1887 American Cup Explained

American Cup
Year:	1887
Country:	United States
Num Teams:	9
Winners:	Clark O.N.T.
Count:	3
Second:	Kearny Rangers
Matches:	9
Goals:	40
Prev Season:	1886
Next Season:	1888

The 1887 American Cup was the third edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. For the third time since its inception the Clark O.N.T.'s were the champions.^[1]

Participants

The tournament had now increased to nine teams with Newark boasting four entries including the newcomers Tiffany Rovers. The Rovers, established in 1885, played out of Caledonian Park and wore amber and black striped jerseys with white knickerbockers.

State	City	Team
New Jersey	Paterson	Paterson F.B.C.
	Newark	Almas
		Clark O.N.T.
		Tiffany Rovers
	Kearny	Kearny Rangers
	Trenton	Trenton F.B.C.
New York	New York	New York F.B.C.
		New York Rovers
		Pilgrams
		West Side

First round

Pilgrims drew a bye

replay

Second round

ONT draws a bye.

Semifinal round

Kearny Rangers draw a bye.

Final round

width=25 ! width=25 GK Patrick Hughes FB Harry Holden FB Pallister HB James Howarth HB Joe Swithemby HB Dockray LW James McGurk LW Harry Fisher C Jack Swithemby RW J. Conley RW Joseph Swarbrick

width=25 ! width=25 GK W. Taylor (c) FB William Lines FB J. Hood HB William Allsop HB Roderic McDonald HB J. Spencer LW J. Lennon LW D. Gloak C George Sargent RW J. Young RW W. Donaldson

Umpires: O'Toole (Caledonians) Lang (Tiffany Rovers)

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Match rules 90 minutes Replay if game ends in a draw

Champions

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Sources

• Outing
• National Police Gazette
• New York Herald
• The New York Sun
• Spirit of the Times
• Trenton Times
• Morning Register
• Daily Advertiser
• Evening News
• Sunday Call

Notes and References

1. Book: 1888 . Results Of Cup Competitions . Constitution, By-laws And Laws Of The Game Of The American Football Association . New York . Peck & Snyder. 17–18 .