The 1914 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. Forty-one teams entered the tournament. The Bethlehem Steel team debuted in and won the tournament playing ten games through six rounds.
American Cup Bracket
| Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| November 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - Tacony | ||||||||||||||
| General Electric F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| November 27/December 28 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Field Club | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Field Club | 2-5a | |||||||||||||
| March 21 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport City | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| November 29 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 7 | |||||||||||||
| January 10 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Celtic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 2 | |||||||||||||
| November 30 - Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 0b | |||||||||||||
| April 19/May 3 - Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River Rovers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 0-0 | |||||||||||||
| November 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
| Locomotive F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| December 27 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Victor F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Victor F.C. | 4c | |||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 29/April 4 - Jersey City | ||||||||||||||
| Scottish Americans | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
| November 22 - Holyoke | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 2-2 | |||||||||||||
| Farr Alpaca F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| December 27-January 31 - Bethlehem | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 7d | |||||||||||||
| West Hudson A.A. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ansonia F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| West Hudson A.A. | 3 | |||||||||||||
(a) first match protested
(b) match protested, Rovers refused replay
(c) aggregate after 3 games
(d) aggregate after 4 games
Final
| Tacony F.C. ( PA) | 0–0 | Bethlehem Steel ( PA) |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) [1] |
Replay
| Tacony F.C. ( PA) | 0–1 | Bethlehem Steel ( PA) |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) [2] | Donaghy 15’ |
See also
References
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
The 1914 American Cup was the annual open cup held by the American Football Association. Forty-one teams entered the tournament. The Bethlehem Steel team debuted in and won the tournament playing ten games through six rounds.
American Cup Bracket
| Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| November 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - Tacony | ||||||||||||||
| General Electric F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| November 27/December 28 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Field Club | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Field Club | 2-5a | |||||||||||||
| March 21 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport City | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| November 29 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 7 | |||||||||||||
| January 10 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Celtic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Hibernian | 2 | |||||||||||||
| November 30 - Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson True Blues | 0b | |||||||||||||
| April 19/May 3 - Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River Rovers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tacony F.C. | 0-0 | |||||||||||||
| November 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
| Locomotive F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| December 27 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Victor F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Victor F.C. | 4c | |||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 29/April 4 - Jersey City | ||||||||||||||
| Scottish Americans | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jersey A.C. | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
| November 22 - Holyoke | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 2-2 | |||||||||||||
| Farr Alpaca F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| December 27-January 31 - Bethlehem | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 7d | |||||||||||||
| West Hudson A.A. | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ansonia F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| West Hudson A.A. | 3 | |||||||||||||
(a) first match protested
(b) match protested, Rovers refused replay
(c) aggregate after 3 games
(d) aggregate after 4 games
Final
| Tacony F.C. ( PA) | 0–0 | Bethlehem Steel ( PA) |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) [1] |
Replay
| Tacony F.C. ( PA) | 0–1 | Bethlehem Steel ( PA) |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) [2] | Donaghy 15’ |
See also
References
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.