After being inactive for several years, the AFA reorganized in February 1906 with eight initial entries from the New Jersey towns of Harrison, Paterson, Kearny, and Newark.

[3][4][5] On February 24, exhibition games between the West Hudsons of Harrison and Pan Americans of Fall River coincided with the association meeting at Cosmopolitan Hall in order to have a representative, in this case C.C.

[23][24] On May 13 a benefit game was arranged by the AFA, the proceeds of which would be split between Benjamin Holden of the East Newark Celtics and Thomas Warburton, goalkeeper of the Robert Burns Club.

The match was set for Cosmopolitan Park in East Newark between the West Hudson squad and a picked eleven from the other AFA teams.

The West Hudson lineup was GK Hayes, FB McMahon, Donald, HB Young, Neil, Lone, RW Knowles, Tate, C McMillan, LW Magee, Oldfield.

A meeting was called for by AFA secretary Herbert Turner to inform the New England representatives of the rules, regulations and by-laws of the organization.

The meeting was scheduled for 8PM on Thursday March 8 at the rooms of the City Football league on Quequechan street in Fall River.

It was then decided by the members of the Fall River meeting to continue to conduct a tournament apart from the AFA and call themselves the New England Association Cup-Tie League.

The officers elected were William Allan of Pawtucket as president, Nat Frazer of Boston as vice-president, Randolph Howarth of Fall River as secretary, and C.C.