Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 19 |
Final positions | |
Champions | West Hudson A.A. |
Runner-up | Paterson True Blues |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 130 (5 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Fenwick (7) |
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.
Name | City | League | Manager | Grounds |
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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 |
NYAFL - New York State Amateur Association Football League, NAFL - National Association Football League, NEL - New England Association Football League
The Newark Hearts, Fall River Rovers and Howard & Bullough drew byes.[1]
West Hudson | 1–1 | Caledonian |
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57' Gorman | [2] | 25' Tait |
St. George | 1–4 | Hollywood Inn |
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Crammond | [3] | Collins |
Thistles | 7–1 | Clarendon |
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5' J. Kerr J. Kerr Jamie Tennet(2) Stevenson Kerr |
[4] | J. Lee |
Clan McDonald | 3–2 | Scottish American |
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10' Grant Grant 80' Grant |
[5] | Craig Ross |
Clan McLeod | 10–0 | West Hudson Celtic |
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[6] |
Newark FC | 8–3 | Jersey AC |
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Fenwick (4) John Leggett (2) Gray Cuthill |
[7] | Ronson T.Waldron J.Waldron |
Clark AA | 5–1 | Clan McGregor |
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3' Charley Fisher Neilson Charley Fisher Taylor Magee |
[8] | Cameron |
True Blue | 4–0 | Rangers |
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Peacey(pk) Allen Gilmore Bissett |
[9] |
West Hudson | 4–1 | Caledonian |
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18' Gorman 28' Gorman Lennox 85' Carter |
[10] | 30' Tait |
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.[11] The Thistle/Newark match was protested and ordered replayed.
Rovers | 8–1 | Hollywood Inn |
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Bagley(og) L.Gauthier L.Gauthier 47' Cannan 49' Garside 54' Bagley L.Gauthier 88' Garside |
[12] | Owens(og) |
Thistles | 2–1 | Newark FC |
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10' Smith 25' Smith |
[13] | Fenwick |
Hearts | 0–0 | Howard & Bullough |
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[14] |
Howard & Bullough | 7–0 | Hearts |
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5' Dennison Brown McAllister McDermott Brown Dennison Brown |
[15] |
Thistles | 3–3 | Newark FC |
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Alex Cairns Stevenson Alex Cairns |
[16] | Fenwick Cuthill Fenwick |
Thistles | 0–2 | Newark FC |
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[17] | 1' Kemp John Leggett |
The Rovers/Clark match was protested and ordered replayed.
Clan McLeod | 3–2 | Clan McDonald |
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5' Scott Gillett 86' Scott |
[18] | 20' Russell 70' Grant |
Rovers | 2–0 | Clark AA |
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33' Garside Riley |
[19] |
West Hudson | 2–2 | Howard & Bullough |
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14' Gorman 82' Colville |
[20] | 7' Brown McDermott |
Newark FC | 1–1 | True Blue |
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75' John Leggett | [21] | 25' Gilmore |
Howard & Bullough | 0–1 | West Hudson |
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[22] | 35' Carter |
Rovers | 2–2 | Clark AA |
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70' Stone 86' George Gauthier |
[23] | 15' C.Fisher 17' Neilson |
Rovers | 4–2 | Clark AA |
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47' George Gauthier 77' Swords George Gauthier 80' Swords |
[24] | 5' Neilson 37' C.Fisher |
True Blue | 4–1 | Newark FC |
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Elliott Mantle Gilmore Cooper |
[25] | McInnis |
West Hudson | 8–0 | Clan McLeod |
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5' Christie 7' Hackett Lennox Hackett 47' Carter(pk) 83' Lennox Hackett(2) |
[26] |
True Blue | 3–2 | Rovers |
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12' Billy Allen 44' Charlie Gilmore 65' Jimmy Cooper |
[27] | 70' Cannane 72' Swords |
West Hudson | 3–2 | True Blue |
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16' T. Dean 41' H. Carter 42' T. Dean |
[28] | 15' J. Mantell 67' Cooper |
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.