1887 Staten Island Cricket Club football team

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1887
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
1887 record1–3 (1–3 AFU)
Seasons
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1888 →
1887 American Football Union standings
  • v
 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 Staten Island Cricket Club football team was an American football team that represented the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball club during the 1887 football season. In their first year as a member of the American Football Union, the Islanders compiled a 1–3 record (all in the AFU), and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 52 to 37.


Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 15Unions of Columbia
W 30–2[1][2]
October 22New York Athletic Club
  • Staten Island Cricket grounds
  • Livingston, Staten Island, NY
L 6–10[3][4]
October 29Crescent Athletic Club
  • Staten Island Cricket grounds
  • Livingston, Staten Island, NY
L 1–16600[5]
November 12New York Athletic Club
  • Staten Island Cricket Ground
  • Livingston, Staten Island, NY
Cancelled [6]
November 26Crescent Athletic Club
  • Crescent Athletic Club grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–24[7]


References[]

  1. ^ "The American Football Union". The Sun. 1887-10-16. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ "The Football Championship". The New York Times. 1887-10-16. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. ^ "Sharp Work At Football". The Sun. 1887-10-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn Football Clubs". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1887-10-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. ^ "Crescent vs. Staten Island". The Sun. October 30, 1887. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A Big Week For Sports". The New York Times. 1887-11-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. ^ "The Crescents Win the American Union Championship". The Sun. November 27, 1887. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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