1890 American Cup

The 1890 American Cup was the sixth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Fall River Olympics won their first title becoming the second Fall River team to do so after the Rovers had won the previous two editions.

First round

October 1889
Lonsdale v Providence

October 5, 1889
Fall River Olympics 6–3 Fall River East Ends
County street grounds, Fall River, MA
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Harry Mellor

Olympics: GK Harwood, DF Stewart, Lee, MF Leigh, Burgess, Whittaker, FW Clarkson, Finlow, Randall, Taylor, Ingham. EastEnds: GK Marshall, DF Atley, Stanton, MF Sharrocks, Mercer, Foley, FW Tobin, Farnell, Taylor, Sunderland, Snape.

October 12, 1889
3:30 PM
Fall River Rovers 4–1 Pawtucket Free Wanderers
Cornell
Bell(2) 		39' H.Stewart(og)

Rovers: GK Shea, DF Bradley, Lonsdale, MF Adams, Waring, Buckley, FW Bell, Blakeley, Wilde, Duff, Connell. Pawtucket: GK Hardy, DF Harry Stewart, Love, MF Smith, Devanney, Lennox, FW Sandiland, Jeffrey, Murray, Mularkey, Graham.

October 12, 1889
Caledonian 1-15 Thistle
ONT grounds, Kearny, NJ

October 12, 1889
Brooklyn Longfellows 3-2 ONT
Ridgewood baseball grounds
Referee: A.Smedley

Longfellows: GK M.Gorvin, DF T.Fay, T.Masterton, MF T.Pope, T.Court, R.Neave, FW J.Green, J.McConnell, T.Brockington, C.Gorvin, J.Lennon. ONT: GK T.Hughes, DF A.Lyon, W.Walker, MF J.Polisher, C.Alsopp, G.Williams, FW C.Bradley, A.Smith, T.Henderson, W.Downs, A.Singleton, L.D.Flynn.

October 1889
Paterson v Kearny Rovers

Second round

November 23, 1889
Kearny Rovers 4-3 Brooklyn Longfellows
ONT grounds, Kearny, NJ
Referee: Patrick Hughes

Rovers: GK J.Howarth, DF H.Holden, Jack Hood, MF T.Cranor, Joe Swithemby, W.Barr, FW John Swithemby, F.Costello, A.Cutler, James Hood, J.Connolly. Longfellows: GK W.Gordon, DF T.Fay, T.Masterson, MF T.Pope, D.Campbell, R.Reaves, FW T.Green, J.Taylor, W.Paul, C.Gorvin, J.Leonard.

November 23, 1889
Trenton 2-2 Thistles
Trenton, NJ

Semifinals

January 18, 1890
3:05 PM
Pawtucket Free Wanderers 0–4 Fall River Olympics
3' Taylor
33' Clarkson(Taylor)
53' Slater
61' Ingham
Dexter street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Walker

Olympics: GK Cornell, DF Harwood, Jack Stuart, MF Burgess, Pilling, Whittaker, FW Clarkson, Finlan, Taylor, Slater, Hingham. Pawtucket: GK J.Shea, DF Love, Harry Stuart, MF Devanney, Smith, Finn, FW Sanderlands, Jeffrey, Murray, Mullarkey, Graham.

January 18, 1889
Kearny Rovers 5-1 Trenton
Jack Swithemby
Connolly
Jimmy Hood
McNabb
Barr 		Carthege
ONT grounds, Kearny, NJ
Attendance: 600

Kearny: GK Cutler, DF Holden, John Hood, MF Crans, Joe Swithemby, Howarth, FW McNabb, Jack Swithemby, Barr, Connelly, James Hood. Trenton: GK W.Bradshaw, DF Almon, Rhodes, MF James, Irwin, Cooper, FW Ward, J.Bradshaw, Heaton, Carthege, Byat.

Final

April 5, 1890
3:30 PM
Fall River Olympics 4–3 Kearny Rovers
2'
4' Ingham(Clarkson)
29' Pilling
41' 		59'
Hood
Dexter street grounds, Pawtucket, RI
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Turner

Olympics: GK Connell, DF Harwood, Stewart, MF Burgess, Pilling, Whittaker, FW Clarkson, Finlan, Taylor, Slater, Ingham. Rovers: GK Cutler, DF Holden, Hood, MF Swithemby, Howarth, Crawn, FW Wood, J.Swithemby, Connelly, J.Hood, Barr, Jameson.


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