1889 New York Athletic Club football team
The 1889 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1889 college football season. The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in New York City, compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against AFU opponents), and shut out two opponents. The New York team was not always able to employ elven men on the field, forced to place with ten, nine, or even eight men on account of shortages in available members throughout the season.
| 1889 New York Athletic Club football | |
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| Conference | American Football Union |
| 1889 record | 4–5 (1–4 AFU) |
| Captain | Lawson [1] |
| Home stadium | Polo Grounds |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crescent Athletic Club $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange Athletic Club | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Athletic Club | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Staten Island Athletic Club | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Columbia* | Cancelled | [2] | ||
| October 12 | at Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0–36 | [3] | ||
| October 19 | Orange Athletic Club | L 0–10 | [4] | |||
| October 26 | Staten Island Athletic Club | West-Brighton, Staten Island, NY | W (forfeit) | [5] | ||
| November 2 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0–48 | 28 | [6] | |
| November 5 | American Athletic Club* |
| W 24–0 | [7][8] | ||
| November 9 | at Orange Athletic Club | East Orange, NJ | Postponed | [5] | ||
| November 16 | Staten Island Athletic Club* |
| W 24–0 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | Manhattan Athletic Club* |
| W 10–4 | [10][11] | ||
| November 27 | 11:10 a.m. | Manhattan Athletic Club* |
| L 4–10 | 200 | [10][12][13] |
| November 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Orange Athletic Club |
| L 0–10 | 500 | [14] |
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References
- "Captain Lawson". The Sun. November 20, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Sporting Driftwood". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 21, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Made the Ball Roll: Opening of the American Foot Ball Association's Series". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 13, 1889. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Games in the Amateur Football Series". New York Tribune. October 20, 1889. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Setting The Ball Rolling". The Brooklyn Citizen. September 27, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Football In The Rain". The Sun. November 3, 1889. p. 17. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Other Football Games". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 6, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Athltes Play Football". The Sun. November 6, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Foot Ball At The Polo Grounds". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Field Trials In Indiana". The Sun. November 14, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "The New York Athletic Club defeats the Manhattan Athletic Club". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 24, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Manhattan Wins". The Evening World. November 28, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "The Manhattans Have Their Revenge". The Sun. November 29, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Orange Defeats the New Yorks". The Sun. December 1, 1889. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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