1917 American Cup

The 1917 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. Thirty-six teams entered the competition however none of the major Massachusetts teams entered. A new rule that season made by the Southern New England FA forbade their clubs from entering more than one tournament other than the State Cup. This being the case most of the teams opted for the National Cup instead. Bethlehem Steel brought home the trophy for the third time with a convincing 7-0 final win against the West Hudsons.

American Cup Bracket

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

November 26 - New York

New Yorks F.C.

3

January 28 - New York

Bridgeport City

1

New York F.C.

1

December 9 - Bethlehem

Bethlehem Steel

2

Bethlehem Steel

2

March 11 - Newark

Henry Disston F.C.

1

Bethlehem Steel

5

Clan MacDonald

0

Clan MacDonald

w/o

January 21 - New York

Chicopee Rovers

Clan MacDonald

4

Continentals F.C.

1

Continentals F.C.

2

May 13 - Newark

General Electric F.C.

1

Bethlehem Steel

7

January 14 - Bayonne

West Hudson A.A.

0

Babcock & Wilcox

2

April 1 - Bayonne

Scottish Americans

1

Babcock & Wilcox

1-0

West Hudson A.A.

1-4

West Hudson A.A.

1

April 22 - Newark

Bay Ridge

0

West Hudson A.A.

1

December 3

Brooklyn Celtic

0

Brooklyn Celtic

6

January 14

Falls F.C.

0

Brooklyn Celtic

9

Jersey A.C.

0

Alley Boys

2-1

Jersey A.C.

2-2

Final

May 13, 1917

West Hudson A.A. (NJ)	0–7	Bethlehem Steel (PA)
	(Report)	17' George McKelvey 19' Jimmy Easton Fred Pepper Fred Pepper(McKelvey) Jimmy Easton(Fleming) Paddy Butler 80' Tommy Fleming

Weidenmayer's Park; Newark, New Jersey

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Charles Creighton

See also

• 1917 National Challenge Cup