1887 New York Athletic Club football team

1887 New York Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record2–2 (1–2 AFU)
CaptainW. J. M. Barry (fullback)
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
1887 American Football Union standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Crescent Athletic Club $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
New York Athletic Club 2 – 2 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
Staten Island Cricket Club 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Unions of Columbia 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0

The 1887 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in their inaugural season with the American Football Union. The team compiled a 2–2 record (1–2 in the AFU) and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 24 to 18.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22at Staten Island Cricket Club
W 10–6[1][2]
October 29?Olympic Athletic Club*
W 8–6[3][4][5]
November 53:00 p.m.Crescent Athletic Club
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–61,000[6][7][8]
November 12at Staten Island Cricket Club
  • Staten Island Cricket Ground
  • Staten Island, NY
Cancelled [9]
November 12Crescent Athletic Club
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–6[10]
November 26at Olympic Athletic Club*
  • Manhattan Athletic Club Ground
  • New York, NY
Cancelled [11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Sharp Work At Football". The Sun. October 23, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn Football Clubs". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football Notes". The Sun. October 27, 1887. p. 5. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Death of Admiral Nicholson". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 29, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Pretty Work At Football". The Sun. October 30, 1887. p. 11. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "AFU". The Standard Union. October 31, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "What Is Going On To-Day". New-York Tribune. November 5, 1887. p. 10. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "On the Football Field". The Sun. November 6, 1887. p. 11. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "A Big Week For Sports". The New York Times. November 7, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "The Crescents Win Again". The New York Times. November 13, 1887. p. 6. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Sports of Field And Ring". The Evening World. November 23, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "Petty Bickerings of Big Athletic Clubs". New-York Tribune. November 24, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "Sports of Field and Ring". The Evening World. November 26, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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