# 1892–93 American Cup

The 1893 American Cup was the ninth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Pawtucket Free Wanderers won their first title by overcoming the New York Thistles in the final. This season operations shifted to New England with the elected committee represented by John Clark of Pawtucket as president, Joseph Brady of the East Ends as vice president, John F. Geagan of the Rovers as Secretary, and Ephraim Mayes of the Olympics as Treasurer.

## Entrants

| Section | State | City | Team |
| Western | New Jersey | Bayonne | Bayonne Rovers |
| Western | New Jersey | Kearny | Young Men's Christian Union |
| Western | New Jersey | Kearny | Stars |
| Western | New Jersey | Newark | Newark Caledonians |
| Western | New Jersey | Paterson | Paterson True Blues |
| Western | New Jersey | Paterson | Thistle |
| Western | New York | New York | New York Thistles |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Clippers |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Canonicuts |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River East Ends |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River Olympics |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River Rovers |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | New Bedford | New Bedford Rovers |
| Eastern | Rhode Island | Manville | Manville Athletics |
| Eastern | Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Pawtucket Free Wanderers |
| Eastern | Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Pawtucket Thistles |
| Eastern | Rhode Island | Providence | Gorhams |
| Eastern | Rhode Island | Thornton | British Hosiery |
| Eastern | Vermont | Barre | Barre Rangers |

## First round

The first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at the Wilbur House in Fall River, Massachusetts on August 21, 1892. The games of the first round were scheduled to be played on or before the second Saturday in November.

## Second round

The second round draw took place at the AFA meeting in the St. Charles Hotel in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on November 19, 1892. The games of the second round were scheduled to be played on or before the second Saturday in January. The Olympics drew a bye.

## Final

The New York Thistles, the previous year's runner up, entered the final undefeated in the season with 17 wins and two tie games, boasting 123 goals scored and 15 against. The Pawtucket Free Wanderers, along with making their first American Cup final appearance, had won the New England League three weeks prior, finishing in first ahead of the East Ends, Olympics, Rovers, and Clippers of Fall River and the New Bedford Rovers.

## American Cup bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | | | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | | | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | Fall River Olympics | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | British Hosiery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | British Hosiery | | | | | Fall River Olympics | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Fall River Olympics | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Fall River Rovers | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Barre Rangers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | Fall River Rovers | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Pawtucket Thistle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pawtucket Thistle | | | | | Barre Rangers | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fall River Rovers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gorhams | 2 | | | | Fall River Rovers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fall River Rovers | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fall River Rovers | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Fall River Rovers | 1 | | | |
| Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | | Fall River Rovers | 1 | | | |
| Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 4 | | | |
| | Pawtucket Free Wanders | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 4 | | | |
| | Fall River East Ends | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fall River East Ends | 1 | | | | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | New Bedford Rovers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fall River Clippers | 0 | | | | New Bedford Rovers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Bedford Rovers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Bedford Rovers | 2 | | | | | | | | | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | bye | | | | | | | |
| | Canonicuts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Manville Athletics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Manville Athletics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pawtucket Free Wanders | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New York Thistle | 1 |
| | Kearny Stars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New York Thistle | 1 |
| | Paterson Thistle | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paterson Thistle | 3 | | | | Paterson Thistle | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bayonne Rovers | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bayonne Rovers | | | | | Bayonne Rovers | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | Paterson Thistle | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | bye | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Paterson Thistle | 3–1 | | | |
| Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | | Paterson Thistle | 3–1 | | | |
| Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | | New York Thistle | 3–4 | | | |
| | Y.M.C.U | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New York Thistle | 3–4 | | | |
| | Paterson True Blues | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paterson True Blues | 2 | | | | Y.M.C.U | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | New York Thistle | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New York Thistle | 5 | | | | New York Thistle | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Newark Caledonians | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Newark Caledonians | 0 | | | | | | | | | New York Thistle | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | bye | | | | | | | |
Notes:
* ↑ Both teams withdrew from competition