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1931 National Challenge Cup Results

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First Round
Eastern Bracket
1/11/31 Fore River FC 3 : 2 Rochester Celtic
1/11/31 Newark Americans 3 : 0 Newark Portuguese
1/11/31
 Galicia SC (NYC) 2 : 1
 Tappen Post (NYC)
1/11/31
 Bethlehem Steel (Bal.) 7 : 1 Trenton Highlanders
*American Soccer League teams played played double round-robin qualifying groups for spots in the Quarterfinals
Western Bracket
1/11/31 Ben Miller SC (St. L) 5 : 3 Tablers SC (St. L)
1/18/31 Coca Cola (St. L) 8 : 2 Hellrung SC (St. L)
1/24/31 Bartunek Slavia (Cle.) 3 : 2 Bruell Hungarian (Cle.)
2/8/31 Bricklayers (Chi.) 3 : 0 Olympia SC (Chi.)
2/8/31 Norwegian American SC (Chi.) 0 : 4 Swedish American SC (Chi.)
2/8/31 Sparta A & BA (Chi.) 4 : 0 Maccabee (Chi.)
2/16/31 Shamrock SC (Cle.) 3 : 1 Morgan (Pit.)
2/1/31 Liberty SC (Det.) 0 : 2 Workers SC (Det.)


Second Round
Eastern Bracket
1/25/31 Newark Americans 6 : 1 Bethlehem Steel
1/25/31 Galicia SC 5 : 2 Fore River SC
ASL New England – Final Standings P W T L Pts GF GA
Fall River Marksmen 6 4 2 0 10 19 7
Providence Gold Bugs 6 2 2 2 6 11 9
New Bedford Whalers 6 2 2 2 6 11 13
Pawtucket Rangers 6 0 2 4 2 9 21

Fall River Marksmen won New England ASL qualifying group
ASL New York – Final Standings P W T L Pts GF GA
Hakoah All Stars 6 4 0 2 8 7 9
New York Giants 6 3 1 2 7 17 13
New York SC 6 2 1 3 5 13 12
Brooklyn Wanderers 6 2 0 4 4 11 16

Hakoah All Stars won New York ASL qualifying group
Western Bracket
2/8/31 Ben Miller SC 2 : 1 Coca Cola
2/15/31 Swedish American SC 4 : 4 Workers SC
2/22/31 R Swedish American SC 2 : 1 Workers SC
2/15/31 Bricklayers SC 2 : 1 Sparta A & BA
2/22/31 Bartunek Slavia 3 : 2 Morgan SC


Quarterfinals
2/23/31 Fall River Marksmen 6 : 2 Galicia FC
2/23/31 Hakoah All Satrs 1 : 2 Newark Americans
3/13/31 R Newark Americans 2 : 0 Hakoah All Stars
3/1/31 Bricklayers FC 4 : 1 Swedish American FC
3/1/31 Ben Miller SC 2 : 1 Bartunek Slavia


Semifinals
3/22/31 Newark Americans 1 : 6 Fall River Marksmen
3/9/31 1L Ben Miller SC 2 : 7 Bricklayers FC
3/15/31 2L Bricklayers FC 1 : 0 Ben Miller SC
Bricklayers FC advance on 7-3 aggregate

Final
First Leg – at Polo Grounds – New York, New York
4/5/31 Fall River Marksmen 6 : 2 Bricklayers FC
Second Leg – at Mills Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
4/12/31 Bricklayers FC 1 : 1 Fall River Marksmen
Third Leg – at Sparta Field – Chicago, Illinois
4/19/31 Bricklayers FC 0 : 2 Fall River Marksmen
Fall River Marksmen win National Challenge Cup on 9-3 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg
NOTE – Fall River Marksmen  had moved to New York and became the New York Yankees,
but since they began the competition as Fall River Marksmen, were required
to play cup matches under that name.

