1889 New York Athletic Club football team

American college football season

1889 New York Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record4–5 (1–4 AFU)
CaptainLawson [1]
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Seasons
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1889 American Football Union standings
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 Conf Overall
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

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 Manhattan, 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 eleven men on the field, forced to place with ten, nine, or even eight men on account of shortages in available members throughout the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 24:00 p.m.Columbia*
Cancelled [2]
October 12at Crescent Athletic Club
  • Washington Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–36[3]
October 19Orange Athletic Club
  • Polo Grounds
  • Manhattan, NY
L 0–10[4]
October 26Staten Island Athletic ClubWest-Brighton, Staten Island, NYW (forfeit)[5]
November 2Crescent Athletic Club
  • Polo Grounds
  • Manhattan, NY
L 0–4828[6]
November 5American Athletic Club*
  • Polo Grounds
  • Manhattan, NY
W 24–0[7][8]
November 9at Orange Athletic ClubEast Orange, NJPostponed [5]
November 16Staten Island Athletic Club*
  • Polo Grounds
  • Manhattan, NY
W 24–0[9]
November 23Manhattan Athletic Club*
  • Polo Grounds
  • Manhattan, NY
W 10–4[10][11]
November 2711:10 a.m.Manhattan Athletic Club*
  • Polo Grounds
  • Manhattan, NY
L 4–10200[10][12][13]
November 304:00 p.m.at Orange Athletic Club
L 0–10500[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Captain Lawson". The Sun. November 20, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting Driftwood". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 21, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Games in the Amateur Football Series". New York Tribune. October 20, 1889. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Setting The Ball Rolling". The Brooklyn Citizen. September 27, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Football In The Rain". The Sun. November 3, 1889. p. 17. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Other Football Games". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 6, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Athltes Play Football". The Sun. November 6, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Foot Ball At The Polo Grounds". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Field Trials In Indiana". The Sun. November 14, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "The New York Athletic Club defeats the Manhattan Athletic Club". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 24, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Manhattan Wins". The Evening World. November 28, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Manhattans Have Their Revenge". The Sun. November 29, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  14. ^ "Orange Defeats the New Yorks". The Sun. December 1, 1889. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.


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