1896 American Cup

1896 American Cup edition

Football tournament season

1896 American Cup

Tournament details
Country| United States
Teams| 13
Final positions
Champions| True Blues (1st title)
Runner-up| Olympics
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 92 (5.75 per match)

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The 1896 American Cup was the twelfth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The 1894 Runners Up, Paterson True Blues, won the tournament after defeating the two-time champions Fall River Olympics in the final. This season the elected committee was James C. Potter of Pawtucket as president, James Turner of Paterson as vice president, William Robertson of Newark as Secretary, and Andrew Meiklejohn of Pawtucket as Treasurer.

## Participants

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Division  | State  | City  | Team

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Western  | New Jersey | Kearny | Kearny Caledonians
Kearny Rangers
Newark | Scottish-American (NAFBL)
Paterson | Paterson Thistle
Paterson True Blues
New York | New York | International A.C. (NAFBL)
New York Thistle
Eastern  | Connecticut | Taftville | Taftville
Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River East Ends (NEL)
Fall River Olympics (NEL)
Fall River Rovers (NEL)
Rhode Island  | Pawtucket | Pawtucket Free Wanderers (NEL)
Young Men's Christian Association (NEL)

## First round

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The first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at Newark, New Jersey on September 21, 1895. The True Blues had a bye. The Rover-East End match was ordered replayed because of unregistered players and it was played with 30 minute halves.

Caledonians v NY Thistle November 1895 |  Caledonians | –|  NY Thistle | Kearny, NJ

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2:30 PM |  |  |  | Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park
Note: Caledonians: GK J.Hopkins, FB G.Winters, W.Mortimer, HB R.Swithemby, J.McCance, A.Cutler, FW P.Cooper, R.Taylor, J.Nagle, D.Douglas, H.Singleton.

Scottish-Americans v Rangers November 2, 1895 |  Scottish-Americans | 1–1|  Rangers | Newark, NJ

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Olympics v Taftville November 2, 1895 |  Olympics | 7–2|  Taftville | Fall River, MA

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3:00 PM | Borden  1', ,
Blake ,
Miller ,  | [2] | W.Brown
Nelson  5' | Stadium: Olympic grounds
Attendance: 200
Referee: A. Adams (Pawtucket)
Note: Olympics: GK Irving, FB Fortin, Lagrosse, HB Hayes, Drouge, Jean, RW Miller, Demille, LW Borden, Sunderland, C P.Farrell. Reserves Bright, Leveque.
Taftville: G J.Brown, FB Gamble, Catterall, HB Baldwin, Wood, Ferguson, RW Smith, Montgomery, LW Nelson, Muttlewain, C W.Brown.

International v Paterson Thistle November 9, 1895 |  International | 8–1|  Paterson Thistle | Jersey City, NJ

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Salter ,
Taylor ,  | [3] |  | Stadium: Communipaw grounds

Rovers v East Ends November 9, 1895 |  Rovers | 4–1|  East Ends | Fall River, MA

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3:50 PM | Gigerette  5'
, ,  2H' | [4] |  1H' | Stadium: Bedford Street grounds
Attendance: 200
Referee: T. Abbott (Olympics)
Note: Rovers: GK Simister, FB Fagin, Harry Adams, HB Hancock, Robert Pickup, J.Stanton, RW Lord, Tobin, LW Savaugh, Gigerette, C Cummings.
East Ends: GK Brady, FB Jennings, S.Jenkins, HB Lonsdale, Pat Stanton, Beattie, RW Colligan, Pearson, LW Sullivan, Murphy, C Tom Stanton.

Free Wanderers v Y.M.C.A. November 9, 1895 |  Free Wanderers | 1–1|  Y.M.C.A. | Pawtucket, RI

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3:05 PM | R.Davis  5' | [5] | A.Watson  25' | Stadium: Dexter Street grounds
Attendance: 700
Referee: Whittle (Fall River)
Note: Free Wanderers: GK Hanaway, FB T.Davis, Whipple, HB Walmsley, Read, Adams, RW Hutchinson, Richard Davis, LW Hunt, James, C Lyons.
Y.M.C.A.: GK McFarlane, FB F.Watson, Paterson, HB Schora, Meiklejohn, McLay, RW Wilde, McNeil, LW Malone, Moore, C A.Watson.

### replays

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Rangers v Scottish-Americans November 9, 1895 |  Rangers | 1–0|  Scottish-Americans | Newark, NJ

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Free Wanderers v Y.M.C.A. November 28, 1895 |  Free Wanderers | 5–3|  Y.M.C.A. | Pawtucket, RI

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10:00 AM | James  8'
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Kirkham  70'
Davis  | [7] | Morrison  25'
2H' | Stadium: Dexter Street grounds
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Pickup (Fall River)
Note: Free Wanderers: GK Hanaway, FB Walmsley, Whipple, HB Hunt, Read, Adams, RW Hutchinson, Smith, LW Davis, James, C Kirkham.
Y.M.C.A.: GK McFarlane, FB F.Watson, Paterson, HB Schora, Meiklejohn, McLay, RW Wilde, McNeil, LW Malone, Morrison, C A.Watson.

