1916 American Cup

The 1916 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. The 1916 edition included 37 of the top eastern teams. The title was won by Bethlehem Steel with a 3-0 win over the Scottish Americans courtesy of a hat trick by Neil Clarke making Bethlehem the first team to win the American and National cups in the same season.

American Cup Bracket

Second round		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Falls F.C.

Pan-American F.C.	w/o
		Pan-American F.C.	0
April 24 - Philadelphia
		Fall River Rovers	3
Henry Disston F.C.	0
				May 20 - Fall River
Fall River Rovers	1
				Fall River Rovers	1

				Bethlehem Steel	3
Jersey A.C.	1-1
		April 30 - Newark
General Electric F.C.	1-0
		Jersey A.C.	0
January 29 - Bethlehem
		Bethlehem Steel	5
Bethlehem Steel	2
						June 10 - Bethlehem
Clan MacDonald	0
						Bethlehem Steel	3

						Scottish-Americans	0
Bridgeport City	3

Brooklyn F.C.	1
		Bridgeport City	1
November 27/December 26 - Quincy
		Babcock & Wilcox	2
Fore River Rovers	2-0
				May 21 - Newark
Babcock & Wilcox	2-3
				Babcock & Wilcox	1

				Scottish-Americans	3
Kearny Athletics	0

Scottish-Americans	4
		Scottish-Americans	2

		Brooklyn Celtic	0
Continental F.C.	1

Brooklyn Celtic	3

Final

June 10, 1916

Kearny Scottish-Americans (NJ)	0–3	Bethlehem Steel (PA)
	(Report)	Neil Clarke (3)

Taylor Field, Bethlehem

Referee: David M.Whyte

References

1916 American Cup

American Cup Bracket

Final

See also

References