The 1889 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the

1889 college football season The 1889 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1889–90 academic year. The 1889 Princeton Tigers football team, led by team captain Edgar Allan Poe, c ...

. The team played its home games at the

Polo Grounds The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built fo ...

in Manhattan, compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against AFU opponents), and shut out two opponents. The New York team was not always able to employ eleven men on the field, forced to place with ten, nine, or even eight men on account of shortages in available members throughout the season.

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