Rovers v East Ends November 28, 1895 |  Rovers | 5–5|  East Ends | Fall River, MA

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|  | [8] | T.Stanton
Smith  | Stadium: Rovers grounds
Referee: Sunderland
Note: Rovers: GK Dennis Shea, FB Fagan, Hancock, HB Eccles, Pickup, J.Stanton, LW Hughes, Bannister, RW Lord, Melia, C Giguerette.
East Ends: GK Brady, FB Jennings, S.Jenkins, HB Burns, Pat Stanton, John Haywood, LW Murphy, Smith, RW Hargraves, Culligan, C Tom Stanton.

East Ends v Rovers January 4, 1895 |  East Ends | 0–5|  Rovers | Fall River, MA

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2:45 PM |  | [9] | Tobin  10', 2H'
Pemberton  15'
1H'
Simister  2H' | Stadium: County street grounds
Referee: A. Pilling
Note: Rovers: GK Dennis Shea, FB Ormonde, Murphy, HB Eccles, Pickup, J.Stanton, LW Hancock, Tobin, RW Lord, Simister, C Pemberton.
East Ends: GK Brady, FB Jennings, S.Jenkins, HB Beattie, Pat Stanton, John Heywood, LW Pearson, Green, RW Culligan, Greenwood, C Tom Stanton.

## Second round

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The Rovers drew a second round bye. The True Blue-Caledonian match was protested and ordered replayed.

Free Wanderers v Olympics December 25, 1895 |  Free Wanderers | 2–7|  Olympics | Pawtucket, RI

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2:45 PM | Hutchinson  12'
2H' R.Davis  2H' | [10] | Miller  13'
Hanaway  o.g.'
Borden  24'
Demille  1H'
53' | Stadium: Dexter street grounds
Attendance: 600
Referee: Alexander Meiklejohn (Y.M.C.A.)
Note: Olympics: GK Irving, FB Fortin, Legrosse, HB Hayes, Drouge, Jean, RW Miller, Demille, LW Borden, Sunderland, C P.Farrell. Reserves W.Blake, O.H.Bennett, I.Greenwood.
Free Wanderers: GK Hanaway, FB T.Davis, Whipple, HB Walmsley, Read, Adams, RW Hutchinson, Hunt, LW R.Davis, James, C Jenkins.

Rangers v International December 28, 1895 |  Rangers | 1–4|  International | Kearny, NJ

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3:00 PM | Marshall  3' | [11] | Jamieson ,
Jones
Murphy  | Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park
Attendance: 2500
Referee: T. MacIntosh
Note: International: GK Hayes, FB R.Sanson, Allen, HB Slack, Partington, Cutler, LW Hood, Douglass, C H.Sanson, RW Marshall, McGee.
Rangers: GK Dunning, FB Flynn, Holmes, HB Kimberlin, Taylor, Stubbs, LW Murphy, Stubbs, C Jamieson, RW Jones, Higgins.

True Blues v Caledonians December 28, 1895 |  True Blues | 4–1|  Caledonians | Lakeview, NJ

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2:45 PM | Spencer  1H', 2H', 2H'
Turner  1H' | [12][13] |  1H' | Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: A. Gray (Weehawken)
Note: True Blues: GK Fred Allen, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB R.Hall, G.Eaton, J.Upton, FW E.Grewcock, J.O'Neil, Robert Spencer, Harry Lander, Tommie Turner.
Caledonians: GK Glynn, FB McCance, Dave Wilson, HB Swithemby, Morton, Singleton, FW Kelly, Philbin, Nagle, Burns, Brown.

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True Blues v Caledonians January 18, 1896 |  True Blues | 5–1|  Caledonians | Lakeview, NJ

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2:45 PM |  15'
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Attendance: 2000
Referee: William Turner
Note: True Blues: GK Fred Allen, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB R.Hall, G.Eaton, J.Upton, FW E.Grewcock, J.Oldfield, Robert Spencer, Harry Lander, Tommie Turner.
Caledonians: GK Wilkie, FB J.Wilson, W.Mortimer, HB J.McCance, W.Morton, H.Singleton, FW P.Cooper, G.Govern, J.Nagle, A.Burns, J.Kerr.

## Semifinals

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True Blues v International February 22, 1896 |  True Blues | 3–1|  International | Lakeview, NJ

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3:30 PM | Spencer 55'
Lauder  2H'
Grewcock  2H' | [16][17] | Grundy  1H' | Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3000
Referee: J. Lennox (Kearny Rangers)
Note: True Blues: GK Fred Allen, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB R.Hall, G.Eaton, J.Upton, RW E.Grewcock(c), J.Oldfield, C Robert Spencer, LW Harry Lauder, Tommie Turner.
International: GK Hopkins, FB Walker, Patrick, HB R.Taylor, Stubbs, Jones, LW Grundy, Saulter, C Young, RW J.Taylor, O'Donnell.

