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)
NY Caledonian3–4Hollywood Inn
Cummings
Lever
Tait
[2] Gibbs (3)
McLeod
Cannon's Park, Westchester, NY
Referee: V. Lebris
Scottish American1–1Clark AA
42' Richardson [3] 85' Martin
Wiedenmayer's Park, Newark, NJ
Attendance: 1500
Referee: J. Nesbitt (New York)
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

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. ↑ "Princeton Loses In Soccer Match". (November 1, 1908). New York Times, p.30 col.3-4
  3. ↑ "Scots And Clarks In Drawn Battle For Soccer Cup". (October 26, 1908). The Evening Star, p.7 col.1
  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
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