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1912–13 American Cup

Soccer tournament

1912–13 American Cup

Soccer tournament

FieldValue
titleAmerican Cup
year1912–13
imageAFAball.jpg
image_size100px
countryUnited States
datesOctober 1912 – April 1913
num_teams33
winnersTrue Blue
count3
secondTacony
prev_season1912
next_season1914

The 1912–13 American Cup was the annual challenge cup held by the American Football Association. This marked the twelfth time a New Jersey team won the tournament and the third time for this year's winner the Paterson True Blues. It took three matches for them to overcome their final opponents Tacony of Philadelphia aka the 'Tacks'. Another notable encounter between New Jersey teams was a four game duel between Newark Caledonians and the Paterson Rangers in the second round. They battled to 0-0, 2-2, and 1-1 draws before the Caledonians surpassed the Rangers 1-0 in the fourth game.

Preliminary round

The draw was held September 14, 1912 at the Continental hotel in Newark, NJ. The 33 teams were divided up into Pennsylvania, New England, and New York/New Jersey districts.

New England District date = October 19, 1912| team1 = Rovers | goals1 = 15' Louis Gauthier 62' J.J. Sullivan 65' McKenna | goals2 = 85' Sellers | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = Woonsocket | stadium = Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

Pennsylvania District – No games

New York/New Jersey District – No games

First round

The all Rover match between Fall River and Fore River was ordered replayed due to the game being played with only 40 minute halves instead of 45. The second match was also protested and had to be replayed because the grounds at Quincy were not enclosed. The Olympic–True Blue match was replayed because they both wore very similar style and color of uniforms. As the home team, the True Blue squad was obligated to don an alternate kit in this situation.

New England District date = October 20, 1912| team1 = Thistle | goals1 = | goals2 = Harvey McAuliffe Long (2) Haigh (3) | score = 0–7 | report =| team2 = Howard & Bullough | stadium = Seabreeze Park, Bridgeport, CT

date = October 26, 1912| team1 = Rovers | goals1 = 7' Sullivan 9' Louis Gauthier 70' McKenna 87' Sullivan | goals2 = 5' Harrison 80' Caruthers | score = 5–2 | report = | team2 = Fore River Rovers | stadium = Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

date = October 26, 1912| team1 = Presbyterian| goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 0–9| report =| team2 = Bridgeport | stadium = Newfield Park, Bridgeport, CT

date = October 26, 1912| team1 = Ansonia | goals1 = 1H' Austin 2H' Austin | goals2 = 10' Dowdall 22' Hall J. Moodie 80' Cruickshanks| score = 2–4 | report = | team2 = Farr & Alpaca | stadium = League Park, Ansonia, CT

replays date = November 16, 1912| team1 = Fore River Rovers | goals1 = Shaw (5) Harrison | goals2 = | score = 6–0 | report = | team2 = Rovers | stadium = Ward Three grounds, Quincy, MA

date = November 30, 1912| team1 = Rovers | goals1 = 12' Oldham McKenna J.J.Sullivan (pk) 67' Louis Gauthier | goals2 = 2' Shaw Shaw (pk) Shaw| score = 4–3 | report = | team2 = Fore River Rovers | stadium = Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

Pennsylvania District date = October 26, 1912| team1 = Thistles | goals1 = Radcliffe | goals2 = | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = Tennyson | stadium = Washington Park, Philadelphia, PA

date = October 26, 1912| team1 = Collingwood | goals1 = Liggitt (3) | goals2 = Brigham Swartz| score = 3–2 | report = | team2 = Victor | stadium = Philadelphia, PA

date = October 26, 1912| team1 = Wissinoming | goals1 = | goals2 = 50' Plant Miller| score = 0–2 | report = | team2 = Tacony | stadium = Philadelphia, PA

date = October 26, 1912| team1 = Hibernian | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = w/o | report = | team2 = Bethlehem | stadium = Philadelphia, PA

