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| Tournament details | |
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| Country | United States |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Clark O.N.T. |
| Runner-up | Kearny Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 36 (4.5 per match) |
The 1886 American Cup was the second installment of the soccer tournament directed by the American Football Association. Clark ONT, as holders of the trophy, had successfully defended their title and receiving along with the trophy a pair of leg guards donated by the Alma Cricket and Football club.
The clubs still all came from New York and New Jersey, though there were now four different cities represented. The Domestic club became the Almas, while New York Rovers and Trenton were added. The Alma football club, established in 1884, played out of Frelinghuysen Avenue Grounds and wore black jerseys and white knickerbockers. The Trenton football club, established in 1886, played out of the East State Street grounds and wore blue and black jerseys, blue caps, white shorts, and red socks.
| Trenton | 0–4 | Kearny Rangers |
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Trenton- E.H.Openshaw(c), J.James, J.Mart, H.Everingham, T.Baddely, D.Baggley, J.Mardel, W.Emery, T.McNichol, Frank Gee, R.Rhodes. Kearny Rangers: GK D.Ferguson, DF J.Hood, J.Lennox, MF T.Burke, W.Hood, D.Morris, FW R.Raeburn, W.Taylor, J.Young, J.Taylor, H.Ashley.
| O.N.T. | 10–0 | New York Rovers |
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| [3][4] |
O.N.T.: GK R.Hughes, DF Harry Holden, J.Dougherty, MF T.Smith, Joe Swithemby, A.Polisher, FW C.McCann, James Howarth, Jack Swithemby, James McGurck, Joseph Swarbrick. Rovers: GK W.Donnegan, DF A.Crawford, W.Dunnan, J.Lachlan, MF W.Lachlan, B.Wilson, H.Westbrook, FW J.White, F.Malcomb, W.Harris, A.Campbell.
| Alma | 1–1 | New York |
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| Maxfield | [5] | 85' Grant |
Almas: GK Hollenback FB Starmer, Moore, HB Frank Farrow, Morton, Corbey, FW Lucas, Lodge, Maxfield, John Gray, George Curtin.
| Alma | 1–1 | New York |
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| Alma | 4–2 | New York |
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| Lodge(2) Gray(2) |
[8] | Johnston Lucas |
| Clark O.N.T. | 5–0 | Caledonian Thistles |
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| 10' Jack Swithenby 15' Devine 35' Jack Swithemby(McGurck) McCann(Jack Swithemby) Swarbrick |
[9] |
ONT: GK Hughes, DF Pollister, Holden, MF Howarth, Joe Swithenby, P.Smith, FW Swarbrick, McGurck, McCann, Devine, Jack Swithenby(c). Thistles: T.Paterson, Chapman, Hall, Williamson, Forsythe, W.Turner(c), Anderson, A.Turner, Donaldson, H.Craig, J.Kane.
| Almas | 0–3 | Kearny Rangers |
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| [10] | 10' Young(Ashley) Young William Taylor |
Almas: GK Ryker, DF Moore, Conklin, MF Corby, Morton, Hirst, FW Gray, Lucas, Lodge, Curtin, Maxfield. Rangers: GK T.Hood, DF J.Hood, Lennox, MF Buck, W.Hood, Crawford, FW Ashley, William Taylor, Walter Taylor, Raeburn, J.Young.
Clark O.N.T.  | 3-1 | Kearny Rangers |
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M.Devine 15'J.McCann 25'Fisher 65' |
[11][12] | McKell 68' |
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| Clark O.N.T. | 10 | ||||||||||||
| New York Rovers | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Clark O.N.T. | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Caledonian Thistle | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Clark O.N.T. | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Kearny Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Almas | 4* | ||||||||||||
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| New York | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Almas | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Kearny Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Trenton | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Kearny Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||
(*): result after two replays
| American Football Association Challenge Cup |
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| Second Title |