The American Amateur Football Association Cup was an American soccer competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA).[2] It played only two years, 1912 and 1913 before being superseded by the National Challenge Cup, now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
History
In an October 1911 meeting, the New York State Football Association created the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA)[3] and tasked it with standardizing rules and procedures for U.S. soccer.[4] In 1912, the AAFA initiated a national cup open to all amateur U.S. teams. Despite the national invitation, only twenty-seven teams from the New York area entered along with one from Maryland. The AAFA had headquarters at the Astor House in New York City. The officers of the association were Dr. G.R. Manning (president), William A. Campbell (vice-president), C.C. Pickford (treasurer), Thomas W. Cahill (secretary). Organizations affiliated with the AAFA included the New York and District Amateur League, Metropolitan and District Amateur League, Utah Association Foot Ball Union, Michigan State Soccer Foot Ball League, Pittsburgh Press Soccer League, Association Foot Ball League of St. Louis and The Tribune Soccer League.[1]
Entries
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NYDL- New York and District Amateur Association Foot Ball League
MDL- Metropolitan and District Amateur Foot Ball League
NAFL- National Association Foot Ball League
First round
The Bronx United, Brooklyn FC, Clan McKenzie, German AC and Greenpoint teams drew byes. Boys Club, Donegal Celtic and Mount Vernon forfeited.
| 7 January 1912 | St. George B | 2-4 | Sheffield | New York |
2 2H' |
[5] | 2 1H' 2 2H' |
Stadium: Macombs Dam Park Referee: F. Rushton |
| 7 January 1912 | Anglo-Saxon | 2-2 | Yonkers | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2:45 | 1H' 2H' |
[6] | Price 1H' Duffis 89' |
Stadium: Canarsie Referee: A. Burchall |
| 7 January 1912 | Boys Club | w/o | St. George A | Elmhurst, Long Island |
| Referee: W. Welsh |
| 14 January 1912 | Critchley | w/o | Donegal Celtic | |
| [7] | Referee: W. Erskine |
| 14 January 1912 | Mount Vernon | w/o | Washington | |
| [8] | Referee: F. Smith |
| 14 January 1912 | Clan McDonald | 4-0 | Lord Baltimore | Brooklyn, NY |
| Harrower 61' Harrower 66'Peters 2H'Thompson 2H' |
[9] | Stadium: Edison Field Attendance: 1500 Referee: W. Williams |
| 14 January 1912 | Columbia Oval | 2-3 | Hollywood Inn | Central Oval |
| [10] | Referee: F. Davies |
| 28 January 1912 | Eureka | 0-9 | Brooklyn Celtic | McNulty Field |
| Referee: J. Johnstone |
| 11 February 1912 | Cameron | 1-1 | Newark | New York |
| C. Pickford 1H' |
[11] | Aitken 2H' |
Stadium: Chelsea Park Referee: G. Caldicott |
| 18 February 1912 | Clan Gordon | 1-1 | Arcadia Thistle | Portchester |
| 2:45 | Referee: T. Cunningham |
| 1912 | NY Celtic | 2-2 | Clan McDuff | Jasper Oval |
| 2:45 | Referee: C. Creighton |
replays
| 18 February 1912 | Yonkers | 6-1 | Anglo-Saxon | Taft Oval |
| 25 February 1912 | Arcadia Thistle | 2-1 | Clan Gordon | Blatt's Oval |
| 1912 | NY Celtic | 3-0 | Clan McDuff |
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| February 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Clan MacDonald | 8 | |||||||||||||
| March 24/April 7 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Clan McKenzie | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Clan MacDonald | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| February 25 - Loughlin Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Celtic | 1-2 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Celtic | 8 | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - Brooklyn - Edison Field | ||||||||||||||
| Greenpoint | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Celtic | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Critchley F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Critchley F.C. | w/o | |||||||||||||
| March 17 - Edison Field | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn F.C. | ||||||||||||||
| Critchley F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| February 25 - Parkview Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Sheffield A.F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sheffield A.F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| May 11 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Washington F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Celtic | 3 | |||||||||||||
| February 25 - Morris Park | ||||||||||||||
| Newark F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Newark F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| St. George F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Newark F.C. | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Bronx United | ||||||||||||||
| New York Celtic | 0 | |||||||||||||
| April 21 - Newark - Morris Park | ||||||||||||||
| Bronx United | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Newark F.C. | 5 | |||||||||||||
| February 25/March 3 - Truman Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Hollywood Inn | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Yonkers F.C. | 1-0 | |||||||||||||
| March 24 - Truman's Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Hollywood Inn | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| Hollywood Inn | 8 | |||||||||||||
| March 3/10 - Marquette Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Arcadia Thistle | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Arcadia Thistle | 1-6 | |||||||||||||
| German F.C. | 1-2 | |||||||||||||
Final
Brooklyn Celtic  | 3–0 | Newark F.C. |
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| Campion 15' O'Halloran 65'Campion 80' |
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Socker teams form big national body". Brooklyn Daily. December 14, 1911. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Date For Game Not Yet Chosen". (December 20, 1911). Baltimore American, p.12 col.7
- ^ "Soccer War Against A.F.A. Is Declared". Newark Evening Star. October 4, 1911. p.9 col.6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Organized Soccer Is The Aim". (February 8, 1912). The Gazette Times, p.9 col.2
- ^ "Sheffields Capture Amateur Cup Game" (PDF). Newark Evening News. January 8, 1912. p.17 col.7. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Yonkers Soccer Men Tie Up and Then Several Players Put Up for Repair". Yonkers Herald. January 8, 1912. p.6 col.5-6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sunday Will Be A Busy One For Soccer Teams". Brooklyn Times. January 12, 1912. p.10 col.2-3. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Socker League Competition Will Start Next Sunday". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 12, 1912. p.14 col.6-7. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clan M'Donalds Strong". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 15, 1912. p.10 col.5. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hollys Won Two Games In the One Afternoon". Yonkers Herald. January 15, 1912. p.6 col.2. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newark F.C. Ties Cameron In Cup Game" (PDF). Newark Evening News. February 12, 1912. p.15 col.4. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Cameron Club Defeated By Newark F.C." (PDF). Newark Evening News. February 19, 1912. p.17 col.2. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Celtics Beat Newark; Win Socker Cup". The Standard Union. May 12, 1912. p.6 col.4-5. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Celtics Outplay Newarks". The Sun. May 12, 1912. p.14 col.6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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