1886 Staten Island Football Club season

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1886 Staten Island Football Club football
Conference American Football Union
1886 record2–3–3 (1–2–2 AFU)
CaptainC. A. MacDonald (halfback) [1]
Home stadium St. George Cricket Grounds
Seasons
← 1885
1887 →
1886 American Football Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Crickets of Stevens Institute $3–0–0  4–1–0
Staten Island Football Club 1–2–2  2–3–3
Unions of Columbia 1–2–0  1–3–0
Brooklyn Hill 0–1–2  3–5–3
Cutler School 0–0–0  –––––
Spartan Harriers0–0–0  –––––

The 1886 Staten Island Football Club football team was an American football team that represented four athletic clubs, the Staten Island Cricket, Rowing, and Athletic clubs, as well as the Clifton Athletic Club during the 1886 football season. The team compiled a record and played its home games at St. George Cricket Grounds in Hoboken, New Jersey. [2] [3] The Staten Islanders were able to comply with the AFU's system of playing any other league opponents twice, but were forced to disqualify their November 6th match with the Crickets as a conference win because of some controversial officiating.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16 Unions of Columbia
L 0–22 [4]
October 23Crickets of Stevens Institute
  • St. George Cricket Grounds?
  • Staten Island, NY
Unknown [5]
October 30 Brooklyn Hill
  • St. George Cricket Grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
T 6–6 [6] [7] [8]
November 6at Crickets of Stevens Institute* Hoboken, NJ W 10–4 [9]
November 13Brooklyn Hill
  • St. George Cricket Grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
T 0–0 [10] [11]
November 18 NYU *
  • St. George Cricket Grounds?
  • Staten Island, NY
T 4–4 [12]
November 20Unions of Columbia
  • St. George Cricket Grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
W 10–0 [13]
November 27 Crescent Athletic Club *
  • Crescent Athletic Club grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–16 [14]
December 4Crickets of Stevens Institute
  • St. George Cricket Grounds
  • Staten Island, NY
L 0–10 [15]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Victories at Football". The New York Times. 1886-10-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Yale Men Enraged". The New York Times. 1886-10-11. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Football". The Post-Star. 1886-11-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Victories at Football". The New York Times. 1886-10-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Staten Island". The New York Times. 1886-10-21. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. ↑ "City and Suburban News". The New York Times. 1886-10-30. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  7. ↑ "Kicking Football". The New York Times. 1886-10-31. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  8. ↑ "Sports and Pastimes". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1886-10-31. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. ↑ "Victors At Football". The New York Times. 1886-11-07. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  10. ↑ "Sporting Notes". The Brooklyn Union. 1886-11-11. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  11. ↑ "Football On Staten Island". The New York Times. 1886-11-14. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  12. ↑ "New York University Violet All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  13. ↑ "Columbia College Boys Beaten". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1886-11-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  14. ↑ "Kicking the Ball". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1886-11-28. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  15. ↑ "Football Matches". The Brooklyn Union. 1886-12-05. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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