1912 American Amateur Football Association Cup

1912 AAFA Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	27
Final positions
Champions	Brooklyn Celtic
Runner-up	Newark F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	107 (3.82 per match)
	← Inaugural 1913 →

The American Amateur Football Association Cup was an American soccer competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA).^[2] It played only two years, 1912 and 1913 before being superseded by the National Challenge Cup, now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

History

In an October 1911 meeting, the New York State Football Association created the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA)^[3] and tasked it with standardizing rules and procedures for U.S. soccer.^[4] In 1912, the AAFA initiated a national cup open to all amateur U.S. teams. Despite the national invitation, only twenty-seven teams from the New York area entered along with one from Maryland. The AAFA had headquarters at the Astor House in New York City. The officers of the association were Dr. G.R. Manning (president), William A. Campbell (vice-president), C.C. Pickford (treasurer), Thomas W. Cahill (secretary). Organizations affiliated with the AAFA included the New York and District Amateur League, Metropolitan and District Amateur League, Utah Association Foot Ball Union, Michigan State Soccer Foot Ball League, Pittsburgh Press Soccer League, Association Foot Ball League of St. Louis and The Tribune Soccer League.^[1]

Entries

Anglo-Saxon F.C. – Brooklyn (NYDL D2)
Arcadia Thistle F.C. – New York (NYDL D1)
Boys Club F.C. – New York (MDL D1)
Bronx United F.C. – New York (NAFL)
Brooklyn F.C. – Brooklyn (NAFL)
Brooklyn Celtic F.C. – Brooklyn (NYDL D1)
Cameron F.C. – New York (NYDL D1)
Clan Gordon F.C. – Portchester (NYDL D2)
Clan McDonald F.C. – Brooklyn (NYDL D1)

Clan McDuff – New York (NYDL D1)
Clan McKenzie F.C. – (NYDL D1)
Columbia Oval – New York (NYDL D1)
Critchley F.C. – Brooklyn (NYDL D1)
Donegal Celtic F.C. – (NYDL D2)
Eureka F.C. – New York (NYDL D2)
German A.C. – New York (NYDL D2)
Greenpoint Rovers F.C. – Brooklyn (NYDL D2)
Hollywood Inn F.C. – Yonkers (NYDL D1)

Mount Vernon F.C. – (NYDL D2)
New York Celtic F.C. – New York (NYDL D2)
Newark F.C. – Newark (NYDL D1)
St. George A – New York (NYDL D2)
St. George B – New York (MDL D1)
Sheffield F.C. – Newark (NYDL D2)
Sons of St. George – Baltimore
Washington F.C. – Weehawken (NYDL D2)
Yonkers F.C. – (NYDL D1)

NYDL- New York and District Amateur Association Foot Ball League
MDL- Metropolitan and District Amateur Foot Ball League
NAFL- National Association Foot Ball League

First round

The Bronx United, Brooklyn FC, Clan McKenzie, German AC and Greenpoint teams drew byes. Boys Club, Donegal Celtic and Mount Vernon forfeited.

7 January 1912 (1912-01-07)	St. George B	2-4	Sheffield	New York
	2 2H'	^[5]	2 1H' 2 2H'	Stadium: Macombs Dam Park Referee: F. Rushton

7 January 1912 (1912-01-07)	Anglo-Saxon	2-2	Yonkers	Brooklyn, NY
2:45	1H' 2H'	^[6]	Price 1H' Duffis 89'	Stadium: Canarsie Referee: A. Burchall

7 January 1912 (1912-01-07)	Boys Club	w/o	St. George A	Elmhurst, Long Island
				Referee: W. Welsh

14 January 1912 (1912-01-14)	Critchley	w/o	Donegal Celtic
		^[7]		Referee: W. Erskine

14 January 1912 (1912-01-14)	Mount Vernon	w/o	Washington
		^[8]		Referee: F. Smith

14 January 1912 (1912-01-14)	Clan McDonald	4-0	Lord Baltimore	Brooklyn, NY
	Harrower 61' Harrower 66' Peters 2H' Thompson 2H'	^[9]		Stadium: Edison Field Attendance: 1500 Referee: W. Williams

14 January 1912 (1912-01-14)	Columbia Oval	2-3	Hollywood Inn	Central Oval
		^[10]		Referee: F. Davies

28 January 1912 (1912-01-28)	Eureka	0-9	Brooklyn Celtic	McNulty Field
				Referee: J. Johnstone

11 February 1912 (1912-02-11)	Cameron	1-1	Newark	New York
	C. Pickford 1H'	^[11]	Aitken 2H'	Stadium: Chelsea Park Referee: G. Caldicott

18 February 1912 (1912-02-18)	Clan Gordon	1-1	Arcadia Thistle	Portchester
2:45				Referee: T. Cunningham

1912 (1912)	NY Celtic	2-2	Clan McDuff	Jasper Oval
2:45				Referee: C. Creighton

replays

18 February 1912 (1912-02-18)	Newark	3-1	Cameron	Newark, NJ
		^[12]	S. Welsh	Stadium: Morris Park

18 February 1912

Yonkers

6-1

Anglo-Saxon

Taft Oval

25 February 1912

Arcadia Thistle

2-1

Clan Gordon

Blatt's Oval

1912

NY Celtic

3-0

Clan McDuff

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

February 25

Clan MacDonald

8

March 24/April 7 - Brooklyn

Clan McKenzie

0

Clan MacDonald

1-1

February 25 - Loughlin Oval

Brooklyn Celtic

1-2

Brooklyn Celtic

8

April 14 - Brooklyn - Edison Field

Greenpoint

0

Brooklyn Celtic

5

Critchley F.C.

