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The First Cup: Brooklyn Field Club wins inaugural National Challenge Cup on late winner over Brooklyn Celtic (May 16, 1914)

May 16, 2014 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 Brooklyn Field Club — Brooklyn Field Club from the 1913/14 season

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At long last the moment had arrived, the crowning of first ever National Challenge Cup champion. On October 12, 1913, the list of 40 participating teams was announced, and on November 1 the first games were played. Almost six months later, Brooklyn Celtic and Brooklyn Field Club emerged the sole survivors of the elimination contests, convening at Coats Field in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to decide who would reign supreme and lift the Dewar Challenge Trophy.

1914 Brooklyn Celtic — Brooklyn Celtic from the 1913/14 season

The Pawtucket Times described the scene at Coats Field that afternoon: “Long before the captains had met in the center of the field……every vantage point within the spacious enclosure was peawed with humanity. The grandstand and bleachers filled like magic; around the field the spectators thronged seven and eight deep. Every automobile was filled to its capacity and even the baseballs scoreboard in left field provided a precious foothold for groups of hardy souls.”

Thomas Bagnall, president of the New York Amateur Association Football League, USFA President Dr. Rudolph G. Manning, and USFA Secretary Thomas Cahill were all on hand for this historic occasion, the crowning of the first true soccer champion of the United States. After both teams were photographed and a “moving picture machine” was set up in the grandstand to film the action, Celtic forward Thomas Campion kicked off at 3:21 pm.

Field Club won the coin toss and chose the south goal, forcing Celtic to deal with both the bright sun and a fairly strong wind from the south. Field Club wasted no time, grabbing the lead a mere two and a half minutes into the game. Bob Millar sent an overhead shot on goal that Frank Mather successfully blocked with a leaping save, Before Mather could set himself again, Percy Adamson put the ball past the Celtic goalkeeper for a 1-0 lead. The force of the kick sent Adamson to the ground, but his teammates happily picked him up, embracing him and patting him on the back.

Play in the early stages of the game was described as rough, with referee Charles Creighton often warning the players of their aggressiveness.

The Pawtucket Times described the rough play in detail. “Adamson and Millar tripped with their feet and chopped with their elbows,” the paper reported. “Andy Robinson and (David) Flanigan and the other Celtic backs body-checked their opponents.” The rough and tumble play left all the players under heavy scrutiny from referee Creighton, who issued repeated warnings.

The rough play finally came to a head after 25 minutes. As Roddy O’Hallaran was closing in on the Field Club goal, H.W. Matthews charged in with a hard tackle, leaving O’Hallaran to fall face first onto the pitch. Creighton immediately blew his whistle, awarding a penalty kick to Celtic. Thomas Campion stepped up for the spot kick and sent it into the net before Field Club goalkeeper Haughie could even move.

1914 Final coverage-headlines — (From left to right) Headlines from the Springfield Union, Pawtucket Times and New York Tribune about the 1914 National Challenge Cup Final

Play settled down for the rest of the half, and heading into the break the score was knotted 1-1.

For much of the second half Field Club dominated the game, keeping the ball in the Celtic half of the field for most of the way. The Celtic defense appeared to have tired legs by this time, defending desperately rather then strategically. George Knowles sent in a hard shot that Mather stopped more by luck than brilliance. The Times noted that Celtics fullback Andy Robinson played an instrumental role in keeping Field Club from winning the game with a larger score.

1914 Dr. G. Randolph Manning — USFA president Dr. G. Randolph Manning and many other dignitaries were in attendance for the inaugural National Challenge Cup Final.

With just minutes remaining, and extra time looming, the Celtic defense finally gave way. Bob Millar once again started the action that would lead to the winning goal, sending in a high overhead shot into the goal area. James Ford then leapt high into the air, driving the ball headlong past Mather and into the US soccer history books.

For the last two minutes Celtic threw all their men forward in a desperate bid to net the equalizer, but their weary legs were too much to overcome. In the end, Brooklyn Celtic left the field knowing the better team had won.

The Pawtucket Times singled out Bob Millar, who would be inducted into the US Soccer Hall of Fame in its inaugural class of 1950, as the most instrumental player in the game. Millar’s actions directly set up both Field Club goals, as well as being involved in nearly every important moment of the game.

Coverage of the contest was better in the New England region. The Pawtucket Times allowed for an entire column to be devoted to the game, running from top to bottom of the page. The Boston Herald and Providence Evening Tribune also devoted numerous paragraphs to describing the action. Perhaps surprisingly, most New York area papers provided small accounts of the game. The largest of which was from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which gave it four paragraphs. Other papers, like the New York Sun, Tribune, Press and New York Times featured only basic coverage of the game.

bob-millar-1914 — Pawtucket Times: “Bob Millar: Brooklyn Field Club forward whose sterling plays dazzled rivals”

EPILOGUE

In the years after the historic contest, each club went on to drastically different fortunes, even though each were gone within a few short years. Brooklyn Celtic had another banner year in 1915, winning the New York State Amateur Football League again, as well as reaching the finals of both the American Cup and National Challenge Cup. They continued their dominance of the NYSAFL in 1916 and 1917, taking their run of league titles to five in a row stretching back to 1913.

Suddenly on September 9, 1917, it was announced the club was going to pull out of all competitions due to the fact that almost all of their players had been drafted into service for World War I. The New York Sun noted that McKenna and O’Halloran were the only players from the first team available for games. Brooklyn Celtic’s final National Challenge Cup game was a 3-1 loss in the Second Round of the 1916 tournament to the new juggernaut of American soccer, Bethlehem Steel.

The name would return in the 1930s with an American Soccer League team. The new Celtics reached the semifinals of the Challenge Cup in 1936 and won the championship in 1939, before folding for good in 1942.

After losing Bob Millar, Neil Clark and James Ford to Bethlehem Steel for the 1914-15 season, Brooklyn Field Club went into a sharp decline. The club finished the 1914/15 season in the middle of the NAFL with a 5-6-3 record, and were ousted from the Challenge Cup in the Second Round by Paterson Rangers. The 1915/16 season was more of the same for Field Club, finishing middle of the pack again in the NAFL, and elimination from National Challenge Cup in the First Round by Yonkers FC.

The team came to a quiet end in the fall of 1916. After playing only one game in the NAFL, an 11-1 loss to New York FC, the team disbanded. Their final mark on the National Challenge Cup was a forfeit loss to Interborough Rapid Transit Strollers in the opening round of the 1917 tournament.

1914 National Challenge Cup Final
Brooklyn Field Club 2-1 Brooklyn Celtic
May 16, 1914 – Coates Field – Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Scoring Summary

Field Club: Percy Adamson (Unassisted) – 3rd min.
Celtic: Thomas Campion (PK) – 27th min.
Field Club: James Ford (Bob Millar) – 87th min.

