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1915–16 American Cup

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The 1916 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. The 1916 edition included 37 of the top eastern teams. The title was won by Bethlehem Steel with a 3-0 win over the Scottish Americans courtesy of a hat trick by Neil Clarke making Bethlehem the first team to win the American and National cups in the same season.

American Cup Bracket

 Second roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
  
 
 Falls F.C.
  
 Pan-American F.C.w/o
 Pan-American F.C.0
 April 24 - Philadelphia
 Fall River Rovers3
 Henry Disston F.C.0
 May 20 - Fall River
 Fall River Rovers1
 Fall River Rovers1
  
 Bethlehem Steel3
 Jersey A.C.1-1
 April 30 - Newark
 General Electric F.C.1-0
 Jersey A.C.0
 January 29 - Bethlehem
 Bethlehem Steel5
 Bethlehem Steel2
 June 10 - Bethlehem
 Clan MacDonald0
 Bethlehem Steel3
  
 Scottish-Americans0
 Bridgeport City3
  
 Brooklyn F.C.1
 Bridgeport City1
 November 27/December 26 - Quincy
 Babcock & Wilcox2
 Fore River Rovers2-0
 May 21 - Newark
 Babcock & Wilcox2-3
 Babcock & Wilcox1
  
 Scottish-Americans3
 Kearny Athletics0
  
 Scottish-Americans4
 Scottish-Americans2
  
 Brooklyn Celtic0
 Continental F.C.1
 
 Brooklyn Celtic3
 

Final

Kearny Scottish-Americans (NJ)0–3Bethlehem Steel (PA)
(Report) Neil Clarke (3)
Taylor Field, BethlehemReferee: David M.Whyte

See also


References

American Football Association Cup
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