1919–20 American Cup

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The 1920 American Cup was the annual challenge cup held by the American Football Association. The A.F.A. officials were president Duncan Carswell of Orange, viceâpresident Donald McMillan of East Newark, recording secretary James Gulletly of Kearny, and financial secretary/treasurer Andrew N. Beveridge of Kearny, NJ with the advisory board made up of William Patrick, Harry Craig, Hector MacDonald, Andrew M. Brown and Donald MacMillan. 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 1â0 in the final on May 2 at Harrison, New Jersey.

CountryUnited States

DatesOctober 1919 â May 1920

ChampionsRobins Dry Dock (1st title)

Runners-upBethlehem Steel Works

Quick facts Tournament details, Country ...

1919â20 American Cup
Tournament details

Country	United States
Dates	October 1919 â May 1920
Final positions
Champions	Robins Dry Dock (1st title)
Runners-up	Bethlehem Steel Works
â 1919 1921 â

First round

The first round draw took place October 4, 1919 in Newark, NJ.^[1] In this year's tournament, district groupings were maintained until the semifinal round to further reduce travel for the teams involved. The following teams drew byes: American A.A., Bethlehem Steel, Bridgeport City, Celtic (New Bedford), Clan MacDuff (New York), Crescent, Disston (Tacony), Erie, Fairlawn (Pawtucket), Federal Shipbuilding (Kearny), Fore River (Quincy), General Electric (Lynn), Germantown Boys Club, Haledon Thistle, J. & P. Coats (Pawtucket), Malta, Morse Dry Dock, New York, Parcell Rovers, Paterson, Robins Dry Dock, Rovers (Bridgeport), Thistle (Bridgeport), Wanderers (Philadelphia), West New York Blues.

Connecticut District
No games

New England District

October 18, 1919

More information St. Michael's, 1â0 ...

St. Michael's	1â0	Yankee Boys
Bouchard (pk)	^[2]

Athletic grounds, Fall River

Attendance: 500

Referee: Pemberton

October 25, 1919

More information Fall River Rovers, 4â1 ...

Fall River Rovers	4â1	Crompton
5' Booth (og) 30', 50', 75' Pilkington 44' Martin	^[3]

Athletic grounds, Fall River

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Hayden (East Newark)

October 25, 1919

More information Greystone, 7â2 ...

Greystone	7â2	Rangers
Cunliffe (3) Justice (pk) Holt (3)	^[4]	Steele (2)

Centredale grounds

Referee: Pemberton

New Jersey District

October 19, 1919

More information Bunker Hill, 3â0 ...

Bunker Hill	3â0	Edison
Hennie Deickman Inglis Van Geisen	^[5]

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Referee: McDonald

October 19, 1919

More information Babcock & Wilcox, 0â4 ...

Babcock & Wilcox	0â4	Victor
	^[6]	30' Wyllie Pettigrew McCallum Wyllie

Home Park, Bayonne, NJ

Referee: Frank Smith

New York District

October 19, 1919

More information Longfellows, 1â1 ...

Longfellows	1â1	Newburgh Shipyards
15' Lomas	^[7]	Murdock Jamison

Ridgewood baseball grounds, Brooklyn

replay

October 26, 1919

More information Newburgh Shipyards, 2â0 ...

Newburgh Shipyards	2â0	Longfellows
75' Sam Jamieson (pk) 84' Murdock Jamieson	^[8]

Desmond Park, Newburgh, NY

Referee: M. DeGroff (NFA)

Pennsylvania District

October 19, 1919

More information Merchant Shipbuilding, 1â1 ...

Merchant Shipbuilding	1â1	J. & J. Dobson
75' Nolan	^[9]	35' Finnegan

Ball Park, Harriman, PA

Referee: George Young

replay

October 25, 1919

More information J. & J. Dobson, 1â4 ...

J. & J. Dobson	1â4	Merchant Shipbuilding
Aleck Brown	^[10]	28', 55' Nolan Satterthwaite 86' Rooney

Northeast High School Field

Referee: George Young

Second round

The second round matches were due to be played on or before November 9.^[11]

Connecticut/New York District

November 1919

More information Bridgeport Thistle, WâL ...

Bridgeport Thistle	WâL	Bridgeport Rovers
	^[12]

Bridgeport, CT

November 9, 1919

More information New York, 5â0 ...

New York	5â0	Bridgeport City
5', 20' Bleich Sweeney (2) 7', 1H' Hunziker	^[13]

Lenox Oval

Referee: T. Findley

November 23, 1919

More information Clan MacDuff, 0â2 ...

Clan MacDuff	0â2	Robins Dry Dock
	^[14]	65' McGuire Shanholt

Morse Oval, Brooklyn, NY

Referee: T. Cunningham

November 23, 1919

More information Newburgh Shipyards, 1â2 ...