Brooklyn Field Club: Haughie, Hynds, Charles Drinkwater, H.W. Matthews,Neil Clark, Nichols, James Ford, George Knowles, Percy Adamson, Robert Millar, Henry Shanholdt

Brooklyn Celtic – Frank Mather, James Robertson, Andrew Robertson, David Flanagan, Frank O’Hara, Hugh Kelly, Albert Lonie, Thomas Campion, Roddy O’Halloran, McGreevey, Patrick Butler

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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Charles E. Creighton | Linesmen: Hamilton Handling, Charles Taylor

Road to the National Challenge Cup Final

Brooklyn Celtic
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: 6-0 win vs. Hollywood Inn
Round 3: 5-0 win vs. Babcock & Wilcox
Quarterfinals: 2-0 win vs. Columbia Oval
Semifinals: 6-2 win vs. Niagara Falls Rangers

Brooklyn Celtic tournament goal scorers: Roddy O’Hallaran 7, Albert Lonie 5, Thomas Campion 4, Mike King 3, McQueen 1

Brooklyn Field Club
Round 1: 1-0 win vs. IRT Strollers
Round 2: 3-0 win vs. Brooklyn Rangers FC
Round 3: 1-0 win vs. Bethlehem FC*
* The result was protested by Bethlehem, but the USFA ruled in favor of BFC
Quarterfinals: 4-1 win vs. Yonkers FC
Semifinals: 2-1 win vs. New Bedford FC

Brooklyn Field Club tournament goal scorers: Bob Millar 6, Harry Shanholt 2, Percy Adamson 1, Charles Drinkwater 1, Coward 1, Hynds 1, Neil Clark 1, Slade 1, James Ford 1

1914 Dewar Trophy (Spaulding) — The Dewar Trophy

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Sept. 12, 1913 / Oct. 11, 1913: How the 1913/14 National Challenge Cup began
Nov. 1, 1913: The inaugural National Challenge Cup gets under way
Nov. 2, 1913: Brooklyn Field Club begins their journey as Round 1 concludes
Nov. 29 1913: Farr Alpaca forfeit Round 1 replay with New Bedford FC
Dec. 6, 1913: Four teams move on to Round 3, two more to be decided by protest or replay
Dec. 14, 1913: Second Round nearly complete as USFA announces protest results, draw for Round 3
Dec. 21, 1913: Third time’s the charm for St. George FC as Round 2 comes to a close
Jan. 12, 1914: Rochester’s MacNaughton Rangers forfeit replay with Niagara Falls Rangers
Jan. 24, 1914: Differing opinions as New Bedford FC eliminates West Philadelphia FC to reach quarterfinals
Jan. 25, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club, Columbia Oval join the quarterfinals
Mar. 8, 1914: Pullman FC beats Hyde Park Blues in Chicago derby to complete quarterfinal field
Mar. 28, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club defeat ‘cup holders’ Yonkers FC to reach Challenge Cup Semifinals
Mar. 29, 1914: Brooklyn Celtic defense carries them past Columbia Oval, into Semifinals
Apr. 5, 1914: Niagara Falls Rangers topple Pullman FC to complete Semifinal field
Apr. 18, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club edge New Bedford FC to reach inaugural National Challenge Cup Final
Apr. 26, 1914: Brooklyn Celtic cruises past Niagara Falls Rangers to reach inaugural National Challenge Cup Final
Before the 1913/1914 Final: By boat or by train, Brooklyn Field Club, Brooklyn Celtic prepare for inaugural National Challenge Cup Final
May 16, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club wins inaugural National Challenge Cup on late winner over Brooklyn Celtic

The First Cup: By boat or by train, Brooklyn Field Club, Brooklyn Celtic prepare for inaugural National Challenge Cup Final

May 14, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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Brooklyn Field Club started their journey to the 1914 National Challenge Cup final on Nov. 2, 1913 with a easy 3-0 first round victory over Interborough Rapid Transit Strollers of the Metropolitan & District Amateur League. Another 3-0 victory followed in the next round on December 21, this time over fellow New York State Amateur Football League members Brooklyn Rangers.

Field Club’s first real test in the tournament came on January 25, 1914, a 1-0 win over Bethlehem FC. Bethlehem later protested the game on the grounds that some of Brooklyn’s players were not eligible to play, as well as the fact that the field Club team was a half hour late arriving in the field to start the game. The USFA ruled in favor of Brooklyn Field Club and things went back to being a bit more comfortable with a 4-1 win in the quarterfinals over Yonkers FC, a club that Brooklyn Celtic were battling with for the top spot in the NYSAFL.

The semifinal contest with New Bedford FC, at Coates Field in Pawtucket, RI, was perhaps the fiercest test for the Field Club eleven. A fight between Neil Clark and New Bedford’s Chadwick near the end of the first half left both teams to play with ten men. Robert Millar scored both goals for Brooklyn to book a trip back to Pawtucket for the Final.

Brooklyn Celtic had a somewhat easier and quieter road to the 1914 final. With a bye through the first round, Celtic cruised to 6-0 and 5-0 wins over Hollywood Inn and Babcock & Wilcox. The quarterfinals brought a more challenging game with fellow NYSAFL members Columbia Oval, but Celtic came out 2-0 victors. The semifinals brought a lopsided 6-2 victory over Niagara Falls Rangers, though the club from Northwest New York were able to score the first goals against Celtic in the competition.

Heading into the final, both clubs were on top of their respective leagues. Field Club held the top spot in the National Association Football League , three points clear of West Hudson, who were league champions in 1912 and 1913. Although league games were still scheduled after the cup final, Brooklyn was declared the champions when the remaining games against clubs from New Jersey could not be played due to those clubs losing their grounds.

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The Celtics were in an even closer race in the New York State Amateur Football League. Less than a month prior to the final, Celtic and Yonkers FC were tied atop the league table with 21 points each. Celtic finished their league schedule on June 6 with a 6-0 thrashing of Columbia Oval, thus giving them the league championship by two points over Yonkers with a 15-0-1 record. Yonkers’ only loss of the season came at the hands of Celtic.

Yonkers was also the team on the losing end of another Celtic trophy triumph that season, a 2-1 Celtic victory in the Southern New York State Cup. Celtic did not fare as well in the American Football, Association Cup, falling to Philadelphia’s Hibernian 7-1 in the second round. Field Club did not find success in the AFA Cup either, only making it one round further before dropping a 3-1 decision to Tacony FC, also of Philadelphia. The AFA Cup was a competition that was restricted to teams in the Northeast that was first launched in 1885. Bethlehem FC were the winners of that tournament in 1914.

