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{{short description|American Cup first edition}}
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = American Cup
| year = 1885
| dates = {{nowrap|October 25, 1884 – April 25, 1885}}
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| caption = Harry Holden with the
| country = United States
| num_teams = 6
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| second = New York
| matches = 6
| goals = 20
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The '''1885 American Cup''' was the inaugural edition of this tournament staged by the [[American Football Association (1884–1924)|American Football Association]]. [[Clark O.N.T.]] was the champion.
The '''1885 American Cup''' was the inaugural edition of this tournament staged by the [[American Football Association (1884–1924)|American Football Association]]. Six teams contended for the first edition played in the 1884–85 season. Five of the teams were from [[New Jersey]] and one from [[New York (state)|New York]]. The Association and the tournament itself were the result of the success the game had in the previous winter and fall and despite all the teams coming from a relatively limited area it was anticipated that the game would undoubtedly grow. The draw for the first round was reported in newspapers on October 1, 1884 after being conducted by the clubs' secretaries at Paterson. The completion of the trophy was announced several days later. The trophy was exhibited in several places around [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] and New York. The trophy, originally valued at $200, was described as having "a neat design in silver and gold appropriate figures of foot ballists being engraved on it".<ref>"The Foot Ball season". (October 17, 1884). ''Newark Evening News'', p.1 col.7</ref> Clark ONT became the first winners of the trophy along with the purse of $150.▼
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==Participants==
Clark ONT, established in 1883,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/loose-threads/ |title=Loose threads |last=McCabe |first=Tom |date=May 27, 2015 |publisher=Society for American Soccer History |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref> played at their association ground in the rear of the Kearny Mills. They wore crimson jerseys, white knickerbockers, and crimson stockings. Paterson wore blue and white striped jerseys, white knickerbockers, and blue stockings.<ref name=season/> The Domestics, also having blue and white for colors, were composed of employees of the Domestic Manufacturing Company and played at their counterparts baseball ground at Williams Hill. However, in March 1885 the Domestic company no longer allowed the baseball club to use that name so they simply became the Newark baseball club and their field also became Newark baseball grounds aka Emmett street grounds. The Kearny Rangers were a football and cricket club established in 1883 with navy shirts and white shorts. The participants hailing from three different cities were as follows:
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* New York — New York F.B.C.▼
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|rowspan=5|New Jersey
|rowspan=2|Paterson
|Caldonian Thistle Club
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|[[Clark O.N.T.]]
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|Domestic
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|Kearny
|Kearny Rangers
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|New York
|New York
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==Venues==
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== First round ==
The draw for the first round was reported in newspapers on October 1, 1884, after being conducted by the clubs' secretaries at Paterson.
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| date = October 25, 1884
| time = 3:00 PM
| team1 = [[Clark O.N.T.]]
| score = 2–0
| report = <ref>"The Season’s Sports". (October 27, 1884). ''Newark Daily Advertiser'', p.4 col.1</ref>
| team2 = Domestic
| goals1 = McGurk
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| stadium = O.N.T. AA Grounds
| | referee =James Lennox
| note ='''ONT''': GK J. Douglas, DF A. Kenworthy, E. Sargent, MF Joe Swithemby, James Howarth, T. Smith, FW J. Spillane, J. Mitchell, Jack Swithemby, James McGurk, William Clark Jr.(c)<br>'''Domestic''': GK W. Hollenbeck, DF J. Corby, F. Ward, MF C. Riker, L. Conklin, FW C. Fairchild, R.O'Toole, H.Chadwick(c), T. Bock, T. Butchford, J.Utter.▼
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▲'''ONT''': GK J. Douglas, DF A. Kenworthy, E. Sargent, MF Joe Swithemby, James Howarth, T. Smith, FW J. Spillane, J. Mitchell, Jack Swithemby, James McGurk, William Clark Jr.(c)<br>'''Domestic''': GK W. Hollenbeck, DF J. Corby, F. Ward, MF C. Riker, L. Conklin, FW C. Fairchild, R.O'Toole, H.Chadwick(c), T. Bock, T. Butchford, J.Utter.
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| date = November 1, 1884
| time = 4:00 PM
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| stadium = Domestic Baseball Grounds
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| date = November 1, 1884
| team1 = New York
| score = 5–0
| report = <ref>
| team2 = Paterson
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The secretaries of the remaining three teams met on November 8 in East Newark to make the second round draw which resulted in the Rangers being pitted against New York on Thanksgiving Day with the winner to meet ONT in the final round.
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| date = November 27, 1884
| time = 2:30 PM
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| stadium = Domestic Baseball Grounds
| | note = '''Kearny Rangers''': GK D. Ferguson, DF W. Hood, D. Morris, MF John Hood, James Lennox(c), FW R. Raeburn, J. Hill, A. Bolton, H. Ashley, W. Taylor, J.Milner.▼
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▲'''Kearny Rangers''': GK D. Ferguson, DF W. Hood, D. Morris, MF John Hood, James Lennox(c), FW R. Raeburn, J. Hill, A. Bolton, H. Ashley, W. Taylor, J.Milner.
== Final round ==
The final was played in the snow on Valentine's Day. ONT emerged victorious by a score of
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▲The final was played in the snow on Valentine's Day. ONT emerged victorious by a score of 2-1, however captain Mitchell of New York entered a protest indicating that some of the ONT players were not members of the club and that the goal posts were not regulation size. The AFA ordered the game replayed at Paterson.
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| date = February 14, 1885
| time = 3:00 PM
| team1 = Clark O.N.T.
| score = 2–1
| report = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated-->|date=February 15, 1885 |title=Football In The Snow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/64174120/?match=1&clipping_id=148467586 |work=[[The Sun (New York City)|The Sun]] |location=New York, NY |access-date=May 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
| team2 = New York
| goals1 =
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| stadium = Emmet Street Grounds
| | referee =James Lennox
| note='''O.N.T.''': GK Patrick Hughes, FB Harry Holden, J. Donnelly, HB Joe Swithemby, James Howarth, T. Smith, FW P. Garron, William Thornton, Jack Swithemby(c), Joseph Swarbrick, James McGurk.<br>'''New York''': GK T. Walker, DF A. Johnston, F. Marsterton, MF W. Sinclair, J. Gold, FW A.Mitchell(c), A. Young, J. Lowe, J. Grant, D. Sinclair, D.McNeil.▼
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▲'''O.N.T.''': GK Patrick Hughes, FB Harry Holden, J. Donnelly, HB Joe Swithemby, James Howarth, T. Smith, FW P. Garron, William Thornton, Jack Swithemby(c), Joseph Swarbrick, James McGurk.<br>'''New York''': GK T. Walker, DF A. Johnston, F. Marsterton, MF W. Sinclair, J. Gold, FW A.Mitchell(c), A. Young, J. Lowe, J. Grant, D. Sinclair, D.McNeil.
=== replay ===
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|score=1-0
|team2={{flagicon|}} New York
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|goals1=Swithemby {{goal|44}}
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|stadium=Olympic grounds
|location=Paterson, NJ |attendance=
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| RD3-seed1={{flagicon|New Jersey}}
| RD3-team1='''[[Clark O.N.T.]]'''
| RD3-score1={{nowrap|2-1
| RD3-seed2={{flagicon|New York}}
| RD3-team2=New York F.B.C.
| RD3-score2={{nowrap|1-0}}
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==Champions==
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== Sources ==
* [[National Police Gazette]]
* [[New York Herald]]
* [[The New York Sun]]
* [[Spirit of the Times]]
* Morning Register
* Daily Advertiser
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