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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | October 22, 1910 – April 23, 1911 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Howard & Bullough (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Philadelphia Hibernian |
The 1911 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. Twenty-eight teams entered the tournament. Howard & Bullough of Pawtucket were the winners of this edition.
The draw for the first round took place on September 10, 1910. [1] Collingswood, Cameron, Scottish American, and Wilberforce drew byes.
| Haledon Thistle | 1–4 | Tacony |
|---|---|---|
| Canova | [2] | Kemp Dawson Dawson Kemp |
| Ansonia | 1–1 | Bronx United |
|---|---|---|
| [3] |
| True Blue | 2–1 | Newburg |
|---|---|---|
| Laurie Leech | [4] | McPherson |
| Philadelphia Thistle | 3–1 | Hollywood Inn |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Kerr Cankie Cairns Ashton | [5] | Gibbs |
| Philadelphia Celtic | 1–3 | Trenton Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| 87’ McNichol | [6] | Bentley 60’ Birchenough J. Smith |
| Clan McDonald | 2–0 | Vernon Lodge |
|---|---|---|
| Peters Orr | [7] |
| Paterson Rangers | 1–1 | Philadelphia Hibernian |
|---|---|---|
| 87’ Alex Bissett | [8] | M. Garvey |
| Columbia F.C. | 0–1 | Brooklyn Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| [9] | MacPherson |
| Birmingham F.C. | 2–2 | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Nichols | [10] |
| Arcadia Thistle | 0–0 | Howard & Bullough |
|---|---|---|
| [11] |
| Critchley | 0–0 | Jersey A.C. |
|---|---|---|
| [12] |
| Newark F.C. | 2–3 | West Hudson |
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| 30’ McMahon(pk) John Leggett | [13] | 25’ Lennox 60’ Carter 65’ Ford(pk) |
| Bronx United | 2–2 | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|
| [14] |
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 2–0 | Paterson Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| 75’ Gallagher Smith | [15] |
| Howard & Bullough | 5–1 | Arcadia Thistle |
|---|---|---|
| 37’ Brown McKay Harvey Harvey McKay | [16] | McKenzie |
| Brooklyn | 2–2 | Birmingham F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby Milne | [17] | Woodward Compton (pk) |
| Jersey A.C. | 3–0 | Critchley |
|---|---|---|
| [18] | 40’ Pall (og) |
| Brooklyn | 6–1 | Birmingham F.C. |
|---|---|---|
| 1’ Kirby Watts Opperman Coward Kirby Maclennan | [19] | 60’ Foster/Proctor |
| Bronx United | 1–3 | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|
| [20] | Tomlinson Neilson Stevens |
The second round draw took place November 5, 1910 at the Continental hotel in Newark, NJ. [21]
| Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| November 26 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 4 | |||||||||||||
| January 1 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 3-2 | |||||||||||||
| November 24 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Clan MacDonald | 3-1 | |||||||||||||
| Clan MacDonald | 0-2 | |||||||||||||
| March 4 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Celtic | 0-0 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 3 | |||||||||||||
| November 27/January 1 - Ansonia | ||||||||||||||
| Ansonia F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansonia F.C. | 4-3 | |||||||||||||
| January 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn A.F.C. | 3-1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansonia F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| November 24 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Scottish Americans | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Collingwood F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| April 9, 23 - Newark | ||||||||||||||
| Scottish Americans | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| November 28 - Pawtucket | ||||||||||||||
| Howard & Bullough | 1-3 | |||||||||||||
| Howard & Bullough | 2 | |||||||||||||
| December 31 - Pawtucket | ||||||||||||||
| West Hudson A.A. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Howard & Bullough | 5a | |||||||||||||
| November 26 - Trenton | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Trenton Caledonians | 3-1 | |||||||||||||
| March 4 - Pawtucket | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 3-6 | |||||||||||||
| Howard & Bullough | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Newark | ||||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wilberforce F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| December 25 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Thistles | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Camerons | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Thistles | 4 | |||||||||||||
a) aggregate after 3 games
| Philadelphia Hibernian (PA) | 1–1 | Howard & Bullough (RI) |
|---|---|---|
| Burroughs 70’ | Cannane 80’ |
| Philadelphia Hibernian (PA) | 1–3 | Howard & Bullough (RI) |
|---|---|---|
| 60' Burrows | [22] | 46' McKay Harvey (pk) 76' Harvey |
Hibs: GK O'Donnell, RF Danks, LF Wilson(c), RMF Waltermate, CMF Blaney, LMF Tillie, OR Burroughs, IR Godfrey, CF Gallagher, IL Smith, OL Hinds.
H&B: GK Healey, RF O'Toole(c), LF Donnelly, RMF Creighton, CMF Brown, LMF Blakely, OR Harvey, IR McKay, CF W.Pemberton, IL E.Pemberton, OL Cannan.
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