All told, Brooklyn Field Club finished the 1913-14 season 24-1-2 in all competitions, with 81 goals scored and 23 goals allowed. Celtic finished with a 23-2-2 combined record, scoring 108 times while conceding 24 goals.

The two clubs met one other time during the 1913-14 season, and it was completely by accident. On March 21, 1914, Field Club was to play West Hudson in a league game at the Marquette Oval, but the game was called off due to the poor condition of the playing field. Celtic were also set to play a league game, but Hollywood Inn did not show due to bad weather. This led to an impromptu match between the two teams, which Celtic came out 2-0 victors behind goals from Roddy O’Hallaran and Mike King. Field Club would later claim that some of their better players were unavailable for the game, seemingly trying to save face after losing to an amateur squad.

In the days leading up to the Final, the Pawtucket Times reported that once Celtic learned that Field Club were traveling to Pawtucket by boat, the Celtics changed their plans, electing to travel by train. The Times also reported that over 200 fans were expected from New Bedford, whose team was defeated by Field Club in the semifinals. It was also reported that the USFA had made arrangements to have “200 feet of moving pictures” taken of the match.

The Pawtucket Times view of the match was as follows:

“Bob Millar will bear close watching, for he is likely to run wild in the vicinity of the Celts’ goal. Shanholt and Adamson are also dangerous men and there is a lot of drive to their kicks. In their (field Club) lineup there are individual stars whom experts declare would shine in matches across the water. The Celtic team is said to be remarkably well balanced and to have the short passing game down to a science.”

The championship game was scheduled to be played on May 16, 1914.

Road to the National Challenge Cup Final

Brooklyn Celtic
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: 6-0 win vs. Hollywood Inn
Round 3: 5-0 win vs. Babcock & Wilcox
Quarterfinals: 2-0 win vs. Columbia Oval
Semifinals: 6-2 win vs. Niagara Falls Rangers

Brooklyn Celtic tournament goal scorers: Roddy O’Hallaran 7, Albert Lonie 5, Thomas Campion 3, Mike King 3, McQueen 1

Brooklyn Field Club tournament goal scorers: Robert Millar 5, Harry Shanholt 2, Charles Drinkwater 1, Coward 1, Hynds 1, Neil Clark 1, Slade 1, James Ford 1

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The First Cup: Brooklyn Celtic cruises past Niagara Falls Rangers to reach inaugural National Challenge Cup Final (April 26, 1914)

April 29, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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On the strength of Rodney O’Hallaran’s hat trick, Brooklyn Celtic coasted to a 6-2 victory over the Niagara Falls Rangers to earn a spot in the inaugural National Challenge Cup Final. There they will face Brooklyn Field Club on May 16.

In a game played at Olympic Park in Paterson, New Jersey, it was a match between two teams with names that would get the blood boiling had the match been played in Scotland. The American version of Rangers vs. Celtic, on this day, was less competitive and lacked the blood feud and the religious strife that an Old Firm match typically provides. It’s also worth noting that in 1914, the Old Firm rivalry was only about 20 years old.

1914 Niagara Falls Rangers — Niagara Falls Rangers from the 1913/14 season

Celtic wasted no time asserting their dominance, scoring the first goal after one minute of play as Thomas Campion’s corner kick was headed in by Mike King.

The first of O’Hallaran’s goals came shortly afterward when he sent a 15 yard shot past Rangers goalkeeper Highett. At the 20 minute mark Campion scored on a close range shot to put Celtic up 3-0, which stood until halftime.

At the start of the second half, Niagara Falls switched around the positions of some of its players with hopes of stopping the Celtic onslaught. The Rangers even swapped goalkeepers, switching Highett with Lumsden, a half back. The tactical change seemed to make no difference to the Brooklyn club, who continued to score.

Albert Lonie stretched the lead to 4-0 off a pass from Campion. With the Niagara halfbacks playing a bit too far forward, O’Hallaran started a run from midfield, eluded the Rangers back line, and scored his second goal of the game.

With a 5-0 lead at hand, the Celtic defense eased up a bit, allowing the Rangers a pair of consolation goals. First to score was Wallace, followed by Kemp’s score from a goalmouth scramble. They were the first goals allowed by Celtic in the tournament thus far, having held their previous three opponents scoreless while scoricng 13 times.

O’Hallaran completed his hat trick when Rangers defender Hoyle miss kicked the ball, allowing the Celtic forward to pounce on the easy goal.

According to the Brooklyn Standard Union, the Rangers “halves played poorly and displayed bad judgment in not placing the ball. The forwards were indifferent, relying on a kick and rush to pull them through.” The newspaper singled out Hoyle, Fred Milnes and Harper as the best players for Rangers, and King and O’Hallaran as the leaders of the Brooklyn club.

The victory set up the first-ever Open Cup Final, between a pair of Brooklyn clubs. The Final was scheduled to be played at the Lonsdale Ave. grounds (later to be known as Coats Field) in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Road to the Semifinals

Brooklyn Celtic
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: 6-0 win vs. Hollywood Inn
Round 3: 5-0 win vs. Babcock & Wilcox
Quarterfinals: 2-0 win over Columbia Oval

Niagara Falls Rangers
Round 1: 6-1 win vs. Buffalo Corinthians
Round 2: Forfeit win vs. MacNaughton Rangers*
*MacNaughton won the original match 1-0 but Niagara Falls’ protest was upheld and a replay was ordered but MacNaughton failed to appear.
Round 3: 2-0 win vs. Roses FC
QF: 2-1 win over Pullman FC (Chicago)

1913/14 National Challenge Cup Semifinals

April 26, 1914 – Olympic Park (Paterson, NJ)

Brooklyn Celtic 6:2 Niagara Falls Rangers

Scoring Summary

Celtic: Mike King (Thomas Campion) – 1st min.
Celtic: Rodney O’Hallaran – 1st half
Celtic: Thomas Campion – 20th min.
Celtic: Albert Lonie (Thomas Campion) – 2nd half
Celtic: Rodney O’Hallaran – 2nd half
Rangers: Wallace – 2nd half
Rangers: Kemp – 2nd half
Celtic: Rodney O’Hallaran (Unassisted) – 2nd half

Lineups

Brooklyn: Frank Mather, James Robertson, Andrew Robertson, David Flanagan, Frank O’Hara, Hugh Kelly, Thomas Campion, Albert Lonie, Rodney O’Hallaran, Mike King, Patrick Butler

Niagara Falls: Highett, Clarkson, Hoyle, Park, Lumsden, Pearce, Harper, Wallace, Kemp, Milnes, Holmes

Referee: Alex Burnside | Linesmen: Thomas Cunningham, R. Erksine

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The First Cup: Brooklyn Celtic defense carries them past Columbia Oval, into Semifinals (March 29, 1914)

March 29, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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The Brooklyn Celtics once again barred their opponents from the nets with a 2-0 victory over NYSAL rivals Columbia Oval in the Quarterfinals of the inaugural National Challenge Cup, at Edison Park in Brooklyn.