Newburgh Shipyards	1â2	Morse Dry Dock
70' Hughie McDonald	^[15]	55' Lynch 86' Parker

Desmond Park, Newburgh, NY

Referee: William McKinstrie

New England District

November 8, 1919

More information J. & P. Coats, 3â1 ...

J. & P. Coats	3â1	General Electric
27' Hadfield (og) 60' Howarth 72', 79' Haigh	^[16]

Coats Field, Pawtucket, RI

Referee: Pemberton

November 8, 1919

More information Fall River Rovers, 4â0 ...

Fall River Rovers	4â0	Greystone
5', 2H' Martin 15', 65' Pilkington	^[17]

Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Heywood

November 8, 1919

More information Fore River, 3â1 ...

Fore River	3â1	New Bedford Celtic
26', 80' Kershaw Paige	^[18]	11' Parker

Quincy, MA

Referee: B. Robertson

November 22, 1919

More information St. Michaels, 3â0 ...

St. Michaels	3â0	Fairlawn Rovers
47' Art Greenslade 69' Tommy Grey 87' Adams	^[19]

Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Heywood

New Jersey District

November 9, 1919

More information Haledon Thistle, 3â2 ...

Haledon Thistle	3â2	Crescent
	^[20]

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

November 9, 1919

More information Paterson, 6â0 ...

Paterson	6â0	Victor
10', 12', 50' Heminsley 13' Shaw 28', 65' Brown	^[21]

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Referee: Charles Ward

November 9, 1919

More information Erie, 6â0 ...

Erie	6â0	Bunker Hill
Tom Stark (2) Brierley Koelsch Neilson Knowles	^[22]

Clark's Field, East Newark

Referee: Charles Pierson

November 9, 1919

More information Federal Shipbuilding, 4â0 ...

Federal Shipbuilding	4â0	West NY Blues
Ward (2) McDonald (2)	^[23]

Clark's Field, East Newark

Referee: Charles Pierson

November 16, 1919

More information American A.A., 1â3 ...

American A.A.	1â3	Malta
Brown	^[24]	Sherlock (3)

Clark's Field, East Newark

Referee: G. Pearson

Pennsylvania District

November 8, 1919

More information Disston, 2â1 ...

Disston	2â1	Merchant Shipbuilding
Cleary 75' Andrews	^[25]	Nolan

Disston Ball Park

Referee: John Walders

November 8, 1919

More information Wanderers, 2â0 ...

Wanderers	2â0	Parcell Rovers
J. McGhee (2)	^[26]

HessâBright grounds

Referee: Pat Gunn

November 8, 1919

More information Germantown Boys Club, 1â6 ...

Germantown Boys Club	1â6	Bethlehem Steel
Spencer	^[27]	Forrest (2) Pepper McKelvey Harris (2)

Germantown Boys Club

Referee: Dan Oates

Third round

The draw for the third round was held November 15 in Newark, NJ. Matches were due to be played on or before November 30.^[28] The Haledon/Federal match was protested and ordered replayed. Haledon forfeited the replay.

Connecticut/New York District

December 7, 1919

More information Robins Dry Dock, 5â4 ...

Robins Dry Dock	5â4	New York
15' Miller Ratican Shanholt 55', 80' Garside	^[29]	Edwards 2 Kelly (pk) Hunziker

Todd Field, Brooklyn

Referee: Thomas Finley

December 14, 1919

More information Bridgeport Thistle, 1â8 ...

Bridgeport Thistle	1â8	Morse Dry Dock
	^[30]	Connie Lynch (5) Stradan O'Donnell Coles

Bridgeport, CT

New England District

November 29, 1919

More information Fore River, 0â0 ...

Fore River	0â0	St. Michaels
	^[31]

Quincy, MA

Referee: T. Robertson (Quincy)

March 27, 1920

More information Fall River Rovers, 4â2 ...

Fall River Rovers	4â2	J. & P. Coats
Booth (pk) Howarth Pilkington Howarth	^[32]	20' Rockley Holgate (pk)

Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

Attendance: 2375

Referee: Pemberton (Pawtucket)

replay

December 6, 1919

More information St. Michaels, 1â5 ...

St. Michaels	1â5	Fore River
35' Rego	^[33]	43' Tom Underwood 55', 56' Kershaw 70' Daley 81' Page

Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

Attendance: 1100

Referee: Heywood

New Jersey District

December 7, 1919

More information Haledon Thistle, 3â2 ...

Haledon Thistle	3â2	Federal Shipbuilding
48' Barclay 70' Henderson Stussi	^[34]	10' Cullerton Richardson

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Attendance: 500

Referee: Charles Ward

December 7, 1919

More information Erie, 10â2 ...

