1895 American Cup

The 1895 American Cup was the eleventh edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Newark Caledonians brought the trophy back to New Jersey for the first time since 1887 by winning 4–0 against the Pawtucket Free Wanderers in the final. This season the elected committee was Samuel Worthington as president, Thomas Burke as vice president, William Robertson as Secretary, and Alexander Micklejohn as Treasurer. The committee chose the Thomlinson football to be the official ball for use in all cup games. This was the first occasion a steam ship team was admitted to the competition. Players from the Teutonic of the White Star line were placed in the western division. The American League of Professional Football began play this season just two weeks prior to the American Cup's opening round. However, in order to protect itself, the AFA barred players from joining the association who had already signed contracts with the ALPF.[1] The National Association Football League also began its first season in March. The only AFA club to participate in the NAFBL, the Centrevilles of Bayonne, were the first champions.

1895 American Cup
CountryUnited States
Teams10
ChampionsCaledonian
Runners-upFree Wanderers
← 1894
1896 →

Participants

Western Clubs:

  • Centreville A.C. – Bayonne, New Jersey (NAFBL)
  • Caledonians – Newark, New Jersey
  • True Blues – Paterson, New Jersey
  • Union A.C. – Kearny, New Jersey
  • White Star A.C. – Teutonic S.S.

Eastern Clubs:

  • East Ends – Fall River, Massachusetts (NEL)
  • Olympics – Fall River, Massachusetts (NEL)
  • Rovers – Fall River, Massachusetts (NEL)
  • Free Wanderers – Pawtucket, Rhode Island (NEL)
  • Young Men's Christian Association – Pawtucket, Rhode Island (NEL)

First round

The first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at Newark, New Jersey on September 15, 1894. The games of the first round were scheduled to be played on or before November 10. Caledonians and East Ends drew byes. The Free Wanderers-Olympics match was protested on account of ineligible players and ordered replayed.

Union15–0Centreville
[2]
Kearny, NJ
Y.M.C.A.2–1Rovers
30' Cameron
2H' Morrison		 [3] 2H'
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Waring

Y.M.C.A.: GK Duncan McFarlane, FB Hamilton Walmsley, J.Paterson, HB Frank Schora, Alexander Meiklejohn, Bert McLay, LW William James, Alexander Morrison, RW William Cameron, Whiteside, C John Ellison. Rovers: GK Simester, FB Ormonde, Harry Adams, HB Lang, Hancock, Hughes, LW Pearson, Mitchell, RW Boner, Melia, C G.Fogarty.

True Blues6–3White Star
1H'
Oldfield
Philbin
2H'(3)		 [4] 1H'(2)
2H'
Olympic Park, Lakeview, NJ
Referee: James Hood

True Blues: GK Hall, FB Alexander, F.Binks, HB R.Garner, Ackerman, Joe Upton, FW O'Neil, Inghram, Phillbin, Turner, Oldfield. Greenpoint: GK Hormby, FB Holmes, Kelly, HB Murphy, Tibble, Whitinds, FW Cromie, Robinson, Smith, Platts, Dumbell.

Free Wanderers4–0Olympics
5' Hutchinson
33' Hutchinson
70' Johnson
Hunt		 [5]
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 400
Referee: Thomas Bruckshaw (Fall River)

Free Wanderers: G Hannaway, FB Walmsley, Whipple, HB Billy Read, Jimmy Johnson, Daley, RW Leggett, Hutchinson, LW Hunt, Peter Lyons, C Johnston. Olympics: GK Cyr, FB Burgess, Morris, HB Hayes, Moore, Jean, RW Miller, Drouge, LW Andrews, Murphy, C King.

replay
Free Wanderers3–1Olympics
20' Johnson
2H' Adams
2H' Hunt		 [6] 2H' Bright
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Henderson (New York)

Free Wanderers: G Hannaway, FB Israel Whipple, Thomas Walmsley, HB William Reed, James Johnson, Daly, RW Robert Hutchinson, Leggett, LW James Hunt, William Adams, C Johnson. Olympics: GK Greenwood, FB S.Burgess, Moore, HB T.Hayes, Drouge, Jean, RW Miller, Randall, LW Andrews, Slater, C Bright, Reserve- P.King.

Second round

The Free Wanderers and True Blues drew a second round bye. The Union-Caledonian game was protested and ordered replayed.

Union3–1Caledonians
[7]
Cosmopolitan Park, Kearny, NJ
Referee: P. Hughes

Union: GK Smith, FB Dockery, Stewart, HB Partington, Cutler, Singleton, FW Hauser, McGee, Sanson, Hill, Williams. Caledonians: GK Glynn, FB McCance, McDonald, HB, Britchford, Brown, Swithenby, FW McKinley, Spencer, Naglee, Taylor, McAuley.