1914 Columbia Oval — Columbia Oval from the 1913/14 season

Up to this point in the tournament, the Celtics had yet to concede a goal, winning 6-0 over Hollywood Inn in the second round and 5-0 over Babcock & Wilcox in the third round.

The Celtics scored a goal in each half. 15 minutes from the start, King made a great run down the side and sent a pass over to Rodney O’Hallaran, who put Brooklyn up 1-0.

Ten minutes after halftime it was King who was on the receiving end of an assist, this time from Patrick Butler, and Brooklyn would eventually secure the 2-0 win.

Heading into the game, the Celtics were unbeaten in the New York State Amateur League (9-0-1, 19 pts). This was only good enough for second place behind Yonkers FC (10-1-1, 21 pts), who were eliminated from the Challenge Cup the day before. Celtic had played two fewer games than Yonkers, but were still in contention, and it appeared to be a two-horse race at that point as Columbia Oval were a distant third with a 8-4-2 record (11 pts).

Path to the Quarterfinals

Brooklyn Celtic
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: 6-0 win vs. Hollywood Inn
Round 3: 5-0 win vs. Babcock & Wilcox

Columbia Oval
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: 5-1 win vs. Clan MacKenzie
Round 3: 2-1 win vs. Alley Boys FC

1913/14 National Challenge Cup Quarterfinals
Brooklyn Celtic 2:0 Columbia Oval

Scoring Summary

Brooklyn: Rodney O’Hallaran (Mike King) – 15th min.
Brooklyn: Mike King (Patrick Butler) – 55th minute

Brooklyn: Frank Mather, James Robertson, Andrew Robertson, David Flanagan, Frank O’Hara, Hugh Kelly, Thomas Campion, Albert Lonie, Rodney O’Hallaran, Mike King, Patrick Butler

Columbia – Hopkins, Harper, Horne, Ellis, Holbrook, Blatchford, P ierson, Woollard, A. Maskell, Spellacy, F. Maskell

Referee – G. Caldicott | Linesmen – Roberts, Slater

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The First Cup: Brooklyn Celtic win soccer’s version of the Ice Bowl to reach Round 4 (Jan. 18, 1914)

January 18, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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Played on a field that was partially covered with ice, Brooklyn Celtic advanced to the fourth round with a convincing 5-0 victory over Babcock and Wilcox at Edison Field in Brooklyn.

The Bayonne booters put up a good fight in the first half, holding Brooklyn to a 1-0 lead through Thomas Campion’s goal in the 20th minute.

B & W opened the second half on the attack, but were soon forced into the defensive. Rodney O’Hallaran broke the ice, so to speak, in the second half to make it 2-0. Albert Lonie then doubled the score with a pair of goals. McQueen added the final goal to boost the score to 5-0.

The large crowd that turned out to see the third round game between Columbia Oval and Alley Boys were instead treated to an exhibition game when the referee declared the grounds at Columbus Oval unfit for play.

At nearby Manhattan Field the St. George-Brooklyn National League game was also called off. Instead of turning the crowd away, St. George and Columbus Oval played an exhibition game, which Columbia Oval won 2-0. The National Cup contest with Alley Boys will be played on Jan. 25.

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Third Round
Jan. 18, 1913

Brooklyn Celtic FC 5:0 Babcock & Wilcox FC
Edison Field – Brooklyn, NY

Scoring Summary
Celtic – Lonie (2), McQueen, Campion 20’, O’Hallaran

Lineups
Celtic: Morris, James Robertson, Andrew Robertson, Hugh Kelly, Frank O’Hara, Patrick Butler, Thomas Campion, Albert Lonie, Rodney O’Hallaran, King, McQueen

Babcock – Kusion, Gable, Harding, Smith, Davidson, Bick, Cassels, Wright, Rabbit, Rogers, Sweeney

Referee – Thomas Cunningham

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The First Cup: Yonkers FC wins in a ‘sea of mud’ as weather postpones six matches (Dec. 7, 1913)

December 7, 2012 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 Fulton AC — Fulton AC of Brooklyn, NY, shown here during the 1913/14 season. Fulton competed in the New York State Amateur Football League’s second division.

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Of the seven games scheduled for Dec. 7, 1913 in the second round of the National Challenge Cup, all but one was postponed due to severe weather in New York and New Jersey. The weather conditions were not suitable for the playing of good football, and the one game that was played took place on a field that was barely suitable.

New York Celtic vs. German FC, Clan MacKenzie vs. Columbia Oval, Brooklyn Celtic vs. Hollywood Inn, Babcock & Wilcox vs. Watessing, West Hudson Juniors vs. Alley Boys and the replay between Hudson United and St. George FC were all rescheduled for Dec. 14. The one game that managed to kick off was in Woodside, Long Island between Yonkers FC and Fulton AC from Brooklyn. The two teams played on a field that was described by the New York Tribune as a “sea of mud.” Spectators armed themselves with umbrellas and raincoats as they stood around the field in ankle deep mud to watch the contest. The game was between two clubs from the same league, but different levels of play. Yonkers competed in the New York State Amateur Football League’s first division, while Fulton played in the second division that season. Fulton came into the tournament as a bit of an underdog, as they were the only team in the competition that didn’t play in their home league’s top division.

The game had been under way only eight minutes when Pietrie kicked the mud-covered ball past Fulton goalkeeper McKillop fpr a 1-0 lead. As the heavy, misty rain continued, Pietrie struck again, this time helped by long passes and clever combination work. Fulton nearly cut the lead in half a few minutes later, but the waterlogged ball struck the crossbar and bounded back into play. As referee Hollywood sounded his whistle to end the half, six players were attempting to kick the ball out of a large puddle. Despite playing with just ten men the entire game, Fulton put up a hard fight in the second half, but the Yonkers defense was too much to overcome. Fifteen minutes after the start of the second half, F. McDonough’s shot from the left wing flew into the Fulton net to put the score at 3-0.

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Second Round
Dec. 7, 1913
Yonkers FC 3:0 Fulton AC
Woodside, Long Island, New York

Scoring Summary
Yonkers: Pietrie – 8th min.
Yonkers: Pietrie – 28th min.
Yonkers: F. McDonough – 60th min.

