eikens |
| Caledonian | 1â1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Hogan | [37] | 50' Reilly |
| Rangers | 0â1 | Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| [38] | 25' Albin |
Third round
| Hibernian | 4â0 | Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| Gallagher (2) McNichol Gaynor |
[39] |
| Jersey AC | 0â1 | Tacony |
|---|---|---|
| [42] | 88' Miller |
| Fall River | 3â0 | West Hudson |
|---|---|---|
| 25' McLane 35' J. Sullivan 55' Greenslade |
[43] |
Semifinal
| Fall River | 0â3 | True Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Tacony | 2â1 | Hibernian |
|---|---|---|
| 46' Owens 71' Owens |
[44] | 34' Gaynor |
Final
| Tacony | 2â2 | True Blue |
|---|---|---|
| 8' Morrison 32' Owens |
[45] | 70' Neil Clarke 87' Jackie Neilson |
First replay
| Tacony | 1â1 | True Blue |
|---|---|---|
| 60' Bob Millar (pk) | [46] | 89â Neil Clarke |
Second replay
| True Blue | 2â1 | Tacony |
|---|---|---|
| 48' Alec Lowe 52' Jack Nielson (pk) |
[47] | 7' George Kemp |
Lineups:
Paterson- Esplin, Wilson(c), Murray, Forfar, Clark, Hudson, Ford, Lowe, Lynch, Gradwell, Neilson.
Tacony- Ness, Small, McKelvey, Kennedy, Morrison(c), Richardson, Alexander, Kemp, Owens, Miller, Andrews.
Champions
Back row: De Blyker (trainer), Wilson, Forfar, Clark, Hall (manager), Esplein, Murray, Hudson, Garside (trainer).
Front row: Ford, Lowe, Lynch, Gradwell, Neilson.