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1926 National Challenge Cup Results

January 27, 2009 by adamspangler

First Round
*advanced from qualifying rounds. All other clubs exempt from qualifying
Eastern Bracket
1/16/26 Boston Wonder Workers 2 : 1 Fore River FC*
1/16/26 J & P Coats 4 : 1 Abbot Worsted
1/16/26 New Bedford Whalers 5 : 0 Shawsheen Indians
1/17/26 Newark Skeeters 1 : 5 Bethlehem Steel
1/17/26 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 : 2 (aet) Indiana Flooring
1/24/26 R Indiana Flooring 2 : 3 Brooklyn Wanderers
1/17/26 Fall River Marksmen 3 : 2 Providence Clamdiggers
1/17/26 New York Giants 9 : 1 Yonkers Thistle*
1/17/26 Trenton FC* 3 : 3 (aet) Philadelphia Field Club*
1/24/26 R Trenton FC* 1 : 4 Philadelphia Field Club*
Western Bracket
1/10/26 Wellston FC (St. L) 1 : 2 Pants Store FC (St. L)
1/17/26 Gar Wood FC (Det.) 3 : 4 Canadian Club (Chi.)
1/17/26 Olympia FC (Chi.) 1 : 0 Thistles FC (Chi.)
1/17/26 Kenosha FC (Wis.) 2 : 2 Pullman FC (Chi.)
1/24/26 R Pullman FC 4 : 0 Kenosha FC
1/17/26 Bricklayers FC (Chi.) 2 : 1 Sparta A & BA (Chi.)
1/17/26 Thistle FC (Cle.) 1 : 2 Clan MacKenzie (Akron)
1/17/26 Vesper Buick (St. L) 7 : 2 Royalton Stars (St. L)
1/24/26 Ben Miller SC (St. L) 3 : 1 Magyar American FC (Cle.)


Second Round
Eastern Bracket
2/13/26 Philadelphia Field Club 1 : 2 Bethlehem Steel
2/14/26 Fall River Marksmen 1 : 1 Boston Wonder Workers
2/21/26 R Fall River Marksmen 2 : 3 Boston Wonder Workers
2/20/26 New Bedford Whalers 0 : 1 J & P Coats
2/21/26 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 : 2 (aet) New York Giants
2/28/26 R Brooklyn Wanderers 1: 5 New York Giants
Western Bracket
2/7/26 Vesper Buick 6 : 2 Pants Store FC
2/7/26 Ben Miller SC w/o Clan MacKenzie (Akron)
*MacKenzie won 2-0. Ben Miller protested, and MacKenzie was DQ’d for using two ineligible players
2/7/26 Pullman FC 3 : 1 Bricklayers FC
2/14/27 Canadian Club 1 : 1 (aet) Olympia FC
2/21/26 R Canadian Club 6 : 3 Olympia FC


Quarterfinals
2/28/26 Boston Wonder Workers 3 : 5 J & P Coats
3/7/26 Ben Miller SC 2 : 0 Vesper Buick
3/14/26 New York Giants 1 : 2 Bethlehem Steel
3/14/26 Canadian Club 1 : 1 (aet) Pullman FC
3/21/26 R Canadian Club 3 : 0 Pullman FC


Semifinals
3/21/26 J & P Coats 1 : 3 Bethlehem Steel
3/28/26 Ben Miller SC 2 : 0 Canadian Club


Final
at Ebbets Field – Brooklyn, New York
4/11/26 Bethlehem Steel 7 : 2 Ben Miller SC
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1926, Ben Miller SC, Bethlehem Steel FC, Boston Wonder Workers, Canadian Club, Ebbets Field, J & P Coats, New York Giants, Pullman FC, Vesper Buick

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