Lineups

Yonkers: Craig, McKenzie, Kidd, Kerr, Taylor, Dennison, A. McDonald, Martin, Pietrie, Young, F. McDonald

Fulton (10 men): McKillop, Nichols, Michaels, Hays, Jarvis, Bignall, Barlow, Carver, Smith, Young

Referee: W. Hollywood | Linesmen: Hays, McCarthy

Postponed to Dec. 14
New York Celtic vs. German FC
Hudson United vs. St. George FC (Replay)
Clan MacKenzie vs. Columbia Oval
Brooklyn Celtic vs. Hollywood Inn
Babcock & Wilcox vs. Watessing
West Hudson Juniors vs. Alley Boys

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4/18/14 Pawtucket, Rhode Island
New Bedford FC 1-2 Brooklyn Field Club

New Bedford – Beckton 24’
Brooklyn – Robert Millar (2)
Sent Off – Clark (Brooklyn) 34’, Chadwick (New Bedford) 34’

4/26/14 Olympic Park – Paterson, New Jersey
Brooklyn Celtic 6-2 Niagara Falls Rangers (3-0 HT)

Celtic – O’Hallaran (3), King (Campion), Campion, Lonie
Rangers – Kemp, Wallace

The very first Semifinal round of the US Open Cup (then called the National Challenge Cup) saw a pair of Brooklyn teams reach the Final. On April 18, the Brooklyn Field Club, which finished first in the National Association Football League, defeated New Bedford FC 2-1, on two goals by Hall of Famer Robert Millar, after Beckton had given the New Englanders a 1-0 lead. Both teams played much of the game with ten men each, after Clark of Brooklyn and Chadwick of New Bedford were sent off in the 35th minute for fighting.

In the other Semifinal on April 26 Brooklyn Celtic, eventual winners of the New York State Amateur Foot Ball League, easily defeated the Niagara Falls Rangers 6-2. O’Hallaran lead the way for Celtic with a hat trick.

3/17/29 Sportsman’s Park – St. Louis, Missouri
Madison Kennels 7-4 Sparta A & BA

Madison – Bud Grennon (3), Dinty Moore, Worden, Oster, Eddie Flavin
Sparta – Barger (2), Kratochvil, Oster (og)

St. Louis’s Madison Kennels and Chicago’s Sparta A & BA combine for 11 goals, setting a new Semifinal mark that would later be equaled in 1962. Madison’s Bud Grennon led all scorers with three goals, while Barger led Sparta with two.

3/16/30 Polo Grounds – New York, New York
Bethlehem Steel 1-1 Fall River Marksmen (Match Report)

Bethlehem – Sandy Dick
Fall River – Alex McNab 82’

Bethlehem – Fraser, Finlayson, McGregor, Reid, Carnihan, Pitt, Gillespie, Jaap, Stark, Massie, Dick

Marksmen – Reder, McGill, R. McAuley, McPherson, Priestley, Ballantyne, McNab, Gonsalves (Nilsen), Patenaude, J. McAuley, White

Att – 17,000 Referee – C. E. Creighton. Linesmen – F. DeGroof and M. Hutchinson

3/23/30 Battery Park – New Bedford, Massachusetts
(replay) Fall River Marksmen 3-2 Bethlehem Steel

Fall River – Billy Gonsalves 50’, Dave Priestley 67’, Bobby Ballantyne 71’
Bethlehem – Archie Stark 64’ 70’

Bethlehem Steel makes their final appearance in the National Challenge Cup, losing to the Fall River Marksmen 3-2 and ending the first great dynasty of the Cup. After a 1-1 draw at the Polo Grounds in New York, Fall River took the replay at New Bedford. Billy Gonsalves gave the Marksmen a 1-0 lead after 50 minutes, but Archie Stak put Bethlehem ahead with two goals in the middle of the half. Fall River snatched the lead for good on scored from Dave Priestly and Bobby Ballantine. Effects of the Great Depression forced Bethlehem Steel to stop fielding a team after 1930.

Bethlehem made the Semifinals a total of nine times from 1915-1930, including five in a row from 1915-1919, in which they reached the Final each time.

3/6/32 St. Louis, Missouri
(first leg) Stix, Baer & Fuller 3-2 Bricklayers FC

Stix – McCarthy (2), Willie McLean
Bricklayers – Lillie, Coutis

3/14/32 Sparta Field – Chicago, Illinois
(second leg) Bricklayers FC 2-0 Stix, Baer & Fuller

Bricklayers – Munro, Lillie

3/19/32 Sportsman’s Park – St. Louis, Missouri
(third leg) Stix, Baer & Fuller 1-0 Bricklayers FC

Stix – Jack O’Reilly 1’

Stix, Baer & Fuller, featuring Hall of Famers Billy Gonsalves, William Lehman, Alex McNab, Willie McLean, began their run of six straight appearances in the Open Cup Final by defeating Chicago’s Bricklayers SC over three legs in the 1932 Western Final. The team reached the 1932, 1933 & 1934 Finals under the sponsorship of Stix. Baer and Fuller, a St. Louis department store. The team switched sponsorship for the 1935 season, playing as Central Breweries. Sponsorship changed again, and the team reached the 1936 & 1937 finals under the name Shamrocks. The team finally folded after many of its players left to play for another St. Louis club, St. Patricks.

3/24/35 St. Louis, Missouri
(First leg) Central Brewery 2-1 Weiboldt Wonderbolts

4/1/35 De Paul Field – Chicago, Illinois
(Second leg) Weiboldt Wonderbolts 1-1 (aet) Central Brewery

Weibolt – Littie 28’
Central – McNab 30’

4/6/34 St. Louis, Missouri
(Second leg replay) Central Brewery 3-3 (aet) Weiboldt Wodnerbolts

4/14/35 Sparta Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
(Second leg – second replay) Weiboldt Wonderbolts 3-2(aet) Central Brewery (0-2 HT, 2-2 FT)

Weibolt – Monroe (2 PK), Hill
Central – Billy Gonsalves, Bert Patenaude

4/21/35 St. Louis, Missouri
(third leg) Central Brewery 1-0 Weiboldt Wonderbolts

Central – Bert Patenaude 68′

The longest Semifinal matchup was between Chicago’s Weiboldt Wonderbolts and Central Brewery of St. Louis. The three-leg Western Final actually lasted five games. Central won the first game 2-1 in St. Louis. The second leg in Chicago finished 1-1 after extra time. A week later in St. Louis, the second leg replay finished 3-3, meaning a second replay of the second leg would take place a week later in Chicago. That game also went to extra time, but the Wonderbolts managed to come out on top 3-2. Nearly a month after it started, the series finally ended when Central won the decisive leg 1-0.