New York/New Jersey District date = October 20, 1912| team1 = Haledon Thistle | goals1 = Pedin Bernasconi Walder | goals2 = Hutton (2) Carstairs (2) Ferguson Barron| score = 3–6 | report = | team2 = Schenectady | stadium = Olympic Park

date = October 27, 1912| team1 = West Hudson | goals1 = 1' Knowles Lennox (pk) | goals2 = 85' Coward| score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = Brooklyn | stadium = Harrison Oval

date = October 27, 1912| team1 = Caledonian | goals1 = 20' Hogan 30' Denby | goals2 = | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = Robert Burns | stadium = Wiedenmayer's Park

date = October 27, 1912| team1 = Wanderers | goals1 = Edholm | goals2 = Gardner| score = 1–1 | report = | team2 = Scottish Americans | stadium = Suburban Oval, Brooklyn

date = October 27, 1912| team1 = Jersey A.C. | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 6–0 | report = | team2 = Alley Boys | stadium = Jersey City, NJ

date = October 27, 1912| team1 = Bronx United | goals1 = 15' Black | goals2 = 75' Fenwick| score = 1–1 | report = | team2 = Rangers | stadium = Bronx Oval

date = October 27, 1912| team1 = True Blue | goals1 = 32' Tommy Conlon 80' Charley Fisher (pk) | goals2 = 25' Hagan| score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = Olympics | stadium = Willard Park

date = October 27, 1912| team1 = Wilberforce | goals1 = 1H' 65' Johnny Young 83' Monteeth Garside Monteeth 85' Gilmore | goals2 = McQuinn Parks (pk)| score = 6–2 | report = | team2 = Carlton Hill | stadium = Olympic Park

replays date = November 3, 1912| team1 = Scottish American | goals1 = 30' Grant Richardson (2) Gardner| goals2 = McKenna| score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = Wanderers | stadium = Harrison Oval

date = November 3, 1912| team1 = Rangers | goals1 = Johnson Coupar| goals2 = Loney| score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = Bronx United | stadium = Olympic Park

date = November 10, 1912| team1 = Olympics | goals1 = | goals2 = 31' Bradwell 60' Conlon 70' Clarke 85' Ford| score = 0–4 | report = | team2 = True Blue | stadium = Willard Park

Second round

New England District date = November 23, 1912| team1 = Farr & Alpaca | goals1 = 7' Cruickshanks | goals2 = 60' Stamford 65' Butterworth 70' Robinson | score = 1–3 | report = | team2 = Bridgeport | stadium = Berkshire street grounds, Holyoke, MA

date = December 14, 1912| team1 = Rovers | goals1 = 7' Jack Sullivan 60' Mike Sullivan | goals2 = | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = Howard & Bullough | stadium = Athletic grounds, Fall River, MA

Pennsylvania District date = November 30, 1912| team1 = Hibernian | goals1 = McNichol (4) Swords Blaney (pk) | goals2 = Liggitt| score = 6–1 | report = | team2 = Collingwood | stadium = Philadelphia, PA

date = November 30, 1912| team1 = Tacony | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = Thistles | stadium = Tacony Ball Park

replay date = December 7, 1912| team1 = Thistles | goals1 = McMillan| goals2 = Miller Bobby Morrison Coyle Plant| score = 1–4 | report = | team2 = Tacony | stadium = Washington Park

New York/New Jersey District date = November 24, 1912| team1 = Jersey A.C. | goals1 = Hayes 88' Hayes| goals2 = Cook (pk)| score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = Schenectady | stadium = West Side Park, Jersey City, NJ

date = November 24, 1912| team1 = Scottish American | goals1 = 89' Richardson| goals2 = 10' Neilson 60' Ford Ford Neilson| score = 1–4 | report = | team2 = True Blue | stadium = West Hudson Oval, Harrison, NJ

date = December 1, 1912| team1 = Wilberforce | goals1 = 55' Leadbeater 87' Leadbeater| goals2 = Cooper 80' Knowles| score = 2–2 | report = | team2 = West Hudson | stadium = Willard Park, Paterson, NJ

date = December 1, 1912| team1 = Caledonian | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = Rangers | stadium = Wiedenmayer's Park, Newark, NJ

replays date = December 8, 1912| team1 = West Hudson | goals1 = 3' McHolland Lennox Carter Knowles| goals2 = 75' Monteith| score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = Wilberforce | stadium = West Hudson Oval, Harrison, NJ

date = December 8, 1912| team1 = Rangers | goals1 = 67' Cooper 80' Fenwick | goals2 = 20' Ingraham 42' Eikens| score = 2–2 | report = | team2 = Caledonian | stadium = Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

date = December 15, 1912| team1 = Caledonian | goals1 = Hogan| goals2 = 50' Reilly| score = 1–1 | report = | team2 = Rangers | stadium = West Hudson Oval, Harrison, NJ

date = December 22, 1912| team1 = Rangers | goals1 = | goals2 = 25' Albin| score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = Caledonian | stadium = Willard Park, Paterson, NJ

