1890 New York Athletic Club football team

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1890
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
1890 record1–5 (0–4 AFU)
CaptainC. T. Schlesinger[1]
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Seasons
← 1889
1891 →
1890 American Football Union standings
  • v
  • t
 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

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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 253:00 p.m.Crescent Athletic Club
L 0–36300[2]
November 1Orange Athletic Club
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–6[3]
November 8Staten Island Athletic Club
W (forfeit)[4]
November 15at Crescent Athletic Club
L 8–40[5]
November 22at Orange Athletic Club
L 0–28500[6]
November 26Manhattan 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.
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