1912 American Amateur Football Association Cup
{{Short description|American soccer competition}}
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = AAFA Cup
| year = 1912
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| country = United States
| num_teams = 27{{cite news |author= |date=December 14, 1911 |title=Socker teams form big national body |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-afa-2/146673380/ |work=Brooklyn Daily |access-date=May 5, 2024}}
| winners = Brooklyn Celtic
| second = Newark F.C.
| matches = 28
| goals = 107
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| prev_season = Inaugural
| next_season = 1913
}}
The American Amateur Football Association Cup was an American soccer competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA)."Date For Game Not Yet Chosen". (December 20, 1911). Baltimore American, p.12 col.7 It played only two years, 1912 and 1913 before being superseded by the National Challenge Cup, now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.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){{cite news |author= |date=October 4, 1911 |title=Soccer War Against A.F.A. Is Declared |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-american-amateur-footbal/146982899/ |work=Newark Evening Star |access-date=July 23, 2024 |at=p.9 col.6 |via=Newspapers.com}} and tasked it with standardizing rules and procedures for U.S. soccer."Organized Soccer Is The Aim". (February 8, 1912). The Gazette Times, p.9 col.2 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.
Entries
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- Anglo-Saxon F.C.{{snd}}Brooklyn (NYDL D2)
- Arcadia Thistle F.C.{{snd}}New York (NYDL D1)
- Boys Club F.C.{{snd}}New York (MDL D1)
- Bronx United F.C.{{snd}}New York (NAFL)
- Brooklyn F.C.{{snd}}Brooklyn (NAFL)
- Brooklyn Celtic F.C.{{snd}}Brooklyn (NYDL D1)
- Cameron F.C.{{snd}}New York (NYDL D1)
- Clan Gordon F.C.{{snd}}Portchester (NYDL D2)
- Clan McDonald F.C.{{snd}}Brooklyn (NYDL D1)
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- Clan McDuff{{snd}}New York (NYDL D1)
- Clan McKenzie F.C.{{snd}} (NYDL D1)
- Columbia Oval{{snd}}New York (NYDL D1)
- Critchley F.C.{{snd}}Brooklyn (NYDL D1)
- Donegal Celtic F.C.{{snd}} (NYDL D2)
- Eureka F.C.{{snd}}New York (NYDL D2)
- German A.C.{{snd}}New York (NYDL D2)
- Greenpoint Rovers F.C.{{snd}}Brooklyn (NYDL D2)
- Hollywood Inn F.C.{{snd}}Yonkers (NYDL D1)
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- Mount Vernon F.C.{{snd}} (NYDL D2)
- New York Celtic F.C.{{snd}}New York (NYDL D2)
- Newark F.C.{{snd}}Newark (NYDL D1)
- St. George A{{snd}}New York (NYDL D2)
- St. George B{{snd}}New York (MDL D1)
- Sheffield F.C.{{snd}}Newark (NYDL D2)
- Sons of St. George{{snd}}Baltimore
- Washington F.C.{{snd}}Weehawken (NYDL D2)
- Yonkers F.C.{{snd}} (NYDL D1)
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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.
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|team2 = Lord Baltimore
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|location = Brooklyn, NY
|attendance = 1500
|referee = W. Williams
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|team1 = Eureka
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|stadium = McNulty Field
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|referee = J. Johnstone
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|team1 = Cameron
|goals1 = C. Pickford{{goal|1H}}
|team2 = Newark
|goals2 = Aitken{{goal|2H}}
|stadium = Chelsea Park
|location = New York
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|referee = G. Caldicott
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|location = Portchester
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|referee = T. Cunningham
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|team1 = NY Celtic
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|location = Jasper Oval
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|referee = C. Creighton
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Bracket
{{Round16
|February 25|Clan MacDonald|8|Clan McKenzie|0
|February 25 - Loughlin Oval|Brooklyn Celtic|8|Greenpoint|0
||Critchley F.C.|w/o|Brooklyn F.C.|
|February 25 - Parkview Oval|Sheffield A.F.C.|2|Washington F.C.|1
|February 25 - Morris Park|Newark F.C.|4|St. George F.C.|2
||New York Celtic|0|Bronx United|2
|February 25/March 3 - Truman Oval|Yonkers F.C.|1-0|Hollywood Inn|1-1
|March 3/10 - Marquette Oval|Arcadia Thistle|1-6|German F.C.|1-2
|March 24/April 7 - Brooklyn|Clan MacDonald|1-1|Brooklyn Celtic|1-2
|March 17 - Edison Field|Critchley F.C.|2|Sheffield A.F.C.|0
||Newark F.C.|w/o|Bronx United|
|March 24 - Truman's Oval|Hollywood Inn|8|Arcadia Thistle|1
|April 14 - Brooklyn - Edison Field|Brooklyn Celtic|5|Critchley F.C.|0
|April 21 - Newark - Morris Park|Newark F.C.|5|Hollywood Inn|2
|May 11 - Brooklyn|Brooklyn Celtic|3|Newark F.C.|0
|3rdplace=no}}
Final
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|date=11 May 1912
|time=4:00PM
|team1=Brooklyn Celtic {{flagicon|}}
|score=3–0
|team2={{flagicon|}} Newark F.C.
|report= {{cite news |author= |date=May 12, 1912 |title=Celtics Beat Newark; Win Socker Cup |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-aafac-1/147050708/ |work=The Standard Union |access-date=July 23, 2024 |at=p.6 col.4-5 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |author= |date=May 12, 1912 |title=Celtics Outplay Newarks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-aafac-1/147050708/ |work=The Sun |access-date=July 23, 2024 |at=p.14 col.6 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|goals1=Campion{{goal|15}}
O'Halloran{{goal|65}}
Campion{{goal|80}}
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|stadium=Marquette Oval, Brooklyn, NY
|attendance= 3,500
|referee= C. Creighton}}
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| {{Football kit
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| 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 | |
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||
| colspan=3|McCamphill | ||
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| 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 | |
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