Clark O.N.T.

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History

Name

Established November 15, 1883[2] at a meeting of 150 employees, the first president and vice-president elected were Campbell Clark and William Clark Jr. respectively. The Clark Thread Company originally named its soccer team "Clark Our New Thread" (Clark O.N.T.) as part of a marketing campaign introducing a new product.[3]

As the product became established, the company renamed its athletic team to the simpler Clark A.A.[4] While the Clark Thread Company factory was originally located in Newark, on the west bank of the Passaic River, the team played at Clark Field located on the east side of the river, an area known as East Newark.

Competition

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Clark ONT team of 1885

The team began play in February 1884 and later won the first American Cup which kicked off in late October of that year. After winning the first cup, Clark O.N.T. went on a 11-game tour of Canada, winning 9 games, losing 1 game, and drawing one game. It went on to win the next two American Cup championships,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". giving it the right to call itself the first U.S. soccer dynasty. Their second title followed a successful baseball campaign in which they won the Essex League championship. The cricket season was much less successful however, finishing with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses with 2 draws.

National team

Besides its league and cup records, Clark O.N.T. had a part in the first two, now unofficial, U.S. international games. The American Football Association sponsored two games with the Canada national team in 1885 and 1886.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". On November 28, 1885, Clark contributed both its field and five of its players to the game, won by Canada. The referee was also provided by O.N.T.[5]

Year-by-year

Year League Reg. Season American Cup
1885 ? ? Champion[6]
1886 ? ? Champion[7]
1887 ? ? Champion[8]
1888 ? ? Second round[9]
1889 ? ? Semifinal[10]
1890 ? ? First round[11]
1891 ? ? First round[12]
1892 ? ? Second Round[13]

Honors

American Cup

References

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