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1887 Staten Island Cricket Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record1–3 (1–3 AFU)
Seasons← 18861888 →
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 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 ColumbiaW 30–2
October 22New York Athletic Club
  • Staten Island Cricket grounds
  • Livingston, Staten Island, NY
L 6–10
October 29Crescent Athletic Club
  • Staten Island Cricket grounds
  • Livingston, Staten Island, NY
L 1–16600
November 12New York Athletic Club
  • Staten Island Cricket Ground
  • Livingston, Staten Island, NY
Cancelled
November 26Crescent Athletic Club
  • Crescent Athletic Club grounds
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–24

See also

References

  1. "The American Football Union". The Sun. October 16, 1887. p. 11. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. "The Football Championship". The New York Times. October 16, 1887. p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. "Sharp Work At Football". The Sun. October 23, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. "Brooklyn Football Clubs". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  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. November 7, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  7. "The Crescents Win the American Union Championship". The Sun. November 27, 1887. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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