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| Tournament details | |
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| Country | United States |
| Date | October 23, 1886 – April 9, 1887 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Clark O.N.T. (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Kearny Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 40 (4.44 per match) |
The 1887 American Cup was the third edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. For the third time since its inception the Clark O.N.T.'s were the champions. [1]
The tournament had now increased to nine teams with Newark boasting four entries including the newcomers Tiffany Rovers. The Rovers, established in 1885, played out of Caledonian Park and wore amber and black striped jerseys with white knickerbockers.
| State | City | Team |
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| New Jersey | Paterson | Paterson F.B.C. |
| Newark | Almas | |
| Clark O.N.T. | ||
| Tiffany Rovers | ||
| Kearny | Kearny Rangers | |
| Trenton | Trenton F.B.C. | |
| New York | New York | New York F.B.C. |
| New York Rovers | ||
| Pilgrams | ||
| West Side |
Pilgrims drew a bye
| October 23, 1886 | Kearney Rangers | 4–0 | Tiffany Rovers | East Newark |
| 3:30 PM | Gloak  15'Williams 22'C.Gray 57'Walter Taylor | [2] | Stadium: ONT grounds Referee: J.Joules | |
| Note: Rangers: GK J.Clynch, DF J.McKell, James Chapman, MF William Allsop, J.Hearn, D.Morris, FW William Taylor, J.Williams, George Sergeant, D.Gloak, Walter Taylor(c). Rovers: GK G.Gray, DF T.Crann, J.Shelby, MF J.McCullough, F.Hatfield, D.O'Mara, FW C.Gray, A.Ringley, W.Houston, W.Hinchley, J.Norton. | ||||
| October 30, 1886 | Clark O.N.T. | 4–2 | Alma | Newark, New Jersey |
| Jack Swithenby McGurck Jack Swithenby 85'J.Hood 87' | [3] | Lucas(Lennox) Gray | Stadium: Frelinghuyson grounds Referee: A.Turner(Paterson) | |
| Note: O.N.T.: Patrick Hughes, Harry Holden, A.Pallister, J.Dockray, Joe Swithenby(c), James Howarth, J.Hood, Jack Swithenby, James McGurck, J.Swarbrick, J.Connolly. Almas: Frank Farrow, C.Moore, George Wright, E.Morton, R.Patterson, F.Britchtord, Joseph Lucas, George Curtin(c), E.P.Garren, John Gray, T.Faulkeley. | ||||
| October 30, 1886 | New York | 5–0 | West Side | New York |
| [4] | Stadium: Oak Point |
| October 30, 1886 | Paterson | 1–1 | Trenton | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 3:30 PM | 60' | [5] | 10' | Stadium: Olympic grounds |
| Note: Paterson: GK Dowey, DF B.Henshall(c), J.Hall, MF G.Henshall, E.Gaskell, J.Henshall, FW W.Wyatt, William Turner, J.W.Warburton, S.Wardle, R.McWilliams. Trenton: GK W.Bradshaw, DF R.Rhodes, Holowan, MF T.McNicol, T.Baddeley, J.James, FW J.Bradshaw, E.Naylor, E.Ward, A.Dearden, D.Baggeley. | ||||
| November 25, 1886 | Trenton | 3–2 | Paterson | Trenton, New Jersey |
| [6] | Stadium: Cricket Grounds | |||
| Note: Trenton: GK Hart Everingham, DF Hullman, Rhodes, MF McNicol(c), James, Baddeley, FW Openshaw, Ward, Naylor, Baggeley, Deardon. | ||||
ONT draws a bye.
| December 18, 1886 | Pilgrims | 1–3 | Kearny Rangers | |
| [7] |
Kearny Rangers draw a bye.
| February 19, 1887 | O.N.T. | 5–0 | Trenton | New Jersey |
| 3:15 PM | Swarbrick 44' Brooks McGurck Donnelly Howarth | [10] | Stadium: ONT grounds Newark Referee: J.Grant | |
| Note: O.N.T.: Patrick Hughes, Harry Holden, A.Patterson, J.Swithemby, L.Dockray, James Howarth, James McGurck, J.Brooks, R.Donnelly, Joseph Swarbrick, J.Swithemby. Trenton: H.Evenham, G.Holman, R.Rhodes, A.MacNicol, J.James, T.Bradley, E.Openshaw, D.Bagley, A.Reardon, E.Naylor, J.Mart. | ||||
| April 9, 1887 | Clark O.N.T.  | 3–2 | Kearny Rangers | Newark, NJ |
| 3:40 PM | Jack Swithemby 40' Swarbrick 55'Swarbrick | [11] [12] | Gloak 45' Sargent | Stadium: Frelinghuysen grounds Attendance: 600 Referee: T. Narg (New York) |
      Clark O.N.T. | Kearny Rangers |
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| First Round | Second Round | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 | Alma | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Clark O.N.T. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Clark O.N.T. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| | Clark O.N.T. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Trenton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Paterson | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Trenton | 1-3 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Trenton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 | New York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| | New York | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| | West Side | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Clark O.N.T. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Kearny Rangers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Pilgrims | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| | Pilgrims | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Kearny Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Kearny Rangers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Tiffany Rovers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| | Kearny Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| American Football Association Challenge Cup |
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| Third Title |
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