Fall River Rovers

1917-1918 National Challenge Cup Results

January 15, 2009 by Josh Hakala

1917/1918 National Challenge Cup champion Bethlehem Steel

First Round
Eastern Bracket
New York & New Jersey
11/4/17		New York FC	2 : 0	Clan MacDuff
11/4/17		Alley Boys FC	3 : 0	Fulton AC
11/4/17		Clan McDonald	1 : 0	La Sultana FC
11/4/17		Jersey AC	0 : 7	West Hudson AA
11/4/17		Babcock & Wilcox	1 : 1	Scottish American FC
11/11/17	R	Scottish American FC	1 : 1	Babcock & Wilcox
11/18/17	R	Scottish American FC	2 : 1	Babcock & Wilcox
11/4/17		Interborough Rapid Transit	w/o	White Rose FC
Northern Massachusetts
11/4/17		Fisk Red Tops	1 : 2	Fore River Rovers
Connecticut
11/4/17		Bridgeport City	4 : 1	Bridgeport Rovers
Southern New England
11/3/17		Greystone AC	2 : 4	Lonsdale FC
11/4/17		New Bedford Celtics	0 : 2	Fall River Rovers
11/4/17		Crompton FC	2 : 3	Pan American FC
11/4/17		New Bedford FC	2 : 4	J & P Coats

Western Bracket
Eastern Pennsylvania
11/4/17		Disston AA	2 : 0	Wanderers FC
Northwestern New York
11/4/17		Rochester Celtic	4 : 0	Kodak Park FC
Western Pennsylvania
10/20/17		Castle Shannon FC	0 : 1	McKeesport FC
11/3/17		Beadling FC	0 : 3	Homestead Steel Works
Ohio
10/28/17		Thistle FC	w/o	Akron FC
10/28/17		Firestone Non-Skid	1 : 3	Goodyear FC
11/4/17		Cleveland FC	2 : 0	White Motors FC
Michigan
11/4/17		Rising Star FC	0 : 2	Corinthians FC
11/11/17		Roses FC	2 : 1	Bricklayers FC
Illinois
10/21/17		Bricklayers FC	1 : 2	Harvey FC

Second Round
Eastern Bracket
New York & New Jersey
12/2/17		Scottish American FC	1 : 1 (aet)	New York FC
3/3/18	R	New York FC	3 : 2 (aet)	Scottish American FC
12/1/17		Clan McDonald	1 : 3	Interborough Rapid Transit
12/2/17		Paterson FC	6 : 2	Kinsley FC
2/17/18		West Hudson AA	4 : 0	Alley Boys FC
New England
12/3/17		Fall River Rovers	4 : 3	Bridgeport City
3/2/18		Pan American FC	3 : 0	J & P Coats
12/3/17		Lynn Hibernians	5 : 0	Lonsdale FC
12/3/17		Fore River FC	3 : 2	Lawrence Cricket & FC
Western Bracket
Illinois
12/2/17		Scottish American FC	2 : 2	Joliet FC
12/23/17	R	Scottish American FC	2 : 9	Joliet FC
12/2/17		Harvey FC	1 : 0	Bohemian American FC
Ohio & NW New York
12/2/17		Thistle FC	0 : 3	Rochester Celtic
12/2/17		Goodyear FC	1 : 2	Cleveland FC
Eastern Pennsylvania
12/1/17		Disston AA	2 : 1	Puritan YML
12/1/17		Bethlehem Steel	2 : 0	Veteran AA
Western Pennsylvania
12/1/17		Homestead Steel Works	4 : 1*	McKeesport FC
		*McKeesport protest upheld, replay ordered
12/15/17	R	McKeesport FC	3 : 1	Homestead Steel Works
Michigan
12/2/17		Corinthians FC	3 : 2	Roses FC

