1891 American Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 15 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fall River East Ends |
| Runner-up | Longfellows |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
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The 1891 American Cup was the seventh edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Fall River East Ends won their first title, keeping the title in Fall River for the fourth year running. Fall River Olympic won the title in 1890 and Fall River Rovers won in 1888 and 1889.
Contents
Round 1
The drawing for round one took place on Saturday September 20. Caledonian drew a bye to Round 2. Matches to be played on or before October 18. [1] [2]
Eastern District
| 18 October 1890 [3] |
Fall River East Ends | 11-1 [4] |
Cumberland Rangers | Fall River, Massachusetts [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 1890 [3] [5] |
Fall River Rovers | 10-1 | British Harriers | Fall River, Massachusetts [3] [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
One source gave the final score as 7-0. [6] Another gave the half-time score as 7-0 and the final as 10-1. [5]
| 18 October 1890 [3] |
Holyoke Rangers | 6-2 [Citation Needed] |
Lowell Thistle | Holyoke, Massachusetts [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 1890 [3] [5] [7] |
Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 3-1 [5] [6] [7] [8] |
Fall River Olympic | Providence, Rhode Island [7] [8] or Pawtucket, Rhode Island [3] [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A protest was entered by Fall River Olympic. The match was ordered to be played again on the Pawtucket grounds by November 15. [9]
Western District
| 18 October 1890 [3] [4] [5] [8] |
Kearney Rovers | - - - | New York Thistle | Kearney, New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium: Cosmopolitan Park [3] [4] [5] Attendance: 300 [4] |
Thistles failed to show up. Match was given to Kearney Rovers. [4] [5] [8]
| 18 October 1890 [3] [5] [8] [10] [11] [12] |
Longfellows | 13-0 | New Rochelle FC | Ridgewood, Queens, New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McConnell (2)  J. Green (3) ? W. Paul (3) J. Connoly (2) ? J. Lennon (1) J. McCalligan (1) R. Mave (1) [5] |
Stadium: Ridgewood Grounds [5] [8] [10] [11] [12] Referee: T. Osborn (Caledonian) [12] |
Two sources gave a final score of 13-0. [5] [6] Two others gave a final score of 14-0. [8] [12]
Replay
| 15 November 1890 [13] |
Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 3-1 [13] |
Fall River Olympic | Pawtucket, Rhode Island [13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Round 2
The drawing for round two took place on Saturday October 25, matches to be played within the next six weeks. [9]
Eastern District
| 29 November 1890 [Citation Needed] |
Fall River Rovers | 6-1 [Citation Needed] |
Holyoke Rangers | Fall River, Massachusetts [Citation Needed] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December 1890 [14] |
Fall River East Ends | 6-2 [14] |
Pawtucket Free Wanderers | Fall River, Massachusetts [14] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Match was protested by East Ends, but the protest was dismissed. [15] [16]
Western District
| 6 December 1890 [13] [14] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
Longfellows | 8-0 [14] [19] [20] |
Caledonian | Ridgewood, Queens, New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 [19] | J. McConnell (4) O. Connell (2) C. McGovern (1) W. Paul (1) [19] |
Stadium: Ridgewood Grounds [14] [18] [19] |
| 6 December 1890 [Citation Needed] |
Nonpareils | W - L | Kearney Rovers | |
Match was protested by Nonpareils, but the protest was dismissed. [15] [16] [21]
Round 3
Round 3 matches were arranged at a meeting on Saturday December 20. Nonpareil to play Longfellows and Fall River East Ends to play Fall River Rovers, on or before the First Saturday in March. [15] [16] [22]
Eastern District
| 28 February 1891 [23] |
Fall River East Ends | 4-3 [23] |
Fall River Rovers | Fall River, Massachusetts [23] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance: 5,000 [23] |
Fall River Rovers entered a protest. A meeting was held on Saturday March 14 to consider the protest but a quorum was not present. [24]
Western District
| 15 March 1891 [25] [26] |
Nonpareil | 5-5 [26] |
Longfellows | Newark, New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium: Kearney Athletic Grounds [25] Attendance: 2,000 [26] |
Replay
| 4 April 1891 [26] [27] |
Longfellows | 2-1 [27] |
Nonpareils | Ridgewood, Queens, New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 [26] | Stadium: Ridgewood Grounds [26] [27] |
Final
| 26 April 1891 [Citation Needed] |
Fall River East Ends | 3-1 [Citation Needed] |
Longfellows | Providence, Rhode Island [Citation Needed] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium: Dexter Street Grounds |
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