Erie	10â2	Malta
Koelsch (4) Stark Ingeram Neilson Brierley	^[35]	Durkin Costello

Clark's Field, East Newark

Referee: A. Pearson

replay

December 25, 1919

More information Federal Shipbuilding, w/o ...

Federal Shipbuilding	w/o	Haledon Thistle
	^[36]

Clark's Field, East Newark

Pennsylvania District

November 29, 1919

More information Disston, 0â4 ...

Disston	0â4	Bethlehem Steel
Rodgers (og)	^[37]	Pepper Harris Fleming

Tacony Baseball Park

Referee: James Walder

November 30, 1919

More information Paterson, 1â0 ...

Paterson	1â0	Wanderers
50' Cooper	^[38]

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Referee: Charles Ward

Fourth round

The fourth round matches were due to be played on or before December 28.^[39] The Morse/Robins game was protested and ordered replayed on account Kershaw of Morse Dry Dock was ineligible.

January 10, 1920

More information Bethlehem Steel, 5â0 ...

Bethlehem Steel	5â0	Federal Shipbuilding
25' Harris Forrest (2) Fleming Sundberg	^[40]

Athletic Field, Bethlehem, PA

Referee: J.H. Carpenter

January 11, 1920

More information Morse Dry Dock, 1â0 ...

Morse Dry Dock	1â0	Robins Dry Dock
20' Joseph Kershaw	^[41]

Morse Oval, Brooklyn

Attendance: 3000

Referee: T. Cunningham

January 11, 1920

More information Erie, 1â1 ...

Erie	1â1	Paterson
20' Rodgers	^[42]	27' Todd (pk)

Clark's Field, East Newark

Referee: Finlay

April 17, 1920

More information Fall River Rovers, 1â3 ...

Fall River Rovers	1â3	Fore River
Pilkington	^[43]	10', 20' Underwood 25' Farquhar

Athletic ground, Fall River

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Edward Pemberton (Pawtucket)

replays

January 18, 1920

More information Erie, 1â0 ...

Erie	1â0	Paterson
102' Del Brierley	^[44]

Clark's Field, East Newark

Referee: T. Finlay

March 28, 1920

More information Morse Dry Dock, 1â2 ...

Morse Dry Dock	1â2	Robins Dry Dock
40' Lennon 55' McGuire	^[45]	10' Miller

Morse Oval, Brooklyn

Attendance: 3000

Referee: T. Cunningham

Semifinals

March 28, 1920

More information Erie, 1â5 ...

Erie	1â5	Bethlehem Steel
46' Archie Stark	^[46]	20' Fleming (pk) 25' Fleming 27' Fleming 58' Murray McKelvey

Federal Baseball Park, Harrison

Attendance: 5000

Referee: George Young (Philadelphia)

April 24, 1920

More information Fore River, 0â2 ...

Fore River	0â2	Robins Dry Dock
	^[47]^[48]	34' Bob Millar 83' Garside

Coats Field, Pawtucket, RI

Attendance: 8000

Referee: Edward Pemberton (Pawtucket)

Final

The American Cup final took place at Federal Baseball Park in Harrison, NJ. Bethlehem and Robins had met in the quarterfinals of the National Cup with Robins prevailing. Although Robins lost in the semifinal to Fore River, they reversed the result in the American semifinal. A further consolation for Robins was their triumph over eventual National Cup winners, Ben Miller, when visiting St. Louis earlier in the season.

May 2, 1920
3:30 PM EST

More information Robins Dry Dock, 1-0 ...

Robins Dry Dock	1-0	Bethlehem Steel
63' Tommy Murphy (O.G.)	^[49]^[50]

Federal Baseball Park, Harrison, New Jersey

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: George Lambie

Champions

Robins Dry Dock American Cup champions 1919â20.

Upper row, left to right - W. Burrows (trainer), J.P. Bulger (assistant trainer), H. Rodden, J. Robertson, Neil Clarke, P. Renzulli, W. Brownlie, F. Lance, J. Van Deneyden and Hugh Monaghan (assistant trainer).
Lower row- J. Drysdale (manager), E. Garside, J. McGuire, E.J. Smith (director), Harry J. Ratican, Bob Millar (captain) and H. Shanholtz.