Third Round
Eastern Bracket
1/5/18		Disston AA	1 : 2 (aet)	Bethlehem Steel
3/3/18		Paterson FC	4 : 3	Interborough Rapid Transit FC
3/10/18		West Hudson AA	4 : 3	New York FC
3/23/18		Fall River Rovers	3 : 1 (aet)	Pan American FC
Western Bracket
2/16/18		McKeesport FC	9 : 0	Rochester Celtic
2/23/18		Fore River FC	1 : 6	Lynn Hibernians
12/30/17		Cleveland FC	3 : 1	Corinthians FC
12/25/17		Joliet FC	w/o	Harvey FC

Quarterfinals
3/2/18		McKeesport FC	0 : 5	Bethlehem Steel
3/10/18		Joliet FC	4 : 2	Cleveland FC
3/17/18		Paterson FC	4 : 4	West Hudson AA
3/24/18	R	West Hudson AA	5 : 1	Paterson FC
3/30/18		Lynn Hibernians	0 : 5	Fall River Rovers

Semifinals
3/30/18		Bethlehem Steel	4 : 0	Joliet FC
4/20/18		Fall River Rovers	3 : 1	West Hudson AC

Final
		at Coates Field – Pawtucket, Rhode Island
5/5/18		Fall River Rovers	2 : 2 (aet)	Bethlehem Steel
		at Federal League Baseball Grounds – Harrison, New Jersey
5/19/18	R	Bethlehem Steel	3 : 0	Fall River Rovers
KEY – w/o – walkover, R – Replay

1916-1917 National Challenge Cup Results

January 15, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Fall River Rovers - 1916/1917 National Challenge Cup champions — Fall River Rovers – 1916/1917 National Challenge Cup champions

Qualifying Round
Northwestern New York
		Rochester Celtic	4 : 1	McNaughton Rangers
Massachusetts
		Clan McLennan	3 : 2	Chicopee Rovers
10/21/16		New Bedford Celtic	4 : 0	Lawrence Cricket & FC
		Swedish American FC	4 : 1	Clan Sutherland
		Lawrence Olympics	4 : 1	St. George AC
		Methune FC	1 : 0	Lawrence Thistle
Rhode Island
		Greystone FC	3 : 2	Lonsdale FC
Eastern Pennsylvania
		Veteran AA	6 : 0	Victor Talking Machine Co.
Michigan
		Caledonia FC	1 : 0	Walkerville FC
		National SFC	4 : 0	Rising Star FC
Ohio
		White Auto	2 : 1	Cuyahoga Works FC
Illinois
		Slavia FC	3 : 1	Wanderers FC

First Round
Massachusetts
11/18/16		Andover United	4 : 1	Clan Sutherland
11/18/16		New Bedford FC	2 : 0	Pan American FC
11/18/16		Lawrence Olympic	5 : 0	Methuen FC
11/18/16		Fall River Rovers	4 : 0	General Electric FC
11/18/16		Clan McClennan	4 : 2	New Bedford Celtics
11/18/16		Lynn Hibernians	2 : 0	Fore River Rovers
New York & New Jersey
11/12/16		West Hudson AC	1 : 0	Greenpoint FC
11/19/16		New York FC	1 : 0	Interborough Rapid Transit FC
11/19/16		Jersey AC	4 : 0	Irish American FC
11/19/16		Brooklyn Celtic	w/o	Yonkers FC
Yonkers FC forfeit due to disbanding
11/19/16		Clan MacDuff	0 : 1	Bay Ridge FC
11/19/16		Scottish American FC	3 : 2	Babcock & Wilcox
11/19/16		Clan MacDonald	3 : 1	Continental FC
Northwestern New York
11/19/16		Rochester City	w/o	Rochester Celtic
Connecticut
11/12/16		British American FC	1 : 0	Remington City
11/19/16		Bridgeport City	5 : 1	Bridgeport Rangers
Rhode Island
11/4/16		Howard & Bullough	4 : 0	Greystone AC
11/18/16		Crompton FC	1 : 0	J & P Coats
Eastern Pennsylvania
11/11/16		Bethlehem Steel	5 : 0	Veteran AA
11/18/16		Disston AA	2 : 0	Wanderers FC
11/18/16		Putnam FC	3 : 0	Allentown YMCA
Western Pennsylvania
11/19/16		Juniata Pennsylvania Railroad FC	w/o	Treveskyn FC
11/18/16		Homestead Steel Works	1 : 0	Braddock Steel
Ohio
11/12/16		White Auto FC	2 : 1	Cleveland FC
11/19/16		Thistle FC	4 : 3	Akron FC
Michigan
11/12/16		St. George FC	3 : 1	Packard FC
11/15/16		Detroit FC	4 : 2	National FC
Illinois
11/19/16		Bricklayers FC	3 : 0	Hyde Park Blues
11/19/16		MacDuff FC	2 : 0	Pullman Professional FC
11/19/16		Caledonia FC	3 : 1	Roses FC
11/19/16		Joliet Steel Works	3 : 1	Slavia FC
11/26/16		Pullman Association FC	3 : 0	Chicago Americans

