AFA Cup

defunct United States cup

recorded 1884-1885–1923-1924 most titles Bethlehem Steel (6) attendance 3,485 avg data coverage

seasons
32
games
337
clubs
156

Seasons and totals are as recorded here.

Seasons

season champion golden boot goals/game avg. attendance
1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel Walter Jackson 3.92 3,937 (67%)
1922-1923 Fleisher Yarn Stradden 2.00 7,000
1920-1921 Robins Dry Dock Richardson 4.42 5,666 (25%)
1919-1920 Robins Dry Dock Forrest 3.75 5,200 (31%)
1918-1919 Bethlehem Steel Harry Ratican 3.20 3,000 (10%)
1917-1918 Bethlehem Steel Sweeney 3.86
1916-1917 Bethlehem Steel Tommy Fleming 4.28 4,000 (17%)
1915-1916 Bethlehem Steel Neil Clarke 2.80 5,000 (10%)
1914-1915 Kearny Scots Bob Millar 4.44 4,000 (33%)
1913-1914 Bethlehem Steel Tommy Fleming 3.58 5,300 (19%)
1912-1913 Paterson True Blues Neil Clarke 2.60 3,266 (60%)
1911-1912 West Hudson AA Black 3.33 3,500 (11%)
1910-1911 Howard & Bullough Harvey 2.64 7,000 (9%)
1909-1910 Disston unknown 3.20 7,000 (10%)
1908-1909 Paterson True Blues Fletcher 3.25 10,000 (8%)
1907-1908 West Hudson AA Dean 5.00 3,666 (75%)
1906-1907 Kearney Clarks ONT J. Taylor 5.67 1,000 (33%)
1905-1906 West Hudson AA 5.00
1897-1898 Kearny Arlington
1896-1897 Philadelphia Manz
1895-1896 Paterson True Blues
1894-1895 Newark Caledonian
1893-1894 Pawtucket Olympics
1892-1893 Pawtucket Free Wanderers
1891-1892 Fall River East Ends 6.00
1890-1891 Fall River East Ends 4.69 3,500 (19%)
1889-1890 Fall River Olympics R. Bell 6.67 2,314 (39%)
1888-1889 Fall River Rovers McCormac 4.15 2,200 (19%)
1887-1888 Fall River Rovers R. Bell 4.69 841 (46%)
1886-1887 Kearney Clarks ONT Jack Swithenby 4.16 600 (16%)
1885-1886 Kearney Clarks ONT Lodge 5.09 775 (36%)
1884-1885 Kearney Clarks ONT J. McGurk 3.11

The percentage after an attendance average is the share of that season's games with a crowd on record. Seasons without one have a crowd for every game.

Clubs by season

0 10 20 30 1884-1885: 6 clubs 1884-1885 1885-1886: 10 clubs 1886-1887: 15 clubs 1887-1888: 13 clubs 1887-1888 1888-1889: 19 clubs 1889-1890: 15 clubs 1890-1891: 17 clubs 1890-1891 1891-1892: 2 clubs 1893-1894: 2 clubs 1894-1895: 4 clubs 1894-1895 1905-1906: 2 clubs 1906-1907: 3 clubs 1907-1908: 5 clubs 1907-1908 1908-1909: 13 clubs 1909-1910: 10 clubs 1910-1911: 27 clubs 1910-1911 1911-1912: 10 clubs 1912-1913: 6 clubs 1913-1914: 20 clubs 1913-1914 1914-1915: 11 clubs 1915-1916: 19 clubs 1916-1917: 22 clubs 1916-1917 1917-1918: 25 clubs 1918-1919: 10 clubs 1919-1920: 21 clubs 1919-1920 1920-1921: 12 clubs 1922-1923: 2 clubs 1923-1924: 13 clubs 1923-1924
Clubs by season. Counts every club that played at least one recorded game in the season.