Olympics v Rovers February 22, 1896 |  Olympics | 2–1|  Rovers | Fall River, MA

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3:00 PM | Demille  10'
Farrell  65' | [18] | Bannister  25' | Stadium: Olympic grounds
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abe Pilling
Note: Olympics: GK Irving, FB Fortin, Legrosse, HB Hayes, Drouge, Jean, RW Miller, Demille, LW Borden, Sunderland, C P.Farrell.
Rovers: GK Simister, FB Cunliffe, Hughes, HB Hancock, Pickup, J.Stanton, LW Bannister, M.Harrington, RW Lord, J.Farrell, C Pemberton.

## Final

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The Olympics entered the final undefeated in all competitions up to that point with 68 goals scored to 10 against. They won the New England League as well as the Mayor's Cup series. The True Blues had only two losses in 21 games scoring 103 goals to 26 against.

True Blues v Olympics April 18, 1896 |  True Blues | 7–2|  Olympics | Kearny, NJ

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3:30 PM | Spencer  9', 1H'
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Lauder  45'
Oldfield  65',
Grewcock  89' | [19][20] | Sunderland  1H', 87' | Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park
Attendance: 1500
Referee: James Lennox (Newark)
Note: True Blues: GK J.McKay, FB W.Alexander, R.Watson, HB R.Hall, George Eaton, J.Upton, RW E.Grewcock(c), James Oldfield, C Robert Spencer, LW Harry Lauder, Thomas Turner.
Olympics: GK James Irving, FB Peter C. Fortin, Joseph Legrosse, HB Timothy Hayes, Francis Drouge, Frederick Jean, RW William Miller, Joseph Demille, LW Ernest Borden, John Sunderland, C Patrick Farrell.

## Champions

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Standing: Thomas Petty (Trainer), R. Hall, W. Alexander, George Eaton, J. McKay, J. Upton, R. Watson, Herbert Newton (Manager), H. Hill (Trainer).
Kneeling: James Oldfield, E. Grewcock (Captain), Robert Spencer, Harry W. Lauder, Thomas Turner.

## American Cup bracket

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| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Paterson True Blues |  | | | |
|  | bye |  |
| |  | Paterson True Blues | 4–5 |
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| | |  | Kearny Caledonians | 1–1 |
|  | Kearny Caldonians | w/o |

|  | New York Thistle |  |
| |  | Paterson True Blues | 3 |
| Western Circuit |
| | |  | International A.C. | 1 |
|  | Scottish-American | 1–0 | |

|  | Kearny Rangers | 1–1 |
| |  | Kearny Rangers | 1 |
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| | |  | International A.C. | 4 |
|  | International A.C. | 8 |

|  | Paterson Thistle | 1 |
| |  | Paterson True Blues | 7 |
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|  | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 1–5 | | |

|  | Y.M.C.A | 1–3 |
| |  | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 2 |
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|  | Fall River Olympics | 7 |

|  | Taftville | 2 |
| |  | Fall River Olympic | 2 |
| Eastern Circuit |
| | |  | Fall River Rovers | 1 |
|  | Fall River Rovers | 4–5–5 | |

|  | Fall River East Ends | 1–5–0 |
| |  | Fall River Rovers |  |
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## See also

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1895–96 National Association Foot Ball League season

## References

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1. ^ "Association Foot Ball Kicking" (PDF). Newark Evening News. November 4, 1895. p.9 col.3. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
2. ^ "Olympics Win". Fall River Globe. November 4, 1895. p.1 col.1. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "On The Gridiron". Jersey City News. November 11, 1895. p.3 col.2. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Football". Fall River Daily Evening News. November 11, 1895. p.5 col.2. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Association Foot Ball". (November 11, 1895). Evening Times, p.2 col.4
6. ^ "Association Foot Ball Games" (PDF). Newark Evening News. November 11, 1895. p.9 col.3. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
7. ^ "Wanderers Won". (November 29, 1895). Evening Times, p.5 col.5
8. ^ "Association Football". Fall River Globe. November 29, 1895. p.1 col.1-2. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Football". Fall River Daily Evening News. January 6, 1896. p.5 col.3. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wanderers Beaten". (December 26, 1895). Evening Times, p.2 col.4
11. ^ "International A.C. Kickers Win". (December 29, 1895). New York Herald, p.11 col.2
12. ^ "True Blues Win Easily". Paterson Evening News. December 30, 1895. p.1 col.3. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Caledonians Lose". (December 30, 1895). The Morning Call, p.1 col.5
14. ^ "The Round Of Pastimes". Paterson Daily Press. January 20, 1896. p.1 col.7. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
15. ^ "The Cup-Tie Game". (January 20, 1896). The Morning Call, p.1 col.6
16. ^ "Football". The Sun. New York. February 23, 1896. p.8 col.5. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "Sports And Pastimes". Paterson Daily Press. February 24, 1896. p.1 col.5-6. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
18. ^ "Olympics Win Cup-Tie". Fall River Globe. February 24, 1896. p.1 col.7. Retrieved August 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
19. ^ "Hail The Champions". (April 20, 1896). The Morning Call, p.1 col.1-2
20. ^ "True Blues Champions". Paterson Daily Press. April 20, 1896. p.1 col.4. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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