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1925 National Challenge Cup Results

January 13, 2009 by adamspangler

First Round
*advanced from qualifying rounds. All other clubs exempt from qualifying
Eastern Bracket
2/14/25 Abbot Worsted 2 : 0 Fore River FC
2/14/25 Sayles Finishing Plant 3 : 2 Lorraine Manufacturing
2/14/25 Bayonne FC (NJ)* 3 : 2(aet) Lighthouse Blue Sox*
2/22/25 Whittall Carpet Mill 5 : 2 Rochester City Moose*
2/22/25 Lexington FC (Brooklyn) 3 : 1 Clan Campbell FC*
2/22/25 Ansonia FC (Conn.) 4 : 1 Manchester FC

Shawnsheen Indians w/o Arlington Mills

Waypoyset FC (RI) w/o Boston United
Western Bracket
1/18/25 Harvey FC (Ill.) 3 : 0 North Shore FC (Evansville)
1/18/25 Goodyear FC (Akron) 2 : 1 Mahoning Valley FC (OH)*
1/18/25 Vestaburg SC (Pit.)* 6 : 2 Jeanette FC (Pit.)
1/25/25 Canadian Club (Chi.) 3 : 0(aet) Gillespie SC (Ill.)
1/25/25 British War Veterans (Cle.) 5 : 0 Thistles FC (Cle.)
2/8/25 Pullman FC (Chi.) 4 : 1 Sparta A & BA (Chi.)
2/8/25 Olympia FC (Chi.)* 2 : 0 Bricklayers & Masons (Chi.)
2/8/25 Toledo SC* 2 : 1 Gar Wood SC (Det.)

Second Round
Eastern Bracket
2/28/25 Shawnsheen Indians 4 : 1 Whittall Carpet Mill
3/8/25 Bayonne FC 1 : 0 Lexington FC

Abbot Worsted w/o Waypoyset FC
3/1/25 Sayles Finishing Plant 3 : 0* Ansonia FC
*Match stopped in 51st minutre due to heavy rain
3/14/25 Sayles Finishing Plant 9 : 2 Ansonia FC
Western Bracket
2/15/25 Harvey FC 2 : 0 Olympia FC
2/15/25 Canadian Club 2 : 1 Pullman FC
2/15/25 Thistles FC 2 : 0 Goodyear FC
2/15/25 Vestaburg FC 2 : 1 Toledo SC

Quarterfinals
3/1/25 Canadian Club 1 : 1 Harvey FC
3/8/25 R Canadian Club 1 : 1 Harvey FC
3/15/25 R Canadian Club 1 : 0 Harvey FC
3/1/25 Thistles FC 3 : 2 Vestaburg SC
3/21/25 Shawsheen Indians 2 : 0 Bayonne FC
3/21/25 Abbot Worsted 3 : 2 Sayles Finishing Plant

Semifinals
3/22/25 Canadian Club 2 : 1 Thistles FC
4/4/25 Shawsheen Indians 2 : 1 Abbot Worsted

Final
at Mark’s Stadium, Tiverton, Rhode Island
4/19/25 Shawsheen Indians 3 : 0 Canadian Club
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay

NOTE – Teams from St. Louis and the American Soccer League did not participate due to a disagreement with the USFA’s percentage of gate receipts for cup games, as well as their teams playing preliminary games against amateur clubs that often drew smaller crowds.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1925, Abbot Worsted, Bayonne FC, Canadian Club, Harvey FC, Mark's Stadium, Sayles Finishing Plant, Shawsheen Indians, Thistles FC, Vestaburg FC

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