References

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"A Draw In First Round For Ties". (October 8, 1919). Newburgh Daily News, p.10 col.4
[2]
"St. Michaels Won On Penalty Kick". (October 20, 1919). Evening Herald, p.12 col.6â7
[3]
"Rovers Defeat Crompton 4 To 1". (October 27, 1919). Evening Herald, p.10 col.6â7
[4]
"Greystone Puts Rangers Down". (October 26, 1919). Providence Sunday Journal, p.3 col.1â2
[5]
"Bunker Hills Win CupâTie". (October 20, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.6
[6]
"Victors Rout Babs By 4 To 0 Score". (October 20, 1919). Bayonne Review, p.7 col.6
[7]
"Soccer Results". (October 20, 1919). Brooklyn Daily Times, p.8 col.2
[8]
"Locals Win Way To Second Round". (October 27, 1919). Newburgh Daily News, p.11 col.1â2
[9]
"Soccer Battle Ends In A Draw". (October 20, 1919). Bristol Daily Courier, p.6 col.1
[10]
"Merchants Easily Win Cup Match". (October 26, 1919). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.20 col.8
[11]
"Feds To Face New York In American Cup Game". (October 31, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.22 col.1
[12]
"Citys' Own Misplays Win For Federals". (December 16, 1918). Bridgeport Telegram, p.5 col.1â2
[13]
"New York Defeats Bridgeport Eleven". (November 10, 1919). New York Times, p.15 col.6
[14]
"Robins Eleven Is Victor At Soccer". (November 24, 1919). New York Times, p.18 col.3
[15]
"First Defeat Of Local Shipmen". (November 24, 1919). Newburgh Daily News, p.10 col.1â3
[16]
"J. & P. Coats Eliminates General Electric". (November 10, 1919). Evening Times, p.12 col.1â2
[17]
"Rovers Shut Out Greystone Eleven". (November 10, 1919). Evening Herald, p.13 col.6â7
[18]
"Soccer Foot Ball Matches". (November 10, 1919). Quincy Daily Ledger, p.5 col.5
[19]
"St. Michaels Score Decisive Victory". (November 24, 1919). Evening Herald, p.13 col.4
[20]
"Thistles Win CupâTie Game". (November 10, 1919). The Morning Call, p.8 col.3
[21]
"Patersons Win Easy Victory". (November 10, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.6
[22]
"Erie Soccer Eleven Blanks Bunker Hills". (November 10, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.7 col.1
[23]
"Federals Eliminate West New York Blues". (November 10, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.7 col.2
[24]
"Extra Period Needed For Malta Eleven". (November 17, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.7 col.6
[25]
"Andrews' Goal Gives Disston Victory". (November 9, 1919). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.21 col.3
[26]
"Wanderers Victorious". (November 9, 1919). Philadelphia Record, p.5 col.8
[27]
"Cup Holders Win". (November 9, 1919). Philadelphia Record, p.5 col.8
[28]
"New York F.C. Opposes Eries". (November 16, 1919). The Sunday Call, p.18 col.1
[29]
"Robins Soccer Triumph Over New York Eleven". (December 8, 1919). Brooklyn Standard Union, p.10 col.4
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[32]
"Rovers Winners 4 To 2 Over Coats". (March 29, 1920). Evening Herald, p.9 col.1â2
[33]
"Fore Rivers Trim St. Michaels". (December 8, 1919). Evening Herald, p.9 col.6â7
[34]
"Haledon Thistles Win CupâTie Game". (December 8, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.3â4
[35]
"Eries Have Easy Time Beating Malta". (December 8, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.6* col.1
[36]
"Haledon Club Refuses To Play Federal Ship". (December 24, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.13 col.4
[37]
"Bethlehem Too Strong For Disston Experts". (November 30, 1919). Philadelphia Record, p.5 col.1
[38]
"Patersons Win Close Game From Quakers". (December 1, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.3â4
[39]
"Eries Drawn Against Paterson". (December 8, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.6* col.1
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Nonnemacher, Fred (January 12, 1920). "Bethlehem Steel Finds Itself". The Globe
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"Morse Socker Team Springs Surprises". (January 12, 1920). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p.2* col.3â4
[42]
"Eries And Paterson Tie As Snow Stops Contest". (January 12, 1920). Newark Evening News, p.7* col.1
[43]
"Rovers Whipped By Shipbuilders". (April 20, 1920). Evening Herald, p.12 col.6â7
[44]
"Eries Down Paterson In Cup Tie Contest". (January 19, 1920). Newark Evening News, p.5* col.1
[45]
"Robins SemiâFinalists In National Cup Series". (March 29, 1920). Brooklyn Standard Union, p.12 col.4â5
[46]
"Bethlehems Down Eries In Cup Tie". (March 29, 1920). Newark Evening News, p.13 col.1
[47]
"Robins' Plays With Wind Overwhelms Fore River". (April 26, 1920). Evening Times, p.14 col.1â2
[48]
"Robins Dry Dock Bets Fore River". (April 26, 1920). Quincy Daily Ledger, p.3 col.1â5
[49]
"Fluke Goal Decides Soccer Title Match". (May 3, 1920). Newark Evening News, p.12 col.1
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"Steel Soccer Team Playing In Hard Luck Loses". (May 3, 1920). The Globe

1919–20 American Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Semifinals

Final

Champions

See also

References

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