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Kearny Celtic

1944 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
1/2/44 Brooklyn Hispanio 4 : 0 Brooklyn Germans
1/9/44 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 : 1 New York Sport Club
1/2/44 Brookhattan 2 : 4 Eintracht SC (NYC)
1/9/44 New York Americans 4 : 1 (aet) German American SC (NYC)
1/2/44 Kearny Scots 4 : 3 Hoboken SC (NJ)
1/16/44 Kearny Celtic 5 : 1 Elizabeth SC
1/23/44 Baltimore Americans 6 : 3 Baltimore SC
1/23/44 Philadelphia Americans 6 : 4 Philadelphia Nationals
Western Bracket
1/2/44 Avella (W. Pa.) 1 : 0 Gallatin (W. Pa.)
1/23/44 Cleveland Americans 6 : 2 German American SC (Buff.)

Detroit All Stars
12/19/43 Viking AA (Chi.) 4 : 0 Swedish American SC (Chi.)
12/12/43 Sparta (Chi.) 2 : 0 Schwaben (Chi.)

Falk SC (Mil.) Bye

Croatian Eagles (Mil.) Bye

Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.) Bye


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
1/23/44 Kearny Scots 1 : 1 (aet) Kearny Celtic
1/30/44 R Kearny Scots 1 : 2 Kearny Celtic
1/30/44 New York Americans 1 : 4 Eintracht SC
1/23/44 Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 3 Brooklyn Hispano
1/30/44 R Brooklyn Wanderers 4 : 4 (aet) Brooklyn Hispano
2/6/44 R Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 2 (aet) Brooklyn Hispano
1/30/44 Philadelphia Americans 1 : 2 (aet) Baltimore Americans

Western Bracket
2/6/44 Morgan Strasser 2 : 0 Avella
2/27/44 Detroit All Stars 5 : 1 Cleveland Americans
1/16/44 Viking AA 3 : 2 Sparta
1/2/44 Falk SC 4 : 0 Croatian Eagles


Quarterfinals
2/20/44 Eintracht S.C. 0 : 3 Brooklyn Hispano
2/20/44 Kearny Celtic 2 : 0 Baltimore Americans
3/12/44 Detroit All Stars 1 : 2 Morgan Strasser
3/26/44 Falk Field Club 1 : 1 (aet) Viking A.A.
4/9/44 R Viking A.A. 3 : 1 Falk Field Club


Semifinals
3/5/44 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 0 Kearny Celtic
4/23/44 1L Viking A.A. 0 : 2 Morgan Strasser
5/9/44 2L Morgan Strasser 9 : 0 Viking A.A.
Morgan Strasser advance on 11-0 aggregate


Final
at The Polo Grounds – New York, New York
5/14/44 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 0 Morgan Strasser
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1944, Baltimore Americans, Brooklyn Hispano, Detroit All Stars, Eintracht SC, Falk Field Club, Kearny Celtic, Morgan Strasser, Polo Grounds, Viking AA

1943 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
1/3/43 Philadelphia Americans 1 : 0 Baltimore Americans
1/3/43 Brookhattan (NYC) 7 : 2 Fall River Rovers
1/3/43 Kearny Scots 3 : 1 Pfaelzer (NYC)
1/10/43 New York Americans 2 : 1 New York Germans
1/10/43 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 0 German Hungarian S.C. (NYC)
1/10/43 Kearny Celtic 3 : 0 Eintracht (NYC)

Philadelphia Nationals
1/3/43 Brooklyn Wanderers 1 : 0 Swedish SC (NYC)
Eastern Bracket
1/11/43 Sparta SC (Chi.) 3 : 1 Schwaben (Chi.)
2/21/43 Slovak SC (Chi.) 2: 1 (aet) Viking AA (Chi.)
4/4/43 Falk Field Club (Mil.) 4 : 1 Schwaben (Mil.)
12/21/42 Gallatin (W. Pa.) 6 : 5 (aet) Castle Shannon (W. Pa.)
12/21/42 Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.) 7 : 0 Cuddy (W. Pa.)

Croatian Eagles (Mil.) bye

Hungarian American SC (Det.)

???


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
1/24/43 Kearny Celtic 2 : 1 Kearny Scots
1/24/43 Philadelphia Americans 5 : 1 Philadelphia Nationals
2/7/43 New York Americans 2 : 3 Brooklyn Wanderers
1/24/43 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 3 Brookhattan
Eastern Bracket
3/14/43 Sparta SC 4 : 1 Slovak SC
1/31/43 Morgan Strasser 4 : 1 Gallatin
4/11/43 Falk Field Club 2 : 1 Croatian Eagles

Hungarian American SC


Quarterfinals
2/21/43 Philadelphia Americans 1 : 0 Brooklyn Wanderers
2/21/43 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 1 Kearny Celtic
4/25/43 Sparta SC 2 : 0 Falk Field Club
3/6/43 Hungarian American SC 1 : 7 Morgan Strasser


Semifinals
3/14/43 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 1 Philadelphia Americans
5/9/43 Sparta SC 0 : 5(aet) Morgan Strasser


Final
at Starlight Park – Bronx, New York
5/24/43 Brooklyn Hispano 2 : 2(aet) Morgan Strasser
REPLAY – at Starlight Park – Bronx, New York
5/30/43 R Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 2 Morgan Strasser
Brooklyn Hispano win National Challenge Cup on 5-4 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1943, Brooklyn Hispano, Brooklyn Wanderers, Falk Field Club, Hungarian American SC, Kearny Celtic, Morgan Strasser, Philadelphia Americans, Sparta SC, Starlight Park

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