The 1909 American Cup was the annual soccer tournament held by the American Football Association.

First round

Trenton Caledonian3–4Cameron
Hall (2)
Reid
[1] Isaacs (2)
Hastings
Cameron
Bowman Field, Trenton, NJ
Referee: Allan Montgomery (Newark)
Scottish American1–1Clark AA
42' Richardson [2] 85' Martin
Wiedenmayer's Park, Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1500
Referee: J. Nesbitt (New York)
NY Caledonian3–4Hollywood Inn
Cummings
Lever
Tait
[3] Gibbs (3)
McLeod
Cannon's Park, Westchester, NY
Referee: V. Lebris
Rovers1–0West Hudson
35' George Gauthier [4]
Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 2000
Referee: John Stewart (Rahway)

replays

Clark AA2–0Scottish American
30' Charles Fisher
Charles Fisher(pk)
[5]
Clark Athletic grounds, East Newark, NJ
Attendance: 2500
Referee: James Nisbet (New York)
NY Caledonian0–2Hollywood Inn
[6] Hill
Tully
Cannon's Park, Westchester, NY
Referee: Kearns

Second round

The second round draw took place at Newark, NJ on November 7, 1908. [7]

Thistles1–0Rovers
65' A. Cairns [8]
Central Park, Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1200
Referee: V.F.Kearns (Bloomfield)
Jersey AC3–0British Americans
10' C. Zehnbauer
Ronson(pk)
Kettles
[9]
Danforth Avenue Grounds, Jersey City, NJ
Referee: Al Montgomery (Newark)
Critchley0–1Newark
[10] 10' Dave Piggins
Meyerrose Park, Ridgewood, NY

American Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
NJ Paterson True Blues 2
RI Howard & Bullough 0
NJ Paterson True Blues 4
NJ Jersey A.C. 3
NJ Jersey A.C. 1-2*
NY Brooklyn Camerons 1-0
NJ Paterson True Blues 1-2*
NJ Clark A.A. 1-1
NJ Clark A.A. 1
NY Clan MacDonald 0
NJ Clark A.A. 2
MA Fall River Rovers 0
MA Fall River Rovers 6
NJ Newark F.C. 1

(*): replay after tied match

Final

Replay

Paterson True Blues (NJ)2–1East Newark Clark A.A. (NJ)
Harrison Oval
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James Nesbitt

Paterson True Blues: GK Garside, DF Murray, McClellan, MF MacInstri, Stewart, Chambers, FW Spindler, Fletcher, McWinnie, Gilmour, Donechie.
Clark A.A.: GK Hunt, DF Tomar, T.Fisher, MF Lone, Porter, Foster, FW C.Fisher, Maitland, Martin, Young, Neilson.

References

  1. "Caledonians Lost In Match For Cup". (October 26, 1908). Trenton Evening Times, p.11 col.2
  2. "Scots And Clarks In Drawn Battle For Soccer Cup". (October 26, 1908). The Evening Star, p.7 col.1
  3. "Princeton Loses In Soccer Match". (November 1, 1908). New York Times, p.30 col.3-4
  4. "Rovers Victorious In Cup Tie Game". (November 2, 1908). Fall River Daily Herald, p.2 col.1
  5. "Scots Out Of Running For Cup-Tie Title". (November 2, 1908). The Evening Star, p.19 col.3
  6. "Soccer Contests On Local Fields". (November 8, 1908). New York Times, p.30 col.5
  7. "Soccer Football". (November 7, 1908). Philadelphia Record, p.10 col.1
  8. "Thistles Win From Fall River Rovers". (November 29, 1908). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.10 col.6
  9. "Jerseys Defeated British Americans". (November 30, 1908). Evening Journal, p.7 col.7–8
  10. "Newarks Score Only Goal In Game With Critchleys". (November 30, 1908). Daily Standard Union, p.8 col.3–4
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