1913–14 National Challenge Cup

The 1913–14 National Challenge Cup was the inaugural edition of the national knock-out soccer competition in the United States that would eventually become the modern-day Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Brooklyn Field Club won the title.

1913–14 National Challenge Cup

Dewar Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	40[1]
Final positions
Champions	Brooklyn Field Club (1st title)
Runner-up	Brooklyn Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	39
Goals scored	159 (4.08 per match)
← 1913 1914–15 →

The competition ran alongside the 1914 American Cup, an older, similar competition organized by the American Football Association (AFA). At the time, two different organizations vied for recognition as the official national association for American soccer, the predominantly north-eastern AFA and the organizers of the Challenge Cup, the newly named United States Football Association.^[2] The organizers of the National Challenge Cup prevailed, and the 1913-14 competition is thus recognized as that years national cup tournament, and the inaugural edition of what is now the U.S. Open Cup.

The second round drawing took place on November 9, 1913.^[3]

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

First Round November 1 – 2

Second Round November 30 – December 21

Third Round January 18 – March 8

Quarterfinals March 21 – April 5

Semifinals April 18 – 26

Final May 16

NY

Brooklyn F.C.

1

NY

IRT Strollers

0

NY

Brooklyn F.C.

3

NY

Brooklyn Rangers

0

NY

Brooklyn Rangers

Bye

NY

Brooklyn F.C.

1

PA

Bethlehem Steel

0

PA

Braddock

Bye

PA

Braddock

2

PA

Bethlehem Steel (a.e.t.)

3

PA

Bethlehem Steel

7

PA

Disston F.C.

0

NY

Brooklyn F.C.

4

NY

Yonkers F.C.

1

NY

Yonkers F.C.

Bye

NY

Yonkers F.C.

3

NY

Fulton A.C.

0

NY

Fulton A.C.

Bye

NY

Yonkers F.C.

3

NY

New York Celtic

1

NY

New York Celtic

Bye

NY

New York Celtic

4

NY

German F.C.

1

NY

German F.C.

5

NY

Cameron F.C.

0

NY

Brooklyn F.C.

2

MA

New Bedford F.C.

1

MA

New Bedford F.C.

3

MA

Farr Alpaca F.C.

1

MA

New Bedford F.C.

3

CT

Bridgeport Presby.

0

CT

Bridgeport Presby.

Bye

MA

New Bedford F.C.

2

PA

W. Philadelphia F.C.

0

PA

W. Philadelphia F.C.

Bye

PA

W. Philadelphia F.C.

4

PA

Kensington F.C.

1

PA

Tacony F.C.

w/o

PA

Kensington F.C.

MA

New Bedford F.C.

4*

PA

Peabody F.C.

1*

PA

Peabody F.C.

Bye

PA

Peabody F.C.

3*

PA

Wissinoming F.C.

0*

PA

Wissinoming F.C.

Bye

PA

Peabody F.C.

w/o

NY

St. George F.C.

NY

St. George F.C.

Bye

NY

St. George F.C.

2**

NY

Hudson United F.C.

0**

NY

Hudson United F.C.

Bye

NY

Brooklyn F.C.

2

NY

Brooklyn Celtic

1

NY

Brooklyn Celtic

Bye

NY

Brooklyn Celtic

6

NY

Hollywood Inn F.C.

0

NY

Hollywood Inn F.C.

Bye

NY

Brooklyn Celtic

5

NJ

Babcock & Wilcox

0

NJ

Watsessing F.C.

Bye

NJ

Watsessing F.C.

3

NJ

Babcock & Wilcox

5

NJ

Babcock & Wilcox

6

NJ

Cowboy F.C.

2

NY

Brooklyn Celtic

2

NY

Columbia Oval F.C.

0

NY

Columbia Oval F.C.

Bye

NY

Columbia Oval F.C.

5

NY

Clan Mackenzie F.C.

2

NY

Clan Mackenzie F.C.

Bye

NY

Columbia Oval F.C.

2

NJ

Harrison Alley Boys

1

NJ

West Hudson Juniors

Bye

NJ

West Hudson Juniors

0*

NJ

Harrison Alley Boys

4*

NJ

Harrison Alley Boys

8

NJ

C.S. Jersey Blues FC

5

NY

Brooklyn Celtic

6

NY

Niagara Falls Rangers

2

MI

Roses F.C.

Bye

MI

Roses F.C.

2*

MI

Packard F.C.

1*

MI

Packard F.C.

Bye

MI

Roses F.C.

0

NY

Niagara Falls Rangers

2

NY

MacNaughton Rang.

Bye

NY

MacNaughton Rang.

w/o

NY

Niagara Falls Rangers

NY

Niagara Falls Rangers

6

NY

Buffalo Corinthians

1

NY

Niagara Falls Rangers

2

IL

Pullman F.C.

1

IL

McDuffs

Bye

IL

McDuffs

0

IL

Hyde Park Blues

2

IL

Hyde Park Blues

Bye

IL

Hyde Park Blues

2

IL

Pullman F.C.

4

IL

Campbell F.C.

Bye

IL

Campbell F.C.

0

IL

Pullman F.C.

3

IL

Pullman F.C.

Bye

(*) replay after tied match
w/o walkover/forfeit victory awarded

Final

Brooklyn Field Club (NY)	2–1	(NY) Brooklyn Celtic
Adamson 3' Ford 87'	Report	Campion 27' (pen.)

May 16, 1914

Coates Field, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Charles Creighton (USA)

• W. Haughie
• H. Hinds or Hynds
• Charles Drinkwater
• H. W. Matthews
• Neil Clark
• Nichols
• James Ford
• George Knowles
• Percy Adamson (c)
• Robert Millar
• Harry Shanholt
• Manager:
• Frank Mather
• James Robertson
• Andrew Robertson
• Hugh Kelly
• David Flanagan
• Frank O'Hara
• Albert Lonie
• Thomas Campion
• Roddy O'Halloran (c)
• Thomas McGreevey
• Paddy Butler
• Manager: Thomas McCamphill

See also

• 1914 American Cup

References

• 1914 National Challenge Cup
• 1914 National Challenge Cup results

1. Manning, Dr. G. Randolph (December 20, 1914). "Soccer Football Outlook: Colleges, Schoolboys, and Athletic Clubs Taking Up Game". The New York Times. No. 20, 784. New York, New York. p. S1.
2. Now the United States Soccer Federation to avoid confusion with the American football, previously the American Amateur Football Association.
3. "NEW SOCCER SCHEDULE.: National Association Clubs Draw for Second Round Cup Matches". The New York Times. No. 20, 379. New York, New York. November 10, 1913. p. 7.

External links

• Open Cup Finals
• US Open Cup History Part 1: 1914 to 1938 - Youtube