1890 New York Athletic Club football team

The 1890 New York Athletic Club football team was an American club football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1890 football season. The New York team played their home games at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York.

1890 New York Athletic Club football
Conference	American Football Union
1890 record	1–5 (0–4 AFU)
Captain	C. T. Schlesinger[1]
Home stadium	Polo Grounds

1890 American Football Union standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Crescent Athletic Club $	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Orange Athletic Club	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
New York Athletic Club	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 25	3:00 p.m.	Crescent Athletic Club	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–36	300	[2]
November 1		Orange Athletic Club	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–6		[3]
November 8		Staten Island Athletic Club	Staten Island Athletic Club grounds Staten Island, NY	W (forfeit)		[4]
November 15		at Crescent Athletic Club	Washington Park Brooklyn, NY	L 8–40		[5]
November 22		at Orange Athletic Club	Orange Oval Orange, NJ	L 0–28	500	[6]
November 26		Manhattan Athletic Club	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–16 or 14		[7]

References

1. "Athletic News In Brief". The New York Times. 1890-10-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
2. "With the Leather Ovoid". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 26, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Orange Too Strong For New York". The Sun. 1890-11-02. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
4. "Athletic News In Brief". The New York Times. 1890-10-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
5. "The Crescents Down a Scratch Team of the New York Athletic Club". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 16, 1890. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "The New Yorks Were Not In It". The Sun. 1890-11-23. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
7. "Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 2020-09-05.