4/23/44 Winnemac Park – Chicago, Illinois
(first leg) Viking AA 0-2 Morgan Strasser

Morgan – Elgie Grant 21′ 80′

5/7/44 Bridgeville Park – Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
(second leg) Morgan Strasser 9-0 Viking AA (Chi.) (4-0 HT)

Morgan – Aldo Donelli 15′ (Hart) n/a’ , Felix Mitchell (2), Pucker (2), Urbanic, Grant, Pietersek

The most lopsided Semifinal pairing was in 1944, when Pittsburgh’s Morgan Strasser demolished Chicago’s Viking AA 11-0 over two legs. Morgan won the first leg in Chicago 2-0, but the return leg in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania turned into a rout. Aldo Donelli, Felix Mitchell and Pucker each scored twice as Morgan ran away with a 9-0 win, a mark that still stands as the highest score by a single team in a single Semifinal game.

3/28/54 Rancho la Cienega Stadium – Los Angeles, California
Scots SC 0-1 Kutis SC
Att-4,000

The Scots SC of Los Angeles became the first team West of St. Louis to appear in a US Open Cup Semifinal, losing to Kutis SC 1-0. 1954 was also the first year teams from California participated in the US Open Cup, and the winner between Los Angeles and San Francisco went on to face the survivor between St. Louis and Chicago in the Semifinals.

6/10/62 St. Louis, Missouri
Kutis SC 5-6 (aet) San Francisco Scots 6-5

Scots – Tom Dawkins n/a’ 118′

The Scots and Kutis combine for 11 goals in the 1962 Western Final, equaling a mark set by Madison Kennels and Sparta A & BA in 1929 for the most combined goals in a single Semifinal game. Tom Dawkins scored twice for the Scots, including the winning goal with a minute left in extra time. The game was tied 3-3 after ninety minutes, and also marked the first time a club from San Francisco would reach the Open Cup Final.

3/6/71 Seattle, Washington
(1st Leg) Heidelberg Brewers (Sea.) 1-0 Yugoslav SC

3/14/71 Rancho la Cienega Stadium – Los Angeles, California
(2nd Leg) Yugoslav SC 2-0 Heidelberg Brewers

Yugoslav – Karlo Mertisek, Rade Savic

In the last two-leg Semifinal in Open Cup play, San Pedro, California’s Yugoslav SC edged out Seattle’s Heidelberg Brewers on a 2-1 aggregate.

5/27/73 Metropolitan Oval – Queens, New York
New York Greek Americans 1-3 Inter-Italia SC

NYGA – Joe Ognajac 31’
Inter – Valentino Stavole 3’, Vito Colonna 40’, Gianpietro Gasparin 41’)

Cleveland’s Inter-Italia SC halted a six-year streak of New York/New Jersey clubs appearing in the US Open Cup Final, thanks to a 3-1 victory over New York Greek Americans. Inter dominated play for the most part, and were lead by Gianpietro Gasparini, a priest by trade, who played a part in all three of Inter’s goals.

Cleveland started off right away, as Gasparini fed a pass to Valentino Stavole, who beat G-A goalkeeper Joe Canal from 15 yards out after just two minutes of play. The Greeks managed to draw the match level after 31 minutes however, as Joe Ognajac put in a header from close range. Cleveland took the lead for good just before halftime, as Vito Colonna scored in the 40th minute, and Gasparini scored just a minute later. Cleveland kept up the pressure, but missed several chances to further grow the scoreline.

6/3/79 Norton Park – St. Petersburg, Florida
H. Brooks Dodge Chargers 0-3 Brooklyn Dodgers

The St. Petersburg, Florida-based Chargers are the first team from the Southern US to make an appearance in the Semifinals of the US Open Cup. By this time the tournament was split into four regions, and only three teams entered from the southern region.

6/20/87 St. Louis Soccer Park – Fenton, Missouri
Mitre Eagles 5-4(aet) Busch SC (2-2 FT)

Eagles – John Klein 119’ (2), Eddie Kruger, Peter Klein, Andy Churlin
Busch- Steve Trittschuh 85’

St. Louis’s Busch SC tried the game at 2-2 in the 85th minute on a goal from Steve Tritschuh. The teams traded goals in extra time to make it 4-4, and John Klein sent the Eagles to the final with a 25-yard shot in the 119th minute.

6/25/94
Bavarian Leinekugel w/o McCormick Kickers

The Kickers are forced to forfeit since most of the team held tickets to a World Cup game in Orlando that fell on the same day. The team had purchased the tickets well in advance, and were assured the dates for the Open Cup would not conflict.

9/2/97 Stagg Memorial Stadium – Stockton, California
San Francisco Bay Seals 1-2 DC United

The Cinderella run of the San Francisco Bay Seals comes to an end with their Semifinal loss to DC United. The D3 Pro League Seals had upset two MLS teams (Kansas City and San Jose) on their way to becoming the only team from the third tier of US soccer to reach the Semifinals in the Professional Era (1995-present).

9/1/99 Virginia Beach Sportsplex – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-2 Columbus Crew

Rochester – Darren Tilley 68’, Scott Schweitzer 86’, Tom Hardy 90’
Columbus – Robert Warzycha 56’, Brian West 77’

9/1/99 Virginia Beach Sportsplex – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Colorado Rapids 3-0 Charleston Battery

Colorado – Jorge Daly Valdes 55’ 87’, Paul Bravo 82’

For the first time in Pro Era history, two non-MLS teams reach the Semifinals. Rochester’s 3-2 triumph over Columbus paved the way for the only time a lower league club would win the Open Cup title in the Pro Era. While Charleston fell 3-0 to Colorado, their run was catapulted by their famous 4-3 sudden death extra time win over DC United in the Fourth Round. Both games were played in Virginia Beach, Virginia due to the fact that they were scheduled to host the 1998 Open Cup Final, but a hurricane forced a venue change.

8/12/08 Blackbaud Stadium – Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Battery 1-1 (aet) Seattle Sounders
Charleston advance on penalty kicks, 4-3

Charleston – Randi Patterson 32’
Seattle – Osvaldo Alonso 20’ (og)

For the only time in the Pro Era, a Semifinal match is contested between two lower league teams, ensuring the Final would feature at least one non-MLS team.

7/21/09 Starfire Sports Complex – Tukwila, Washington
Seattle Sounders FC 2:1 (aet) Houston Dynamo

The Seattle Sounders, in their inaugural season in Major League Soccer, advanced to the Final in dramatic fashion. Houston’s Ade Akinbiyi put the Dynamo up in the 32nd minute, but the home team wasn’t able to equalize until the 89th minute when Nate Jaqua sent the game into extra time. With all the momentum and the home crowd behind them at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash., Stephen King scored what would prove to be the game-winner in the 95th minute on an assist from Sebastien Le Toux and the club would hold on to the 2-1 lead throughout extra time, despite defender Jhon Hurtado being sent off in the 110th minute. The Sounders become the first Seattle-based team to reach the Open Cup Final since the Mitre Eagles did it in 1987.

