1913 American Cup
The 1913 American Cup was the annual open 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. This edition was also the first time the final was played in Philadelphia.
American Cup Bracket
| Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| January 5 - Jersey City | ||||||||||||||
| Schenectady F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nov 30, Dec 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 0-4 | |||||||||||||
| March 15 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Thistles | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| November 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 6 | |||||||||||||
| December 28 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Collingwood | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Newark Caledonians | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Newark Caledonians | 4a | |||||||||||||
| Apr 12,19,27 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 4b | |||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Fall River Rovers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Fall River | ||||||||||||||
| Howard & Bullough | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Fall River Rovers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| December 8 - Paterson/Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| West Hudson A.A. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wilberforce F.C. | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
| March 15 - Fall River | ||||||||||||||
| West Hudson A.A. | 2-4 | |||||||||||||
| Fall River Rovers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | ||||||||||||||
| Farr Alpaca F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Scottish-Americans | 1 | |||||||||||||
a) aggregate after 4 games
b) aggregate after 3 games
Final
April 12, 1913 |
| Tacony F.C. (PA) | 2–2 | Paterson True Blues (NJ) |
|---|---|---|
| Owens Morrison |
(Report) | Neil Clarke 88' Jackie Neilson |
First replay
Second replay
April 27, 1913 |
| Paterson True Blues (NJ) | 2–1 | Tacony F.C. (PA) |
|---|---|---|
| Alec Lowe Jack Nielson (pk) |
(Report) | 11' Kemp |
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.