1925–26 National Challenge Cup

American soccer competition August 2023 National Challenge Cup 1925–26 Dewar trophy 1914.jpg Dewar Challenge Cup United States 10 January – 11 April 1926 Bethlehem Steel 5 Ben Millers Canadian Club J&P Coats 1925 1927 The 1925–26 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. History There were 131 entrants to the tournament. Twenty-five teams (12 western and 13 eastern) were exempt from the qualifying stages because of their relative strength. These included primarily the ASL and St. Louis Soccer League teams. The remaining 106 teams played off for the seven remaining spots in the first round proper. The preliminary qualifying round featured 44 matches with 18 teams receiving byes. Canadian teams were admitted because several outfits from Essex County, Ontario were affiliated with the Michigan Soccer Association which in turn was a member of the USFA. Eastern Division January 16 - New Bedford New Bedford Whalers 5 Shawsheen Indians 0 January 16 - Pawtucket J&P Coats 4 Abbot Worsted 1 January 17 - Tiverton Fall River F.C. 3 Providence FC 2 January 16 - Boston Boston Soccer Club 2 Fore River 1 January 17, 24 - New York Brooklyn Wanderers 2-3 Indiana Flooring 2-2 January 17 - Bronx New York Giants 9 Yonkers Thistle 1 January 17, 24 - Trenton Trenton F.C. 3-1 Philadelphia Field Club 3-4 January 17 - Harrison Newark Skeeters 1 Bethlehem Steel 5 February 20 - New Bedford New Bedford Whalers 0 J&P Coats 1 February 14, 21 - Tiverton/Boston Fall River F.C. 1-2 Boston SC 1-3 February 21, 28 - Brooklyn Brooklyn Wanderers 2-1 New York Giants 2-5 February 13 - Philadelphia Philadelphia Field Club 1 Bethlehem Steel 2 February 28 - Tiverton J&P Coats 5 Boston SC 3 March 14 - Brooklyn New York Giants 1 Bethlehem Steel 2 March 21 - Providence J&P Coats 1 Bethlehem Steel 3 First round Second round no Western Division January 17 - Cleveland Cleveland Thistles 1 Clan MacKenzie 2 January 24 - St. Louis Ben Millers 3 American-Hungarians 1 January 17 - St. Louis Vesper Buick 7 Royalton Stars 2 January 10 - St. Louis Pants Store F.C. 2 Wellston 1 January 17 - Detroit Gar Wood F.C. 3 Canadian Club 4 January 17 - Chicago Olympia F.C. 1 Thistles F.C. 0 January 17/ February 7 Kenosha Reds 2-0 Pullman F.C. 2-4 January 17, 24 - Chicago Sparta ABA 1 Bricklayers 2 February 7 - Cleveland Clan MacKenzie 2a Ben Millers 0 February 7 - St. Louis Vesper Buick 6 Pants Store F.C. 2 February 7, 21 - Chicago Canadian Club 1-6 Olympia F.C. 1-3 February 14 - Chicago Pullman F.C. 3 Bricklayers 1 March 7 - St. Louis Ben Millers 2 Vesper Buick 0 March 1, 14, 21 - Chicago Canadian Club 4b Pullman F.C. 1 March 28 - St. Louis Ben Millers 2 Canadian Club 0 First round Second round no a) disqualified after protest b) aggregate after 3 games Final April 11, 1926 Bethlehem Steel (PA) Stark 6 20 53Goldie 35Rollo 55McDonald 86Jaap 88 Nash 48 70 7–2 ReportTitle Unknown http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl041226.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091021122744/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl041226.html 2009-10-21 dead Ben Millers (MO) Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 17,000 Thomas Cunningham (USA) References Nat Category:U.S. Open Cup seasons