1914-1915 National Challenge Cup Results

January 14, 2003 by Josh Hakala

First Round
New York City & New Jersey District
Nov. 8, 1914		West Hudson FC	3 : 0	Hollywood Inn
Nov. 22, 1914		Greenville FC	1 : 5	Brooklyn Celtic
Nov. 22, 1914		Our Boys FC	2 : 1	Clan MacDuff
Nov. 22, 1914		Yonkers FC	2 : 2	Jersey AC
Nov. 29, 1914	R	Jersey AC	4 : 1	Yonkers FC
Nov. 22, 1914		Cameron FC	0 : 0	Hawthorne United
Nov. 29, 1914	R	Hawthorne United	4 : 3 (AET)	Cameron FC
Nov. 22, 1914		Scottish American FC	2 : 0	True Blues FC
Nov. 22, 1914		Paterson Rangers	4 : 2	New York Celtic
Nov. 22, 1914		Babcock & Wilcox	2 : 1	Rangers FC
Nov. 22, 1914		Bronx United	3 : 0	Newark FC
Nov. 22, 1914		German FC	5 : 0	Columbia Oval
Nov. 22, 1914		Brooklyn FC	2 : 0	Clam MacDonald
New England District
Nov. 15, 1914		Rangers FC (Niagara Falls)	4 : 0	Rochester City
Eastern Pennsylvania District
Nov. 14, 1914		West Philadelphia FC	2 : 0	Viscose FC
Nov. 14, 1914		Peabody FC	W : L (Forfeit)	Irish American FC
Nov. 14, 1914		Falls Cricket & FC	2 : 1	Kensington Congressional
Nov. 14, 1914		Bethlehem Steel	7 : 1	Putnam FC
Nov. 14, 1914		Henry Disston & Sons FC	0 : 1	Victor FC
Note: Irish American FC forfeited due to team disbanding.
Western Pennsylvania District
Nov. 14, 1914		Homestead Steel Works	2 : 1 (AET)	Castle Shannon
Nov. 14, 1914		Sturgeon FC	2 : 1	Burns FC
Note: Burns FC protested the result and a replay was ordered. Sturgeon FC forfeited.
Connecticut District
Nov. 14, 1914		Presbyterian FC (Bridgeport)	1 : 1	Ansonia FC
Nov. 21, 1914	R	Ansonia FC	2 : 0	Presbyterian FC (Bridgeport)
Nov. 14, 1914		Academy FC	2 : 0	Bridgeport City
			Replay
Massachusetts District
Nov. 7, 1914		General Electric FC	2 : 1	Lawrence FC
Nov. 14, 1914		Farr Alpaca	2 : 4	Fore River FC
Nov. 14, 1914		Fall River Rovers	3 : 1	Taunton City
Nov. 14, 1914		Young Men’s Catholic Total Abstinence Society FC	2 : 1	New Bedford FC
		Note: New Bedford protested match, replay ordered
Dec. 5, 1914	R	New Bedford FC	2 : 1	Young Men’s Catholic Total Abstinence Society FC
Rhode Island District
Nov. 14, 1914		Pawtucket FC	2 : 2	J & P Coats
Nov. 21, 1914	R	J & P Coats	3 : 0	Pawtucket FC
Nov. 14, 1914		Greystone AC	1 : 0	Greystone FC
Cleveland District
Nov. 8, 1914		Akron FC	0 : 1	Thistles FC
Chicago & Detroit District
Nov. 8, 1914		Pullman FC (Chi.)	3 : 0	Roses FC (Det.)
Nov. 8, 1914		Packard FC (Det.)	3 : 1	Caledonia FC (Det.)
Nov. 15, 1914		Bricklayers & Masons FC (Chi.)	5 : 3	Hyde Park Blues (Chi.)
Nov. 15, 1914		MacDuff FC (Chi.)	5 : 1	Campbell Rovers (Chi.)

Second Round
Dec. 12, 1914		Victor FC	5 : 1	West Philadelphia FC
Dec. 12, 1914		Bethlehem Steel	16 : 0	Peabody FC
Dec. 12, 1914		Ansonia FC	3 : 2	Academy FC
Dec. 12, 1914		J & P Coats	2 : 2	Greystone AC
Dec. 19, 1914	R	J & P Coats	3 : 0	Greystone AC
Dec. 12, 1914		New Bedford FC	4 : 2	Fall River Rovers
Dec. 12, 1914		General Electric FC	3 : 5	Fore River FC
Dec. 12, 1914		Homestead Steel Works	4 : 1 (AET)	Burns FC
Dec. 13, 1914		West Hudson FC	5 : 0	Falls Cricket & FC
Dec. 13, 1914		Hawthorne United	0 : 1	Bronx United
Dec. 13, 1914		German FC	2 : 2	Our Boys FC
Dec. 20, 1914	R	Our Boys FC	0 : 3	German FC
Dec. 13, 1914		Paterson Rangers	2 : 0	Brooklyn FC
Note: Match stopped at 75th minute due to heavy snow, result stands
Dec. 13, 1914		Scottish American FC	2 : 1	Jersey AC
Note: Match stopped in second half due to heavy snow, replay ordered
Dec. 20, 1914	R	Scottish American FC	1 : 0	Jersey AC
Dec. 13, 1914		Brooklyn Celtic	3 : 2	Babcock & Wilcox
Dec. 13, 1914		Rangers FC	2 : 2	Thistles FC
Dec. 27, 1914	R	Thistles FC	2 : 0	Rangers FC
Dec. 13, 1914		Pullman FC	1 : 0	Bricklayers & Masons FC
Dec. 13, 1914		Packard FC	3 : 0	MacDuff FC

Third Round
Feb. 13, 1915		Victor FC	0 : 1	Bethlehem Steel
Feb. 13, 1915		Homestead Steel Works	5 : 0	Thistles FC
Feb. 20, 1915		Ansonia FC	2 : 4	J & P Coats
Feb. 20, 1915		Fore River FC	1 : 0	New Bedford FC
		Note: New Bedford protested match, replay ordered
Mar. 13, 1915	R	Fore River FC	1 : 0	New Bedford FC
Feb. 21, 1915		Scottish American FC	3 : 1	West Hudson FC
Feb. 21, 1915		German FC	2 : 0	Bronx United
Feb. 21, 1915		Brooklyn Celtic	3 : 0	Paterson Rangers
Feb. 21, 1915		Packard FC	1 : 2	Pullman FC

Quarterfinals
Mar. 20, 1915		Bethlehem Steel	3 : 0	Scottish American FC
Mar. 20, 1915		Homestead Steel Works	2 : 1 (AET)	Pullman FC
Mar. 20, 1915		J & P Coats	1 : 0	Fore River FC
Mar. 21, 1915		Brooklyn Celtic	4 : 2	German FC

Semifinal
Apr. 5, 1915		Bethlehem Steel	4 : 1	Homestead Steel Works
Apr. 10, 1915		Brooklyn Celtic	2 : 1	J & P Coats

Final
at Taylor Field – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Attendance: 7,000
May 3, 1915		Bethlehem Steel	3 : 1	Brooklyn Celtic
KEY = W:L – Forfeit, R – Replay

1913-1914 National Challenge Cup Results

January 6, 2003 by Josh Hakala

Brooklyn Field Club won the inaugural National Challenge Cup in 1914.