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Tommy Fleming 27
  2. Forrest 11
  3. Fred Pepper 10
  4. Harry Ratican 10
  5. Sweeney 10
  6. Bob Millar 9
  7. McKelvey 9
  8. unknown 7
  9. Archie Stark 6
  10. Neil Clarke 6

Assists

  1. Jack Swithenby 3
  2. Jack Swithemby 2
  3. A. Jackson 1
  4. Ashley 1
  5. Black 1
  6. Bob Millar 1
  7. Butler 1
  8. Clark 1
  9. Clarkson 1
  10. E. Pemberton 1

Appearances

  1. Tommy Fleming 33
  2. Murray 32
  3. Campbell 30
  4. Fred Pepper 22
  5. Duncan 21
  6. Jock Ferguson 21
  7. Fletcher 19
  8. Brown 18
  9. Harry Ratican 16
  10. McKelvey 16

Final games

date season team score team venue sources
May 11, 1924 1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel 1 - 0 Fall River Marksmen Jersey City, NJ 2
April 20, 1924 1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel 1 - 0 New York Field Club New York Oval 2
March 23, 1924 1923-1924 American A.A. 1 - 2 New York Field Club New York Oval 2
March 22, 1924 1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel 3 - 1 Fleisher Yarn 10th and Butler, Philadelphia 2
Feb. 3, 1924 1923-1924 Brooklyn Wanderers 0 - 2 New York Field Club New York Oval 2
Feb. 3, 1924 1923-1924 Crompton FC 2 - 6 Fall River Marksmen Mark's Stadium 2
Jan. 20, 1924 1923-1924 Brooklyn Wanderers 4 - 2 Newark F.C. Wanderers Stadium 2
Jan. 13, 1924 1923-1924 Bedford FC 1 - 6 Bethlehem Steel New York Oval 2
Jan. 1, 1924 1923-1924 Fall River Marksmen 2 - 0 Saylesville Finishing Company Fall River, MA 2
Dec. 9, 1923 1923-1924 New York Field Club 3 - 2 New York Giants (1923-1930) Polo Grounds 2
Nov. 25, 1923 1923-1924 Ansonia FC 1 - 4 Bedford FC Ansonia, CT 2
Nov. 24, 1923 1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel 2 - 1 Philadelphia Field Club Baker Bowl 2
May 6, 1923 1922-1923 Fleisher Yarn 2 - 0 J & P Coats Fall River, MA 1
May 8, 1921 1920-1921 Fore River Rovers 2 - 5 Robins Dry Dock Harrison Field 1
April 9, 1921 1920-1921 Erie A.A. 1 - 4 Robins Dry Dock Philadelphia, PA 2
March 20, 1921 1920-1921 Erie A.A. 1 - 1 Robins Dry Dock Harrison Field 2
March 13, 1921 1920-1921 Erie A.A. 1 - 1 Robins Dry Dock Harrison Field 2
Jan. 2, 1921 1920-1921 Babcock & Wilcox 0 - 4 Erie A.A. Harrison, NJ 2
Dec. 12, 1920 1920-1921 New York Field Club 1 - 3 Robins Dry Dock New York Oval 1
Dec. 5, 1920 1920-1921 Erie A.A. 4 - 2 Kearny Federal Ship Harrison, NJ 2
Dec. 5, 1920 1920-1921 New York Field Club 0 - 1 Robins Dry Dock 1
Nov. 21, 1920 1920-1921 Brooklyn FC 2 - 0 Greenpoint FC Ridgewood Baseball Grounds 2
Nov. 14, 1920 1920-1921 Robins Dry Dock 3 - 1 Tebo Yacht Basin Todd Field 2
Oct. 24, 1920 1920-1921 Bunker Hill FC 1 - 8 Kearny Federal Ship Clark ONT Field 2
Oct. 24, 1920 1920-1921 Erie AA Juniors 1 - 6 Paterson FC 1

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Awards

award seasons winners most recent
Champion 1884-1885–1923-1924 32 Bethlehem Steel 1923-1924