1925–26 National Challenge Cup
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
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| January 16 - New Bedford | ||||||||||||||
| New Bedford Whalers | 5 | |||||||||||||
| February 20 - New Bedford | ||||||||||||||
| Shawsheen Indians | 0 | |||||||||||||
| New Bedford Whalers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| January 16 - Pawtucket | ||||||||||||||
| J&P Coats | 1 | |||||||||||||
| J&P Coats | 4 | |||||||||||||
| February 28 - Tiverton | ||||||||||||||
| Abbot Worsted | 1 | |||||||||||||
| J&P Coats | 5 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - Tiverton | ||||||||||||||
| Boston SC | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fall River FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
| February 14, 21 - Tiverton | ||||||||||||||
| Providence FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Fall River FC | 1-2 | |||||||||||||
| January 16 - Boston | ||||||||||||||
| Boston SC | 1-3 | |||||||||||||
| Boston Soccer Club | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 21 - Providence | ||||||||||||||
| Fore River | 1 | |||||||||||||
| J&P Coats | 1 | |||||||||||||
| January 17, 24 - New York | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Wanderers | 2-3 | |||||||||||||
| February 21, 28 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Indiana Flooring | 2-2 | |||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Wanderers | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - Bronx | ||||||||||||||
| New York Giants | 2-5 | |||||||||||||
| New York Giants | 9 | |||||||||||||
| March 14 - Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||
| Yonkers Thistle | 1 | |||||||||||||
| New York Giants | 1 | |||||||||||||
| January 17, 24 - Trenton | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Trenton F.C. | 3-1 | |||||||||||||
| February 13 - Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Field Club | 3-4 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Field Club | 1 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Newark Skeeters | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bethlehem Steel | 5 | |||||||||||||
Western Division
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| January 17 - Cleveland | ||||||||||||||
| Cleveland Thistles | 1 | |||||||||||||
| February 7 - Cleveland | ||||||||||||||
| Clan MacKenzie | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Clan MacKenzie | 2a | |||||||||||||
| January 24 - St. Louis | ||||||||||||||
| Ben Millers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Millers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| March 7 - St. Louis | ||||||||||||||
| American-Hungarians | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Millers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - St. Louis | ||||||||||||||
| Vesper Buick | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vesper Buick | 7 | |||||||||||||
| February 7 - St. Louis | ||||||||||||||
| Royalton Stars | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Vesper Buick | 6 | |||||||||||||
| January 10 - St. Louis | ||||||||||||||
| Pants Store F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Pants Store F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 28 - St. Louis | ||||||||||||||
| Wellston | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ben Millers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - Detroit | ||||||||||||||
| Canadian Club | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gar Wood F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| February 7, 21 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Canadian Club | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Canadian Club | 1-6 | |||||||||||||
| January 17 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Olympia F.C. | 1-3 | |||||||||||||
| Olympia F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| March 1, 14, 21 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Thistles F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Canadian Club | 4b | |||||||||||||
| January 17/ February 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Pullman F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kenosha Reds | 2-0 | |||||||||||||
| February 14 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Pullman F.C. | 2-4 | |||||||||||||
| Pullman F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| January 17, 24 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Bricklayers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sparta ABA | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bricklayers | 2 | |||||||||||||
a) disqualified after protest
b) aggregate after 3 games
Final
April 11, 1926 |
| Bethlehem Steel (PA) | 7–2 | Ben Millers (MO) |
|---|---|---|
| 6' Archie Stark 20' Archie Stark 53' Archie Stark 55' Johnny Rollo 88' Johnny Jaap 86' Whitey McDonald 35' Malcolm Goldie |
(Report)[1] | 48' Benjamin Nash 70' Benjamin Nash |
References
- ↑ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20.