Y.M.C.A.6–3East Ends
Morrison
1H'
75' Watson
76' Morrison
Moore
James		 [8] 1H'(3)
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 700
Referee: Harry Waring

East Ends: GK Frank Cornell, FB Joe Buckley, Heywood, HB Beattie, P.Stanton, Hussey, RW Hargraves, Ernest Leveque, LW Smith, Taylor, C Carroll, Reserves Taylor, Bradshaw, J.Constantine. Y.M.C.A.: GK McFarlane, FB Ellison, Paterson, HB William Moore, Meiklejohn, Schora, LW James, A.Morrison, C McLay, RW McNeil, Watson.

replay
Union3–1Caledonians
Sagass(3) [9] McGhee
Cosmopolitan Park, Kearny, NJ
Referee: Patrick Hughes

Union: GK Smith, FB Dockray, Holden, HB Partington, Parlington, Singleton, LW Hood, McGhee, C Sampson, RW McCullagh, Douglass. Caledonians: GK Glyn, FB McCamp, Dawson, HB, McDonald, Finlay, Swithemby, LW McCullough, Taylor, C Sagass, RW Spencer, McKinley.

Semifinals
Caledonians2–4True Blues
1H'
2H'		 [10] 1H' Oldfield
1H'
2H' Groocock
2H' Inghram
Cosmopolitan Park, Kearny, NJ
Referee: J.Wylie (New York)

Caledonians: GK W.Glynn, FB J.McCance, M.Dawson, HB R.Swithemby, S.Finley, F.McDonald, FW M.McCawley, W.Taylor, J.Nagle, R.Spencer, J.McKinley. True Blues: GK S.Simnpson, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB E.Ackerman, Ralph Hall, J.Upton, FW E.Groocock, J.Inghram, C Tom Phillibin, LW J.Oldfield, T.Turner.

Free Wanderers2–2Y.M.C.A.
25' Hutchinson
2H' Hunt		 [11] 70' Schora
2H' Watson
Dexter Street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Robert Pickup

replays
Y.M.C.A.4–2Free Wanderers
2H' Moore
2H' Morrison		 [12] 25' Johnson
2H'(3)
YMCA grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 700
Referee: William Pickup

Y.M.C.A.: GK Duncan McFarlane, FB John Ellison, J.Paterson, HB Hamilton Walmsley, William Moore, Bert McLay, LW William James, Alexander Morrison, RW Frank Schora, Watson, C Alexander Meiklejohn. Free Wanderers: GK Adams, FB Israel Whipple, Mackie, HB William Reed, James Johnson, Thomas Walmsley, RW Robert Hutchinson, Leggett, LW James Hunt, Lyon, C Johnson.

Caledonians3–3True Blues
2H' Spencer
2H' Sagera
2H' McDonald		 [13] 1' Groocock
1H' Philbin
2H' Groocock
Cosmopolitan Park, Kearny, NJ
True Blues3–5Caledonians
3' Philbin
1H' Philbin
2H' Groocock		 [14] 1H' Spencer
1H' McKinley
1H' McCawley
1H' Taylor
2H' Nagle
Olympic Park, Lakeview, NJ
Attendance: 600
Referee: J.Wylie (New York)

Caledonians: GK W.Glynn, FB J.McCance, M.Dawson, HB R.Swithemby, S.Finley, F.McDonald, FW M.McCawley, W.Taylor, J.Nagle, R.Spencer, J.McKinley. True Blues: GK S.Simnpson, FB W.Alexander, H.McCrowe, HB E.Ackerman, Ralph Hall, J.Upton, FW E.Groocock, J.Inghram, C Tom Phillibin, LW J.Oldfield, T.Turner.

Final
Free Wanderers0–4Caledonians
2H' Gregory(og) [15][16] 1H'McCauley
1H'Spencer
2H' McCauley
Rovers grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 200
Referee: Randall (Olympics)

Free Wanderers: GK Adams, FB Israel Whipple, Gregory, HB William Reed, L.Johnson, Thomas Walmsley, RW F.Johnson, Leggett, RW James Hunt, Lyons, C Robert Hutchinson. Caledonians: GK W.Glynn, FB J.McCance, M.Dawson, HB R.Swithemby, S.Finley, F.McDonald, FW M.McCauley, W.Taylor, J.Nagle, Robert Spencer, J.McKinley.

See also

References
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  14. "The Visitors Win". (May 27, 1895). The Morning Call, p.1 col.6
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