| American Cup | |
| Year: | 1895 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Winners: | Caledonian |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Free Wanderers |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Goals: | 81 |
| Prev Season: | 1894 |
| Next Season: | 1896 |
The 1895 American Cup was the eleventh edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Newark Caledonians brought the trophy back to New Jersey for the first time since 1887 by winning 4–0 against the Pawtucket Free Wanderers in the final. This season the elected committee was Samuel Worthington as president, Thomas Burke as vice president, William Robertson as Secretary, and Alexander Micklejohn as Treasurer. The committee chose the Thomlinson football to be the official ball for use in all cup games. This was the first occasion a steam ship team was admitted to the competition. Players from the Teutonic of the White Star line were placed in the western division. The American League of Professional Football (ALPF) began play this season just two weeks prior to the American Cup's opening round. However, in order to protect itself, the AFA barred players from joining the association who had already signed contracts with the ALPF.[1] The National Association Football League (NAFBL) also began its first season in March. The only AFA club to participate in the NAFBL, the Centrevilles of Bayonne were the first champions.
| Division | State | City | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western | New Jersey | Bayonne | Centreville A.C. (NAFBL) |
| Kearny | Union A.C. | ||
| Newark | Caledonians | ||
| Paterson | True Blue | ||
| British shipping Line | Teutonic S.S. | White Star A.C. | |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | East Ends (NEL) |
| Olympics (NEL) | |||
| Rovers (NEL) | |||
| Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Free Wanderers (NEL) | |
| Young Men's Christian Association (NEL) |
The first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at Newark, New Jersey on September 15, 1894. The games of the first round were scheduled to be played on or before November 10. Caledonians and East Ends drew byes. The Free Wanderers-Olympics match was protested on account of ineligible players and ordered replayed.
The Free Wanderers and True Blues drew a second round bye. The Union-Caledonian game was protested and ordered replayed.