Third round

date = December 28, 1912| team1 = Hibernian | goals1 = Gallagher (2) McNichol Gaynor| goals2 = | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = Caledonian | stadium = Philadelphia, PA

date = December 29, 1912| team1 = Bridgeport | goals1 = | goals2 = 55' Conlon Clarke| score = 0–2 | report =| team2 = True Blue | stadium = Seabreeze Park, Bridgeport, CT

date = January 5, 1913| team1 = Jersey AC | goals1 = | goals2 = 88' Miller| score = 0–1| report = | team2 = Tacony | stadium = Jersey City, NJ

date = January 11, 1913| team1 = Fall River | goals1 = 25' McLane 35' J. Sullivan 55' Greenslade| goals2 = | score = 3–0| report = | team2 = West Hudson | stadium = Fall River, MA

Semifinal

date = March 15, 1913| team1 = Fall River | goals1 = | goals2 =| score = 0–3 | report = | team2 = True Blue | stadium = Bedford Street grounds

date = March 15, 1913| team1 = Tacony | goals1 =46' Owens 71' Owens | goals2 = 34' Gaynor| score = 2–1 | report =| team2 = Hibernian | stadium = Tacony Ball Park

Final

date = April 12, 1913| team1 = Tacony| goals1 =8' Morrison 32' Owens | goals2 = 70' Neil Clarke 87' Jackie Neilson | score = 2–2 | report =| team2 = True Blue| stadium = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

First replay

date = April 19, 1913| team1 = Tacony | goals1 = 60' Bob Millar (pk)| goals2 = 89’ Neil Clarke | score = 1–1 | report =| team2 = True Blue| stadium = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Second replay

date = April 27, 1913| team1 = True Blue| goals1 = 48' Alec Lowe 52' Jack Nielson (pk) | goals2 = 7' George Kemp | score = 2–1 | report =| team2 = Tacony | stadium = Morris Park, Newark

Lineups: Paterson- Esplin, Wilson(c), Murray, Forfar, Clark, Hudson, Ford, Lowe, Lynch, Gradwell, Neilson. Tacony- Ness, Small, McKelvey, Kennedy, Morrison(c), Richardson, Alexander, Kemp, Owens, Miller, Andrews.

American Cup final in Philadelphia on April 19, 1913. Pictured from left to right: Linesman Addison, True Blues captain Wilson, Referee Burnside, Tacony captain Robert Morrison, and Linesman Bishop.

Champions

True Blue Football Club 1913. National League runner–up and American Cup Champions. Back row: De Blyker (trainer), Wilson, Forfar, Clark, Hall (manager), Esplein, Murray, Hudson, Garside (trainer). Front row: Ford, Lowe, Lynch, Gradwell, Neilson.

