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1893 American Cup

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	19
Final positions
Champions	Free Wanderers (1st title)
Runner-up	NY Thistle
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	68 (5.23 per match)
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The 1893 American Cup was the ninth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Pawtucket Free Wanderers won their first title by overcoming the New York Thistles in the final. This season operations shifted to New England with the elected committee represented by John Clark of Pawtucket as president, Joseph Brady of the East Ends as vice president, John F. Geagan of the Rovers as Secretary, and Ephraim Mayes of the Olympics as Treasurer.

Entrants

First round

The first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at the Wilbur House in Fall River, Massachusetts on August 21, 1892. The games of the first round were scheduled to be played on or before the second Saturday in November.

November 5, 1892	Free Wanderers	3–1	East Ends	Pawtucket, RI
3:30 PM	36' Davis 42' Watson 80'		Pemberton 30'	Stadium: Dexter street grounds Attendance: 5000 Referee: Thomas Bruckshaw
Note: Free Wanderers: G Shea, FB Gregory, Jack Stuart, HB Reed, Johnson, Sam Jenkins, RW Jeffrey, Davis, LW Slater, Watson, C Al Jenkins. East Ends: G James Irving, FB George Morris, Bernard Fagan, HB James Hughes, Thomas Philbin, Fred Scott, LW Ernest Borden, John Sunderland, RW John Tobin, Henry Farrell, C James Pemberton.

November 5, 1892	Gorhams	2–6	Fall River Rovers	Fall River, MA
	2H' 2H'		1' 6' 1H' 1H' 1H' Barlow 2H'	Stadium: Rover grounds Attendance: 500 Referee: Bell
Note: Gorhams: GK McFarlane, FB Muirhead, Greyhurst, HB McConnell, Bennett, Fanning, LW Greene, O'Neil, C Buck, RW Montgomery, Robertson. Rovers: GK McGuigan, FB Buckley, Culligan, HB Barlow, Pickup, Burgess, LW Kenney, Bannister, C Smith, RW Randall, Schofield.

November 5, 1892	Y.M.C.U.	4–2	True Blues	Kearny, NJ
	1H', 1H', 1H' Cutler 2H'		2H', 2H'

December 3, 1892	Clippers	0–2	New Bedford Rovers	New Bedford, MA
3:15 PM			Taylor 65' Culbert	Stadium: Cove Street grounds Referee: Phalen and Bennett
Note: Clippers: GK Sullivan, FB Melville, Smith, HB P. Knowe, Callery, Coggeshall, LW Horsefall, F. Swan, C F. Knowe, RW J.Sullivan, J.Swan. Rovers: GK Crowley, FB Finian, Seddon, HB O'Rourke, Lyons, Beattie, LW Taylor, Cartmill, C Reed, RW Duckworth, Calbert.

Second round

The second round draw took place at the AFA meeting in the St. Charles Hotel in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on November 19, 1892. The games of the second round were scheduled to be played on or before the second Saturday in January. The Olympics drew a bye.

Third round

March 25, 1893	Olympics	0–2	Fall River Rovers	Fall River, MA
4:00 PM			Gavin 2H' Bannister 2H'	Stadium: Olympic grounds Attendance: 5000 Referee: John Tobin (East Ends)
Note: Olympics: GK Farrell, FB Lee, Spencer, HB Lagrosse, Morris, Fortin, LW Taylor, Leveque, C Wilde, RW Cunliffe, Tomlinson. Rovers: GK Murtaugh, FB Culligan, Buckley, HB Pickup, Whittaker, Barlow, LW Kenny, Bannister, C M.Harrington, RW Randall, Gavin.

Semifinals

March 25, 1893	Paterson Thistle	3–3	NY Thistle	Paterson , NJ
3:00 PM	McAuley 4'			Stadium: Haledon grounds Referee: Robert McDonald
Note: Paterson: GK, FB T. McAuley, T. Turner(c), HB McIzatt, S. Findley, E. Ackerman, LW Ingram, J. Turner, C Morton, RW Wilson, M. McAuley.

