| American Cup | |
| Year: | 1908 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 19 |
| Winners: | West Hudson A.A. |
| Second: | Paterson True Blues |
| Matches: | 26 |
| Goals: | 130 |
| Scoring Leader: | Fenwick (7) |
| Prev Season: | 1907 |
| Next Season: | 1909 |
The 1908 American Cup was the annual soccer tournament held by the American Football Association. The West Hudsons won the tournament for the second time in three years defeating the Paterson True Blues in the final as they did in 1906.
| width=20% colspan=1 | Name | width=20% colspan=1 | City | width=20% colspan=1 | League | width=20% colspan=1 | Manager | width=20% colspan=1 | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hudson A.A. | Harrison | AFA | T.Adams | Harrison Oval | |||||
| True Blue F.C. | Paterson | NAFL | T.Kenyon | Willard Park | |||||
| Rover F.C. | Fall River | NEL | L.L.Holden | Oak Grove Ave. Park | |||||
| Clan McLeod | Jersey City | NYAFL Sat/Sun | T.Sims | West Side Park | |||||
| Clark A.A. | East Newark | AFA | John Lone | A.C.Grounds, Passaic Avenue | |||||
| Rangers | Paterson | NAFL | W.Ritchie | Willard Park | |||||
| Newark F.C. | Newark | NAFL | J.Neil | Morris Park | |||||
| Clan McDonald | Brooklyn | NAFL | D.Cardswell | Ridgewood Park | |||||
| Caledonians | New York | AFA | R.Hosie | Olympic Field | |||||
| Clan McGregor | New York | NYAFL Sat | J.Barclay | League Park, Yonkers | |||||
| Hollywood Inn | Yonkers | NAFL | W.Scobie | Hollywood Field, Dunwoodie | |||||
| Scottish American | Newark | NAFL | D.MacMillan | Vailsburg Track | |||||
| Thistles | Philadelphia | AFA | T.MacKenzie | Boys Club Farm | |||||
| Howard & Bullough | Pawtucket | NEL | W.Allan | Salem Street | |||||
| Hearts | Newark | NAFL | J.Holmes | Harrison Oval | |||||
| St.Georges | Newark | AFA | A.Heath | Maplewood | |||||
| Jersey A.C. | Bayonne | NAFL | S.Toma | Base Ball Grounds, J.C. | |||||
| Clarendons | New York | NYAFL Sun | F.Davies | Schuetzen Park, Union Hill | |||||
| West Hudson Celtics | Kearny | AFA | A.Burns | Kearny Oval | |||||
The Newark Hearts, Fall River Rovers and Howard & Bullough drew byes.[1]
The second round draw was made on October 31, 1907, at the Continental Hotel in Newark, NJ. The True Blues, West Hudson, Clark AA, Clan McLeod and Clan McDonald drew byes.[2] The Thistle/Newark match was protested and ordered replayed.
The Rovers/Clark match was protested and ordered replayed.
True Blues: GK Garside, RFB Bissett, LFB Murray, RHB Fletcher, CHB McKinstrie, LHB Beattie, RW Mantell, RW Allan, CF Cooper, LW Gilmore, LW Elliott.
West Hudson: GK Hanlon, RFB Brockie, LFB Kettles, RHB Miller, CHB Seddon, LHB Lawson, RW Dean, RW Knowles, CF Colville, LW Lennox, LW Carter.