References

References

  1. "Soccer Football Clubs Arrange Season Schedules". (September 15, 1912). ''The Sunday Call'', p.13 col.4
  2. "Rovers Defeat Woonsockets". (October 21, 1912). ''The Evening Herald'', p.6 col.3–4
  3. "Thistles Beaten By Champions". (October 21, 1912). ''Bridgeport Post'', p.# col.6
  4. "Howard & Bulloughs Put Out Thistles ". (October 21, 1912). ''Evening Times'', p.2 col.4
  5. "Rovers Win Place In Third Round". (October 28, 1912). ''The Evening Herald'', p.6 col.1–2
  6. "Soccer". (October 28, 1912). ''Bridgeport Post'', p.# col.3
  7. "Bridgeport Shows Class". (October 27, 1912). ''The Sunday Call'', p.13 col.3
  8. "Ansonia Eliminated From Cup–Tie Contest". (October 28, 1912). ''The Evening Sentinel'', p.2 col.3–4
  9. "Shaw Easily Star Performer". (November 18, 1912). ''Quincy Daily Ledger'', p.6 col.5
  10. "Rovers Defeat Fast Fore River Eleven". (December 2, 1912). ''The Evening Herald'', p.6 col.1–2
  11. "Thistles Win Cup Game". (October 27, 1912). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.18 col.7
  12. "Collingwood Hands Victor A Surprise". (October 27, 1912). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.18 col.5
  13. "Tacony Eliminates Wissinoming 2–0". (October 27, 1912). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.18 col.5
  14. Cahill, Thomas W.. (1913). "Spalding's Official Association Foot Ball Guide". American Sports Publishing Company.
  15. "Thistles Beaten In Cup–Tie Game". (October 21, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.1
  16. "West Hudsons Remain In Cup–Tie Competition". (October 28, 1912). ''Newark Evening Star'', p.13 col.3–4
  17. "Caledonians Win Cup Game". (October 28, 1912). ''Newark Evening News'', p.17 col.6
  18. "Brooklyn Sockers Out Of The Cup Tie". (October 28, 1912). ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', sec.2 p.2 col.5
  19. "Jersey A.C. Boys Win American Cup Tie Game". (October 28, 1912). ''Jersey Journal'', p.7 col.3
  20. "Local Soccer Team In Draw". (October 28, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.6
  21. "True Blues Qualify For Second Round". (October 28, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.1
  22. "Wilberforce Won By Strong Rally". (October 28, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.6
  23. "Wanderers Are Easy For Scots". (November 4, 1912). ''Newark Evening News'', p.27 col.3
  24. "Rangers Defeated The Bronx Uniteds". (November 4, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.3–4
  25. "True Blues Won Over Olympics". (November 11, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.6
  26. "Alpacas Bow To Visitors". (November 25, 1912). ''Holyoke Daily Transcript'', p.5 col.1–2
  27. "Rovers Down Machine Men In Third Round Of Cup–Tie". (December 16, 1912). ''Fall River Globe'', p.7 col.1–2
  28. "Easy Victory For The Hibernians". (December 1, 1912). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.18 col.2
  29. "Thistles In Tie With Tacony". (December 1, 1912). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.18 col.3
  30. "Thistles Beaten In Cup Match". (December 8, 1912). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.17 col.3
  31. "Jersey City Soccer Eleven Eliminates Schenectady". (November 25, 1912). ''Jersey Journal'', p.9 col.1–2
  32. "Scots Out Of Cup Tie Race". (November 25, 1912). ''Newark Evening News'', p.19 col.5
  33. "Wilbers Held West Hudsons To 2–2 Score". (December 2, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.1
  34. "Caledonians Fight Grimly To A Draw With Rangers". (December 2, 1912). ''Newark Evening Star'', p.11 col.1
  35. "Hudsons Show Soccer Skill". (December 9, 1912). ''Newark Evening News'', p.21 col.5
  36. "Calelys And Rangers Play Another Tie Rangers". (December 9, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.1
  37. "Soccer Teams Again Play Tie". (December 16, 1912). ''Newark Evening News'', p.17 col.3
  38. "Caledonians Put Rangers Out Of Cup–Tie Race". (December 23, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.3–4
  39. "Newark Callies Take The Count". (December 29, 1912). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.14 col.6
  40. "True Blues Take Match From Citys". (December 30, 1912). ''Bridgeport Post'', p.# col.1–2
  41. "True Blues Land In Fourth Round". (December 30, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.3–4
  42. "Foul Play Puts Jerseys Out Of Cup Competition". (January 6, 1913). ''Jersey Journal'', p.9 col.3
  43. "Victorious Rovers Enter Semi–Finals". (January 13, 1913). ''The Evening Herald'', p.6 col.1–2
  44. "True Blues Land In Fourth Round". (December 30, 1912). ''The Morning Call'', p.3 col.3–4
  45. "Neilson's Goal Ties Up Tacony". (April 13, 1913). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.14 col.1
  46. "True Blues And Tacony Tie Away". (April 20, 1913). ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', p.14 col.1
  47. "Soccer Title For True Blues". (April 28, 1913). ''Newark Evening News'', p.19 col.7
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