Second Round
12/16/16		Andover United	w/o	Clan McLennan
Clan McLennan forfeit due to suspension of club
12/17/16		Bridgeport City	4 : 0	British American FC
12/17/16		Homestead Steel Works	9 : 2	Juniata Pennsylvania Railroad FC
12/17/16		White Auto FC	1 : 0	Thistle FC
12/17/16		Rochester City	0 : 1	Detroit FC
12/17/16		Caledonia FC	3 : 1	St. George FC
12/24/16		Bricklayers FC	1 : 2	Joliet Steel Works
12/30/16		Fall River Rovers	3 : 1	New Bedford FC
12/31/16		West Hudson AC	2 : 1	Clan MacDonald
1/6/17		Disston AA	13 : 0	Jersey City AC
1/6/17		Lynn Hibernians	1 : 0	Lawrence Olympics
1/6/17		Bethlehem Steel	3 : 1	Brooklyn Celtic
1/20/17		Crompton FC	0 : 0	Howard & Bullough
2/25/17	R	Howard & Bullough	5 : 2	Crompton FC
2/18/17		Scottish American FC	2 : 1	Bay Ridge FC
3/4/17		Pullman Association FC	1 : 3	MacDuff FC

Third Round
2/3/17		Homestead Steel Works	3 : 1	White Auto FC
2/4/17		Bridgeport City	0 : 1	Disston AA
2/4/17		West Hudson AA	0 : 3	Bethlehem Steel
2/25/17		Scottish American FC	4 : 6	New York FC
3/4/17		Caledonia FC	2 : 1	Detroit FC
3/17/17		Fall River Rovers	3 : 1	Lynn Hibernains
3/25/17		Joliet Steel Works	6 : 0	MacDuff FC
3/31/17		Andover United	2 : 5	Howard & Bullough

Quarterfinals
3/10/17		Disston AA	2 : 0	New York FC
3/3/17		Bethlehem Steel	2 : 1	Homestead Steel Works
4/8/17		Joliet Steel Works	4 : 0	Caledonian FC
4/7/17		Fall River Rovers	6 : 1	Howard & Bullough

Semifinals
4/21/17		Fall River Rovers	4 : 3	Disston AA
4/21/17		Bethlehem Steel	6 : 0	Joliet Steel Works

Final
		at Coates Field – Pawtucket, Rhode Island
5/5/17		Fall River Rovers	1 : 0	Bethlehem Steel
KEY – w/o – walkover, R – Replay

