The newly promoted teams from the Sectional Divisions

1907-1908 Ultimate Division Results

The Milwaukee Brewmasters claimed their first Ultimate Division title, clinching the top spot with a Week 21 win over Detroit Longtails.

Boston Shipwrights were close behind 1 point at season's end.  Brooklyn jockeyed for position at the top of the table, and even took possession at one point before fading.

Newly promoted Cleveland Forest and Detroit Longtails managed to remain in the top division while the Chicago West Side Kicks and Boston Gaelics received their demotion papers.

The West Side Kicks were demoted for the first time, while the Gaelics ended a three year run in the Ultimate Division.

The top 3 squads took all of the spots on the Top 11, with the Bridegrooms (5), Brewmasters (3), and Shipwrights (3).

1907-1908 Regional Division Results


Two squads from New Jersey - Old Nassau 1869 and Kearny Caledonians earned their way to the Penultimate Division.  The Princeton alumni-backed squad ran away with the title, while Kearny had to duel Fall River Spindles for the second spot.

Newcomers Scranton Electric City and Carnelian FC struggled and ended up at the bottom.  Fortunately for them, there was no demotion to the Sectional Divisions.



It was a tight race for the top two spots in the Mid-American Division.  Indianapolis came down from the Penultimate after a 1 year stay, and almost earned their way back.  They finished 2 points behind in third place.  A season-ending loss squelched their hopes.  A win would have tied them with Milwaukee Cream City, and Circle City's better goal would have seen them through.

Newcomers St. Louis All-Saints and Waukesha Town 1866 finished at the bottom, but not too far off the pace of the rest of the league.



Once again, the longtime rivals of Alameda Vampires and Oakland Hornets battled it out for supremacy in the West.  This time, the Hornets finished ahead of the defending champion Vampires.

New squads Seattle Black Diamonds and San Francisco Barbary Pirates had tough seasons, finishing in 7th and 8th place.

1908 American Football Association Cup Final



The Milwaukee Brewmasters were the only one of the top four seeds to advance out of the first round.
The biggest upset was by the Green Bay Papermillers over the Boston Shipwrights.  The Papermillers kept on winning after that, topping the Louisville Racehorses, the New York Fomorians, and the other Cinderella team of the tourney, the Richmond Railers.



The final had a derby atmosphere as the two Dairy State contestants squared off.  In fact, some newspapers referred to it as the "Dairy Derby."  The Blatz Platz was packed for the event.  A special train ran from Green Bay to bring Papermiller fans to the game. 

The match started slowly, but it was clear the Brewmasters were in control.  Willi Franz opened the scoring for the Brewmasters, heading in a corner from Sean Hy.  Irwin Day put another on the board after outrunning the Green Bay defense on a Pat O’Dea long pass.  Green Bay pulled one back in the 49th minute when Willy Randolph wove his way through the Brewmaster back line.  Milwaukee answered quickly two minutes later from a Richie Zerbel free kick.  However, Irwin Day put the game out of reach with a powerful first-time volley off of a cleared ball in the 55th.  Chris Page brought the Papermillers within two after a combination with Curtis Howe in the 62nd.  After that, the Pat O’Dea defense shut the Papermillers down, and the Brewmasters claimed their second AFA Cup.

In doing so, the Milwaukee Brewmasters completed a double, the first time since the 1901 Baltimore Chimney Swifts, in winning both the Ultimate Division and American Football Association Cup.

1907-1908 Sectional League Results

The two new teams that will play in the Mid-American Regional Division next year are Des Moines Mönche and Gem City of Dayton, OH.




The two new teams that will play in the Eastern Regional Division are Ilium FC of Troy, NY, and Noviport FC of New Haven, Connecticut.