1913–14 National Challenge Cup
Appearance
![]() Dewar Challenge Cup | |
Tournament details | |
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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) |
The 1913–14 National Challenge Cup was the inaugural edition of the national knock-out soccer competition in the
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Brooklyn Field Club
won the title.
The competition ran alongside 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
(*) replay after tied match
w/o walkover/forfeit victory awarded
Final
Brooklyn Field Club (NY) | 2–1 | (NY) Brooklyn Celtic |
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Adamson ![]() Ford ![]() |
Report | Campion ![]() |
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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Now the United States Soccer Federation to avoid confusion with the American football, previously the American Amateur Football Association.
- ^ "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.