1915-1916 National Challenge Cup Results

January 15, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Qualifying Round
Massachusetts
10/12/15		Cove Albions FC	3 : 2	Hose IX FC
10/12/15		New Bedford Cotton Mills	2 : 1	Beehive Rangers
10/23/15		Pan Americans	6 : 2	Gem AA
10/23/15		Boston Americans	w/o	Taunton City
10/23/15		Lynn Hibernian	1 : 0	St. George AA
10/23/15		Clan Macpherson	2 : 1	Clan Lindsay
10/23/15		Swedish American FC	0 : 2	Lynn Fosse
Connecticut
10/24/15		Naugatuck FC	4 : 1	Bridgeport Rangers
New York & New Jersey
10/14/15		Cameron FC	2 : 1	Greenpoint FC
10/14/15		Alley Boys FC	2 : 0	Clam McDuff FC
10/14/15		Clan MacDonald FC	3 : 1	New York Hibernian
10/14/15		Our Boys FC	4 : 1	Greenville FC
10/14/15		Paterson Thistles	0 : 2	I.R.T. Strollers
Rhode Island
10/23/15		Plainfield FC	0 : 6	Smithfield Avenue Men’s Club
10/23/15		Crompton FC	4 : 2	Greystone AC
Eastern Pennsylvania
10/23/15		Bethlehem East End	2 : 1	Nativity Men’s Club
Northwestern New York
10/24/15		Rochester City AFC	7 : 2	Celtic AFC
Western Pennsylvania
10/23/15		Treveskyn FC	2 : 1	Donora Steel Works
10/23/15		Braddock FC	3 : 0	Pittsburgh Rovers
Ohio
10/24/15		Woodland Rovers	6 : 2	Sons of St. George
Michigan
10/24/15		Detroit FC	5 : 0	Baudette United
10/24/15		Caledonian FC	1 : 2	St. George FC
Illinois
10/24/15		MacDuff FC	1 : 1 (AET)	Chicago American FC
10/31/15	R	MacDuff FC	2 : 0	Chicago American FC
10/31/15		Campbell Rovers	1 : 1 (AET)	Hyde Park Blues
11/7/15	R	Campbell Rovers	1 : 2	Hyde Park Blues

First Round
New York & New Jersey
11/14/15		Brooklyn FC	2 : 2	Yonkers FC
11/25/15	R	Yonkers FC	1 : 0	Brooklyn FC
11/14/15		Brooklyn Celtic	5 : 1	Our Boys FC
11/14/15		West Hudson AA	1 : 1	Clan MacDonald FC
11/21/15	R	Clam MacDonald FC	2:2 (AET)	West Hudson AA
11/28/15	R	West Hudson AA	2 : 1	Clan MacDonald FC
11/14/15		I.R.T. Strollers	5 : 1	Columbia Oval
11/14/15		Alley Boys FC	2 : 1	Babcock & Wilcox
11/14/15		Continental FC	5 : 0	Cameron FC
11/21/15		Jersey AA	2 : 1	Scottish American FC
Massachusetts
11/6/15		New Bedford Celtic	6 : 1	Brockton FC
11/13/15		New Bedford FC	5 : 2	Andover United
11/6/15		Pan American FC	8 : 2	Charlestown FC
11/13/15		Boston American FC	3 : 1	Cove Albion FC
11/13/15		Fore River FC	4 : 0	Lawrence FC
11/13/15		Fall River Rovers	3 : 0	Clan McPherson FC
11/13/15		New Bedford Cotton Mills	3 : 2	Lynn Hibernians
11/13/15		Farr Alpaca	1 : 0	Chicopee Rovers
11/13/15		Lynn Fosse	1 : 1	General Electric
11/20/15	R	Lynn Fosse	0 : 2	General Electric
Connecticut
11/14/15		Bridgeport City	5 : 0	Naugatuck FC
Rhode Island
11/6/15		Howard & Bullough	2 : 1	Crompton FC
11/13/15		J & P Coats	4 : 0	Smithfield Avenue Men’s Club
Eastern Pennsylvania
11/13/15		Bethlehem East Ends	0 : 9	Bethlehem Steel
11/13/15		Disston AA	3 : 0	Wanderers FC
11/13/15		Hibernian FC	15 : 0	Peabody FC
11/13/15		Viscose FC	2 : 1	Putnam FC
Michigan
11/14/15		St. George FC	7 : 0	Roses FC
11/14/15		Packard FC	3 : 3	Detroit FC
12/5/15	R	Packard FC	3 : 0	Detroit FC
Northwestern New York
11/11/15		Rochester City	w/o	General Electric FC
Western Pennsylvania
11/20/15		Treveskyn FC	0 : 2	Beadling FC
11/13/15		Homestead Steel Works	0 : 3	Braddock FC
Ohio
11/14/15		Cleveland FC	2:2 (AET)	Woodlawn Rovers
11/21/15	R	Cleveland FC	3 : 0	Woodlawn Rovers
11/7/15		Thistles FC	2 : 1	Akron FC
Illinois
12/5/15		Hyde Park Blues	2:2 (AET)	MacDuffs
2/20/16	R	MacDuffs	w/o	Hyde Park Blues
*Hyde Park Blues forfeit when they did not show*
11/14/15		Pullman FC	2 : 1	Bricklayers & Masons