April 22, 1893	Fall River Rovers	1–4	Free Wanderers	Fall River, MA
3:00 PM	Randall		Jeffrey 25', Al Jenkins ,	Stadium: Rovers' grounds Referee: James Hood (Newark, NJ)
Note: Rovers: GK Murtaugh, FB Culligan, Buckley, HB Pickup, Whittaker, Barlow, LW Kenny, Bannister, C Mike Harrington, RW Randall, Gavan. Free Wanderers: GK Shea, FB Gregory, Jack Stuart, HB Reed, Johnson, Sam Jenkins, RW Jeffrey, Davis, LW Slater, Watson, C Al Jenkins.

replay

April 7, 1893	Paterson Thistle	1–4	NY Thistle	Paterson , NJ
	1H'		2H', 2H', 2H', 2H'	Stadium: Haledon Athletic grounds

Final

The New York Thistles, the previous year's runner up, entered the final undefeated in the season with 17 wins and two tie games, boasting 123 goals scored and 15 against. The Pawtucket Free Wanderers, along with making their first American Cup final appearance, had won the New England League three weeks prior, finishing in first ahead of the East Ends, Olympics, Rovers, and Clippers of Fall River and the New Bedford Rovers.

May 27, 1893	Free Wanderers	3–1	NY Thistle	Fall River, MA
3:00 PM	Slater A.Jenkins Jeffrey		McKinley	Stadium: County street grounds Attendance: 3000 Referee: Henry Waring
Note: Free Wanderers: GK Shea, FB Gregory, Jack Stuart, HB Reed, Johnson, Sam Jenkins, RW Jeffrey, Davis, LW Slater, Watson, C Al Jenkins. Thistle: GK Armstrong, FB Patrick, Foy, HB Adam, Entwistle, Willie, RW Jameson, McConnell, LW McGee, McKinley, C McGovern.

American Cup bracket

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Semifinals

Finals

Fall River Olympics

w/o

British Hosiery

Fall River Olympics

bye

Fall River Olympics

0

Fall River Rovers

2

Barre Rangers

w/o

Pawtucket Thistle

Barre Rangers

Fall River Rovers

w/o

Gorhams

2

Fall River Rovers

6

Fall River Rovers

1

Eastern Circuit

Pawtucket Free Wanderers

4

Pawtucket Free Wanders

3

Fall River East Ends

1

Pawtucket Free Wanderers

11

New Bedford Rovers

1

Fall River Clippers

0

New Bedford Rovers

2

Pawtucket Free Wanderers

bye

Canonicuts

Manville Athletics

Pawtucket Free Wanders

3

New York Thistle

1

Kearny Stars

1

Paterson Thistle

3

Paterson Thistle

w/o

Bayonne Rovers

Bayonne Rovers

bye

Paterson Thistle

bye

Paterson Thistle

3–1

Western Circuit

New York Thistle

3–4

Y.M.C.U

4

Paterson True Blues

2

Y.M.C.U

2

New York Thistle

5

New York Thistle

5

Newark Caledonians

0

New York Thistle

bye

Notes:

1. Both teams withdrew from competition

References

1. "Local Sporting Matters". Fall River Daily Herald. November 3, 1892. p.8 col.6. Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Athletic And Sporting". Paterson Daily Press. October 31, 1892. p.3 col.4. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
3. "American Cup Games". Fall River Globe. November 10, 1892. p.7 col.2. Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "In Sporting Circles". The Providence News. November 7, 1892. p.6 col.1. Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "The Coming Champions". (November 7, 1892). Evening Telegram, p.5 col.1
6. "Rovers Win". Fall River Globe. November 7, 1892. p.6 col.2-3. Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sports Of The Season" (PDF). Newark Evening News. November 7, 1892. p.2 col.3. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
8. "Vigorous Football". Newark Sunday Call. November 6, 1892. p.6 col.1. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
9. "From Town Correspondents". The Vermont Watchman. October 19, 1892. p.8 col.5. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Clippers Whitewashed". (December 5, 1892). Evening Journal, p.2 col.4
11. "Fulford Is Champion" (PDF). Newark Evening News. December 27, 1892. p.2 col.3. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Football Notes". (March 14, 1893). The Morning Call, p.8 col.1
13. "Among The Kickers". Pawtucket Tribune. March 27, 1893. p.1 col.5. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Football". Fall River Daily Evening News. March 27, 1893. p.5 col.1. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "The Semi-final A Tie". (March 27, 1893). The Morning Call, p.1 col.5
16. "We've Lost The Cup". Fall River Daily Herald. April 24, 1893. p.7 col.3. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "No Fight In Newark". Paterson Daily Press. April 10, 1893. p.1 col.7. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "They Win The Cup". (May 29, 1893). Evening Times, p.2 col.1

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