0

Critchley F.C.

w/o

March 17 - Edison Field

Brooklyn F.C.

Critchley F.C.

2

February 25 - Parkview Oval

Sheffield A.F.C.

0

Sheffield A.F.C.

2

May 11 - Brooklyn

Washington F.C.

1

Brooklyn Celtic

3

February 25 - Morris Park

Newark F.C.

0

Newark F.C.

4

St. George F.C.

2

Newark F.C.

w/o

Bronx United

New York Celtic

0

April 21 - Newark - Morris Park

Bronx United

2

Newark F.C.

5

February 25/March 3 - Truman Oval

Hollywood Inn

2

Yonkers F.C.

1-0

March 24 - Truman's Oval

Hollywood Inn

1-1

Hollywood Inn

8

March 3/10 - Marquette Oval

Arcadia Thistle

1

Arcadia Thistle

1-6

German F.C.

1-2

Final

11 May 1912

4:00PM

Brooklyn Celtic	3–0	Newark F.C.
Campion 15' O'Halloran 65' Campion 80'	^[13]^[14]

Marquette Oval, Brooklyn, NY

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: C. Creighton

Brooklyn Celtic

Newark


GK		J. Gavin
FB		James Robertson
FB		Andrew Robertson
HB		D. Flanagan
HB		Frank O'Hare (c)
HB		R. Owens
LW		D. McPherson
LW		T. Campion
C		R. O'Halloran
RW		M. King
RW		L. McKenzie
Manager:
McCamphill


GK		Dowie
FB		W. Montgomery
FB		James Leggatt (c)
HB		Broadbent
HB		McNeil
HB		Dunlop
LW		Piell
LW		Wregg
C		A. Montgomery
RW		Aitken
RW		John Leggatt

Linesmen:
G. Caldicott
W. Williams

Match rules

90 minutes
Replay if game ends in a draw

References

^ ^a ^b "Socker teams form big national body". Brooklyn Daily. December 14, 1911. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "Date For Game Not Yet Chosen". (December 20, 1911). Baltimore American, p.12 col.7
^ "Soccer War Against A.F.A. Is Declared". Newark Evening Star. October 4, 1911. p.9 col.6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Organized Soccer Is The Aim". (February 8, 1912). The Gazette Times, p.9 col.2
^ "Sheffields Capture Amateur Cup Game" (PDF). Newark Evening News. January 8, 1912. p.17 col.7. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Yonkers Soccer Men Tie Up and Then Several Players Put Up for Repair". Yonkers Herald. January 8, 1912. p.6 col.5-6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sunday Will Be A Busy One For Soccer Teams". Brooklyn Times. January 12, 1912. p.10 col.2-3. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Socker League Competition Will Start Next Sunday". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 12, 1912. p.14 col.6-7. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Clan M'Donalds Strong". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 15, 1912. p.10 col.5. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hollys Won Two Games In the One Afternoon". Yonkers Herald. January 15, 1912. p.6 col.2. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Newark F.C. Ties Cameron In Cup Game" (PDF). Newark Evening News. February 12, 1912. p.15 col.4. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Cameron Club Defeated By Newark F.C." (PDF). Newark Evening News. February 19, 1912. p.17 col.2. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Celtics Beat Newark; Win Socker Cup". The Standard Union. May 12, 1912. p.6 col.4-5. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Celtics Outplay Newarks". The Sun. May 12, 1912. p.14 col.6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[Eagle-1] "Socker teams form big national body". Brooklyn Daily. December 14, 1911. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[2] "Date For Game Not Yet Chosen". (December 20, 1911). Baltimore American, p.12 col.7

[3] "Soccer War Against A.F.A. Is Declared". Newark Evening Star. October 4, 1911. p.9 col.6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Organized Soccer Is The Aim". (February 8, 1912). The Gazette Times, p.9 col.2

[5] "Sheffields Capture Amateur Cup Game" (PDF). Newark Evening News. January 8, 1912. p.17 col.7. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[6] "Yonkers Soccer Men Tie Up and Then Several Players Put Up for Repair". Yonkers Herald. January 8, 1912. p.6 col.5-6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Sunday Will Be A Busy One For Soccer Teams". Brooklyn Times. January 12, 1912. p.10 col.2-3. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Socker League Competition Will Start Next Sunday". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 12, 1912. p.14 col.6-7. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Clan M'Donalds Strong". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 15, 1912. p.10 col.5. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Hollys Won Two Games In the One Afternoon". Yonkers Herald. January 15, 1912. p.6 col.2. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Newark F.C. Ties Cameron In Cup Game" (PDF). Newark Evening News. February 12, 1912. p.15 col.4. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[12] "Cameron Club Defeated By Newark F.C." (PDF). Newark Evening News. February 19, 1912. p.17 col.2. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[13] "Celtics Beat Newark; Win Socker Cup". The Standard Union. May 12, 1912. p.6 col.4-5. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Celtics Outplay Newarks". The Sun. May 12, 1912. p.14 col.6. Retrieved July 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Contents

History

Entries

First round

replays

Bracket

Final

See also

References