1894 Allegheny Athletic Association football season

1894 Allegheny Athletic Association football
Record6–2
Manager
Captain
Home fieldAAA Park
Exposition Park
Seasons

The Allegheny Athletic Association played its fifth season of American football in 1894. Under manager Bill Kountz[1] and captain Anson Harrold,[2] the team compiled a record of 6–2 and won the local Pittsburgh-area championship – along with a trophy cup donated by the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph – by beating the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in two out of three games.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Sewickley Athletic Club
W 18–0[3][4]
October 13Indiana (PA) Normal
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 16–0[5][6]
October 20Carnegie Athletic Club (Braddock, PA)
  • AAA Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 33–0[7]
October 27at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
L 4–6[8]
November 6Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 6–0[9]
November 10at Altoona Cricket Club
W 20–4[10][11]
November 17Chicago Athletic Association
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
L 0–24[12]
November 24Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny, PA
W 30–4[13]

Roster

The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph listed the following team members on October 27:[2]

  • Charles Bemies – center
  • J. Dodds – sub
  • Ben "Sport" Donnelley – tackle
  • Ross Fiscus – halfback
  • W. M. Greenwood – guard
  • Anson Harrold (captain) – tackle
  • J. Hart – guard
  • G. C. Hutchinson – fullback
  • Louis Marchand – sub tackle
  • Albert A. Marshall – sub end
  • Sandy McGregor – end
  • Gil Rafferty – guard
  • Ollie Rafferty – halfback
  • M. P. Randolph – end
  • Reuben Rose – sub guard
  • H. M. Southgate – halfback
  • Neville Staughton – guard
  • William Sterrett – sub
  • A. S. Valentine – quarterback
  • John Van Cleve – end

Also appearing during the season were center Archibald Stevenson, controversially imported from the Chicago Athletic Association for Allegheny's last game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club,[3] and 39-year-old veteran O. D. Thompson, used at left end in the Indiana Normal game.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburg Press. August 29, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Ready for Play". Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. October 27, 1894. p. 2.
  3. ^ a b c PFRA Research. "The A's Have It: The 3A's Triumph: 1894" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Amateurs". The Pittsburg Press. October 7, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The A's Won". The Pittsburg Press. October 14, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "A.A.A. Defeats Indiana". The Pittsburgh Post. October 14, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A. A. A., 33; C. A. C., 0". The Pittsburg Press. October 21, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "P. A. C. Wins". The Pittsburg Press. October 28, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Allegheny Won". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 7, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Easy for the A's". The Pittsburg Press. November 11, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Three A's at Altoona". The Pittsburg Post. November 11, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Chicago's Walkover". The Pittsburg Press. November 18, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "The A's Win". The Pittsburg Press. November 25, 1894. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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