First Round
New York City District
Nov. 2, 1913	Brooklyn Field Club	1:0	IRT Strollers
Nov. 2, 1913	German FC	5:0	Cameron FC
Byes – Yonkers FC, Brooklyn Celtic FC, Clan MacKenzie FC, Columbia Oval FC, Fulton A.C., Hollywood Inn FC
New Jersey District
Nov. 2, 1913	Alley Boys FC	8:5	C.S. Jersey Blues FC
Nov. 2, 1913	Babcock & Wilcox	2:6	Cowboy FC
Byes – Watsessing FC, West Hudson Juniors
Pennsylvania District
Nov. 1, 1913	Bethlehem FC	7:0	Disston FC
Nov. 1, 1913	Tacony FC (Phi.)	L:W (Forfeit)	Kensington Association FC (Phi.)
Note: Tacony FC forfeited in order to play their American Cup game vs. Trenton Hibernains the same afternoon. Byes – Braddock FC, West Philadelphia FC, Wissinoming
Western New York District
Nov. 2, 1913	Niagara Falls Rangers	6:1	Buffalo Corinthians
Bye – McNaughton Rangers
New England District
Nov. 1, 1913	New Bedford FC	3:1	Farr Alpaca (Holyoke, MA)
Nov. 29, 1913	New Bedford FC	L:W (Forfeit)	Farr Alpaca (Holyoke, MA)
Note: Farr Alpaca protested the original result due to two New Bedford players not being listed on the game day roster. The protest was upheld, but Farr Alpaca later forfeited the replay due to conflicting league game. Bye – Presbyterian FC (Bridgeport, CT)
Detroit District
Byes – Packard FC, Roses FC
Chicago District
Byes – Campbell Rovers FC, Hyde Park Blues FC, MacDuffs FC, Pullman FC

Second Round
New York City District
Nov. 30, 1913	Hudson United	0:0	St. George FC
Dec. 7, 1913	Yonkers FC	3:0	Fulton A.C.
Dec. 14, 1913	Columbia Oval FC	5:1	Clan MacKenzie FC
Dec. 14, 1913	New York Celtic FC	4:1	German FC
Dec. 14, 1913	Brooklyn Celtic FC	6:0	Hollywood Inn FC
Dec. 21, 1913	Brooklyn Field Club	3:0	Brooklyn Rangers
		Replay
Dec. 14, 1913	Hudson United	1:1 (AET)	St. George FC
		Second Replay
Dec. 21, 1913	St. George FC	2:1	Hudson United
New Jersey District
Dec. 14, 1913	Babcock & Wilcox	5:3	Watsessing FC
Dec. 14, 1913	West Hudson Juniors	3:3	Alley Boys FC
		Replay
Dec. 21, 1913	Alley Boys FC	4:0	West Hudson Juniors
Pennsylvania District
Dec. 6, 1913	Braddock FC (Pit.)	2:3 (AET)	Bethlehem FC
Dec. 6, 1913	Peabody FC	1:1	Wissinoming FC
Dec. 6, 1913	West Philadelphia FC	4:1	Kensington FC
		Replay
Dec. 13, 1913	Peabody FC	3:0	Wissinoming FC
Western New York District
Nov. 30, 1913	McNaughton Rangers	1:0	Niagara Falls Rangers
Jan. 18, 1914	Niagara Falls Rangers	W:L (Forfeit)	McNaughton Rangers
Note: Following the game, Niagara Falls protested due to McNaughton’s use of a “professional player.” After originally letting the result stand, the USFA reversed its original decision and order a replay to be played on January 18, 1914. McNaughton failed to appear for the replay, citing multiple players being ill or out of town, which awarded Niagara Fall with the win.
New England District
Dec. 6, 1913	New Bedford FC	3:0	Presbyterian FC
Detroit District
Dec. 14, 1913	Roses FC	2:2 (AET)	Packard FC
		Replay
Dec. 21, 1913	Roses FC	2:1	Packard FC
Chicago District
Dec. 6, 1913	Pullman FC	3:0	Campbell Rovers FC
Dec. 6, 1913	Hyde Park Blues FC	2:0	MacDuffs FC

Third Round
Jan. 18, 1914	Brooklyn Celtic	5:0	Babcock & Wilcox
Jan. 24, 1914	New Bedford FC	2:0	West Philadelphia FC
Jan. 25, 1914	Brooklyn Field Club	1:0	Bethlehem FC
Jan. 25, 1914	Columbia Oval FC	2:1	Alley Boys FC
Jan. 31, 1914	Peabody FC	W:L (Forfeit)	St. George FC
Feb. 1, 1914	Yonkers FC	3:1	New York Celtic FC
Feb. 1, 1914	Niagara Falls Rangers	2:0	Roses FC
Mar. 8, 1914	Pullman FC	4:2	Hyde Park Blues FC

Quarterfinals
Mar. 21, 1914	New Bedford FC	4:1	Peabody FC
Mar. 28, 1914	Brooklyn Field Club	4:1	Yonkers FC
Mar. 29, 1914	Brooklyn Celtic	2:0	Columbia Oval FC
Apr. 5, 1914	Niagara Falls Rangers	2:1	Pullman FC

Semifinals
Apr. 18, 1914	Brooklyn Field Club	2:1	New Bedford FC
Apr. 26, 1914	Brooklyn Celtic	6:2	Niagara Falls Rangers

Final (Read More…)
at Coats Field – Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Attendance: 10,000
May 16, 1914	Brooklyn Field Club	2:1	Brooklyn Celtic

Note of Interest: Yonkers FC was listed as being the “present cup holder”!

This is because the Dewar Cup had been originally created in 1913 for a different tournament, the A.A.F.A. Cup Tie Competition (which was only held that one year). Yonkers FC won that tournament, but those games are not officially counted as part of U.S. Open Cup history.

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