Second Round
New York, New Jersey & NW New York
12/12/15		West Hudson AA	0:0 (AET)	Yonkers FC
1/2/16	R	West Hudson AA	2 : 0	Yonkers FC
12/12/15		Babcock & Wilcox	8 : 0	Rochester City
12/12/15		Continental FC	3 : 0	I.R.T. Strollers
12/12/15		Brooklyn Celtic	5 : 4	Jersey AC
Massachusetts
12/11/15		New Bedford FC	1 : 0	New Bedford Celtic
12/11/15		Lynn Hibernian	1 : 1	Boston American FC
12/25/15	R	Lynn Hibernian	3 : 0	Boston American FC
12/25/15		General Electric FC	2 : 1	Fore River FC
12/25/15		Fall River Rovers	1 : 0	Pan American FC
Connecticut
12/12/15		Bridgeport City	3 : 3	Farr Alpaca
1/5/16	R	Bridgeport City	w/o	Farr Alpaca
Rhode Island
12/11/15		Crompton FC	2 : 1	J & P Coats
Eastern Pennsylvania
12/11/15		Bethlehem Steel	1 : 1 (AET)	Disston AA
12/25/15	R	Disston AA	0 : 3	Bethlehem Steel
12/11/15		Viscose FC	2 : 2	Hibernian FC
12/25/15	R	Hibernian FC	3 : 3	Viscose FC
1/1/16	R	Viscose FC	1 : 4	Hibernian FC
Michigan
12/12/15		Packard FC	2 : 2	St. George FC
12/19/15	R	St. George FC	0 : 0	Packard FC
1/9/16	R	Packard FC	2 : 1	St. George FC
Ohio
12/12/15		Thistles FC	1 : 0	Cleveland FC
Illinois
2/27/16		Pullman FC	3 : 1	MacDuff FC
Western Pennsylvania
12/11/15		Braddock FC	3 : 1	Beadlign FC

Third Round
1/15/16		Bethlehem Steel	6 : 0	Hibernian FC
1/16/16		Continental FC	1 : 0	Brooklyn Celtic
1/16/16		West Hudson FC	2 : 1	Babcock & Wilcox
1/15/16		Braddock FC	1 : 3	Thistles FC
1/22/16		Fall River Rovers	4 : 0	Lynn Hibernians
1/29/16		General Electric FC	2 : 7	New Bedford FC
1/16/16		Crompton FC	0 : 2	Bridgeport City
3/13/16		Pullman FC	2 : 0	Hyde Park Blues

Quarterfinals
3/5/16		Bridgeport City AFC	0:1 (AET)	Continental FC
3/20/16		Thistles FC	1 : 3	Pullman FC
4/2/16		West Hudson AC	0 : 1	Bethlehem Steel
4/1/16		New Bedford FC	1 : 1	Fall River Rovers
4/8/16	R	Fall River Rovers	6 : 0	New Bedford FC

Semifinals
4/15/16		Fall River Rovers	1 : 0 (AET)	Continental FC
4/16/16		Pullman FC	0:0 (AET)	Bethlehem Steel
4/22/16	R	Bethlehem Steel	2 : 1	Pullman FC

Final
		at Coates Field – Pawtucket, Rhode Island
5/16/16		Fall River Rovers	0 : 1	Bethlehem Steel
KEY – w/o – walkover, R – Replay