Alternate History Sports / All-American Association Football League

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/06/2020 6:12 pm

The results of the 1908-1909 Derbies

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/06/2020 6:16 pm

The four teams promoted to the Regional Divisions were Rock Island Freebooters, Ann Arbor AA, Lokomotiv Reading, and Nova Brittania.

**Posted by Stickman** 5/06/2020 6:37 pm

As a Michigan Wolverines fan, I'm very excited to see where 4A (Ann Arbor Athletic Associatation) go in this story! Looking forward to seeing where the entire story goes once we get back up to speed with where the story was going!

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/10/2020 4:09 pm

1909-1910 Preaseason

Two new teams will join the Western Regional Division for the 1909-1910 season - Stockton Goalseekers and Pasadena Pacifics.

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/10/2020 4:12 pm

1909-1910 Season

The 1909-1910 season in the Ultimate Division was a tight race, but the Boston Shipwrights emerged triumphant in the All-American Association Football League. The Milwaukee Brewmasters led the Shipwrights by 1 point after Week 18. In Week 19, the Brewmasters went up 2 points after the Cleveland Longlegs defeated Boston. In Week 20, the Shipwrights closed the gap to a single point. In the final weekend of the season, the Brewmasters were trounced by the giant-killing Longlegs while the Shipwrights salvaged a tie with the Washington Insiders. Both squads finished with identical records and 28 points. Sporting a +18 goal difference, the Shipwrights claimed the title over the Brewmasters’ +10. The Shipwrights now have captured 4 titles, the most of all AAAFL clubs.

The defending champion Baltimore Bannerets had a poor season, finished in 9th place, 1 point above relegation. Cleveland Forest ended a 3-year stay in the Ultimate by finishing last. Philadelphia Libbies, a founding team, was relegated for the first time. They were nipped by the Cincinnati Scarlets on goal difference.

For the in-season derbies, the Star-Spangled Cup went to Chimney Swifts over the Bannerets, the Longlegs retained the Sixth City Cup over Forest (7:7), and the Carnation Cup went to the Scarlets over the Longlegs (7:4). The only bright note of the Libbies’ season was that they took the Quaker Cup over the Privateers (6:3).

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/10/2020 4:13 pm

The Boston Gaelics ran away with the Penultimate title, finishing 6 points ahead of the field with a whopping +22 goal difference. It ended a two year stay in the second division. Mound City edged out the Detroit Longtails for the second promotion spot. An inaugural team as the St. Louis Mounds, Mound City will return to the Ultimate Division for the first time in 4 years. Three of the four promotions from last season – Fall River, Indianapolis, and St. Louis All-Saints – will return to the Regional Divisions; the other one, Philadelphia United CC, finished in a promising 6th place.

Disaster almost struck another inaugural squad, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. After being demoted for a second time last season, the Bridegrooms finished only a single point from relegation.

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/10/2020 4:15 pm

In the Eastern Regional Division, the New York Chieftains and Paterson True Blues punched their tickets for a return to the Penultimate Division. Both clubs had spent two years in the Eastern. Pawtucket Millwheels did not make much of a run at returning to the Penultimate. Neither of the new clubs - Lokomotiv Reading or Nova Britannia - had particularly strong seasons.

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/10/2020 4:16 pm

In the Mid-American Regional Division, Detroit United Albions and Akron Vulcanites secured the top two spots and promotion to the Penultimate Division. Louisville Racehorses will have a to spend another year in the Mid-American Division after having been relegated from the Penultimate. The new clubs had mixed results - Ann Arbor AA finished in the middle of the pack in 9th place, while the Rock Island Freebooters finished second-to-last.

In the interest of filling out the Regional Divisions, no teams were demoted. Once each division reaches 20 teams, relegation will begin.

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/10/2020 4:17 pm

Golden West secured their first Western Regional Division title, edging out LA Victoria. In the final week, Golden West had the chance to clinch the title on their own merits, but fell 3-2 to the surprising newcomer Pasadena Pacifics. LA Victoria squandered their opening to vault into the top spot as they totally collapsed at home 5-0 to the Alameda Vampires.

**Posted by Goldengoose05** 5/10/2020 4:19 pm

In the 1909-1910 edition of the American Football Association Cup, the four teams advancing to the semi-finals were

Boston Shipwrights
Baltimore Chimney Swifts
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Chicago West Side Kicks