1916–17 National Challenge Cup

American soccer tournament season August 2023 National Challenge Cup 1916–17 Fall_River_Rovers.jpg Fall River Rovers, champions United States Fall River Rovers 1 Bethlehem Steel 1915–16 1917–18 The 1916–17 National Challenge Cup was the fourth annual cup tournament held by the United States Football Association. On May 5, 1917, Fall River Rovers defeated Bethlehem Steel to take the title. Thomas Swords scored the game-winning goal thirty seconds into the game. The second round match on January 28 between Bay Ridge of Brooklyn and the Newark Scottish-Americans was originally awarded to Bay Ridge for non-appearance of the Scots. Despite Bay Ridge having played and won their third-round game 2–0 over New York, the Bay Ridge/Scots game was ordered replayed by the cup committee. The Scots won the replay and went on to face New York in the third round. Bracket Home teams listed on top of bracket thumb|150px|The trophy awarded Second Round December 16, 1916 – March 4, 1917 Third Round February 3, 1917 – March 31, 1917 Quarterfinals March 3, 1917 – April 8, 1917 Semifinals April 21, 1917 Final May 5, 1917 MA Fall River Rovers 3 MA New Bedford F.C. 1 MA Lynn Hibernians 1 MA Lawrence Olympics 0 MA Andover United w/o MA Clan McLennan RI Howard & Bullough F.C. 0-5 RI Crompton F.C. 0-2 PA Disston A.A. 13 NJ Jersey A.C. 0 CT Bridgeport F.C. 4 CT British American 0 PA Putnam F.C. 0 NY New York F.C. 2 NJ Scottish Americans 2 NY Bay Ridge 1 NJ West Hudson A.A. 2 NY Clan MacDonald 1 PA Bethlehem Steel 3 NY Brooklyn Celtic 1 PA Homestead F.C. 9 PA Juniata PR 2 OH White Automobile 1 OH Cleveland Thistles 0 MI Caledonia F.C. 3 MI St. George F.C. 1 NY Rochester City 0 MI Detroit F.C. 1 IL Pullman F.C. 1 IL McDuffs 3 IL Joliet F.C. 2 IL Bricklayers and Masons 1 MA Fall River Rovers 3 MA Lynn Hibernians 1 MA Andover United 2 RI Howard & Bullough F.C. 5 PA Disston A.A. 1 CT Bridgeport 0 NY New York F.C. 6 NY Scottish Americans 4 NJ West Hudson A.A. 0 PA Bethlehem Steel 3 PA Homestead F.C. 2 OH White Automobile 1 MI Caledonia F.C. 2 MI Detroit F.C. 1 IL McDuffs 1 IL Joliet F.C. 6 MA Fall River Rovers 6 RI Howard & Bullough F.C. 1 PA Disston A.A. 2 NY New York F.C. 0 PA Bethlehem Steel 2 PA Homestead F.C. 1 MI Caledonia F.C. 0 IL Joliet F.C. 4 MA Fall River Rovers 1-4 PA Disston A.A. 1-3 PA Bethlehem Steel 6 IL Joliet F.C. 0 MA Fall River Rovers 1 PA Bethlehem Steel 0 (*) replay after tied match w/o walkover/forfeit victory awarded Final May 5, 1917 Fall River Rovers (MA) 1–0 ReportUnknown http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl050717.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091021094704/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl050717.html 2009-10-21 dead Bethlehem Steel (PA) Swords 1 Coates Field Pawtucket, Rhode Island 7,000 W. Taylor (USA) See also 1917 American Cup Sources USOpenCup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080511231559/http://www.usopencup.com/1432/1917/index_E.html May 11, 2008 References Nat Category:U.S. Open Cup seasons