# 1908–09 American Cup

The 1909 American Cup was the 18th edition of the American Cup an annual soccer tournament held by the American Football Association.

## Participants

| Name | City | League |
| West Hudson A.A. | Harrison | NAFL |
| True Blue F.C. | Paterson | NAFL |
| Rover F.C. | Fall River | NEL |
| Cameron | New York | NYAFL Sat/Sun |
| Clark A.A. | East Newark | NAFL |
| Rangers | Paterson | NAFL |
| Newark F.C. | Newark | NAFL |
| Clan McDonald | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
| Caledonian | New York | NYAFL Sat |
| Caledonian | Trenton | CCAFL |
| Hollywood Inn | Yonkers | NYAFL Sat |
| Scottish American | Newark | NAFL |
| Thistles | Philadelphia | FBAP |
| Howard & Bullough | Pawtucket | NEL |
| Elite | Trenton | CCAFL |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sat |
| Jersey A.C. | Jersey City | AFA |
| British American | Philadelphia | FBAP |
| Critchley | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
| Arcadia Thistle | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun |
NYAFL - New York State Amateur Association Football League NAFL - National Association Football League NEL - New England Association Football League CCAFL - Capital City Association Football League FBAP - Foot Ball Association of Pennsylvania

## Second round

The second round draw took place at Newark, NJ on November 7, 1908. The Jersey AC/British American match ended ten minutes early on account of darkness and was ordered replayed. British later forfeited the replay. The Thistles also withdrew from the competition when the AFA decided to order a replay of their match with the Rovers.

### replays
## Third round

The draw for the third round of the American Cup took place at the Continental Hotel in Newark, NJ on December 3, 1908. The True Blue/H & B match was protested on account of ineligible players and ordered replayed.

### replays
## American Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Paterson True Blues | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Paterson Rangers | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paterson True Blues | 0–2 | | | | |
| | | | | Howard & Bullough | 1–0 | | | | |
| | | Brooklyn FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Howard and Bullough | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paterson True Blues | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Jersey A.C. | 3 | | |
| | | Jersey A.C. | 3–w/o | | | | | | |
| | | British American | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jersey A.C. | 1–1-2 | | | | |
| | | | | Brooklyn Camerons | 1–1-0 | | | | |
| | | Arcadia Thistle | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Cameron | 3 | | | | | | |
| Trenton Caldonians | 3 | Cameron | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cameron | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Cameron | 4 | | | | | | | Paterson True Blues | 1-2 |
| | | | | | | | | Clark A.A. | 1-1 |
| Scottish American | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | Clark A.A. | 1-1 |
| Clark A.A. | 1–2 | | | | | | | | |
| Clark A.A. | 1–2 | Clark A.A. | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Hollywood Inn | 2 | | | | | | |
| New York Caldonians | 3–0 | Hollywood Inn | 2 | | | | | | |
| Hollywood Inn | 4–2 | | | | | | | | |
| Hollywood Inn | 4–2 | | | Clark A.A. | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Clan MacDonald | 0 | | | | |
| | | Elite | 1–2 | | | | | | |
| | | Clan McDonald | 1–3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Clark A.A. | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Fall River Rovers | 0 | | |
| | | Thistles | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Fall River Rovers | 0 | | | | | | |
| Fall River Rovers | 1 | Fall River Rovers | 0 | | | | | | |
| West Hudson A.A. | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| West Hudson A.A. | 0 | | | Fall River Rovers | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Newark F.C. | 1 | | | | |
| | | Critchley | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | Newark | 1 | | | | | | |
* ↑ True Blues protested due to Howard & Bullough playing with ineligible players
* ↑ British American protested due to game being called 10 minutes early
* ↑ Caledonians protest and game was ordered replayed