1930 National Challenge Cup Results

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First Round
Eastern Bracket
1/26/30 New Bedford Whalers 4 : 0 Bridgeport Hungaria
2/2/30 New York Giants 6 : 0 New York Hispano
2/2/30 Brooklyn Wanderers 6 : 0 Monclair Camerons
2/2/30 Hakoah All Stars 3 : 1 I.R.T. Rangers
2/2/30 Fall River Marksmen 5 : 0 Lusitania Recreation
2/2/30 Pawtucket Rangers 3 : 1 Providence Gold Bugs
2/9/30 Newark Portuguese 1 : 8 Bethlehem Steel
New York Nationals receive a bye
(Nationals were shown drawn against Newark in the 1/8/30 New York Times. Newark apparently withdrew)
Western Bracket
12/25/29 Sparta FC (Chi.) 9 : 3 Olympia SC (Chi.)
12/29/29 Madison Kennel SC (St. L) 1 : 3 Hellrungs FC (St. L)
12/29/29 Swedish American FC (Chi.) 1 : 1(aet) Bricklayers FC (Chi.)
1/5/30 R Swedish American FC 1 : 2(aet) Bricklayers FC
12/29/29 Bruell Insurance (Cle.) 5 : 5 Bartunek Slavia (Cle.)
1/5/30 R Bruell Insurance 0 : 0(aet) Bartunek Slavia
1/12/30 R Bruell Insurance 3 : 2(aet) Bartunek Slavia
12/29/29 Carpenters FC (Chi.) 2 : 2 Yugoslav American SC (Chi.)
1/5/30 R Carpenters FC 2 : 2 Yugoslav American SC
1/5/30 Ben Miller SC (St. L) 2 : 4 Tablers FC (St. L)
2/3/30 Holley Carburetor (Det.) 6 : 1 Pierpoints FC (Pit.)
2/10/30 Detroit FC 3 : 3 All Scots FC (Det.)
2/17/30 R Detroit FC 1 : 0 All Scots FC


Second Round
Eastern Bracket
2/15/30 Pawtucket Rangers 3 : 2 New York Nationals
2/16/30 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 : 1 Hakoah All Stars
2/23/30 New York Giants 1 : 2 Bethlehem Steel
2/22/30 Fall River Marksmen 5 : 2 New Bedford Whalers
Western Bracket
2/16/30 Bruell Insurance 2 : 0 Sparta FC
2/23/30 Detroit FC 1 : 3 Holley Carburetor
2/23/30 Tablers FC 3 : 2 Hellrungs FC
2/23/30 Bricklayers FC 1 : 1 Carpenters FC
3/2/30 R Bricklayers FC 3 : 0 Carpenters FC


Quarterfinals
3/2/30 Brooklyn Wanderers 0 : 2 Bethlehem Steel
3/2/30 Fall River Marksmen 5 : 2 Pawtucket Rangers
3/3/30 Tablers FC 1 : 3 Bruell Insurance
3/9/30 Bricklayers FC 1 : 2 Holley Carburetor


Semifinals
3/16/30 Bethlehem Steel 1 : 1 Fall River Marksmen
3/23/30 R Fall River Marksmen 3 : 2 Bethlehem Steel
3/23/30 Bruell Insurance 2 : 0 Holley Carburetor


Final
First Leg – at Polo Grounds – New York, New York
3/30/30 Fall River Marksmen 7 : 2 Bruell Insurance
Second Leg – at Luna Park – Cleveland, Ohio
4/6/30 Bruell Insurance 1 : 2 Fall River Marksmen
Fall River Marksmen win National Challenge Cup on 9-3 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay

1928 National Challenge Cup Results

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First Round
*advanced from qualifying rounds. All other clubs exempt from qualifying
Eastern Bracket
1/14/28 Boston Wonder Workers 3 : 0 Whittall Carpet Mills
1/14/28 New Bedford Whalers 2 : 1 J & P Coats
1/15/28 New York Nationals 6 : 1 I.R.T. Celtics (NYC)*
1/15/28 Bethlehem Steel 3 : 1 Centennial FC (Phi.)*
1/15/28 Brooklyn Wanderers 4 : 0 Trenton FC
1/15/28 Fall River Marksmen 5 : 1 MacKenzie FC (Niagara Falls)*
1/15/28 New York Giants 3 : 2 Newark Skeeters
1/15/28 Providence Clamdiggers 5 : 0 Danersk FC (CT)
Western Bracket
1/15/28 Magyar American FC (Cle.)* 2 : 1 Wellston FC (St. L)
1/15/28 Gar Wood FC (Det.)* 2 : 5 Bricklayers FC (Chi.)
1/15/28 Morgan Haulers (St. L) 3 : 6 Buda A.A. (Harvey, Ill.)*
1/15/28 Canadian Club (Chi.) 4 : 1 Tablers FC (St. L)
1/22/28 Ben Miller SC (St. L) 2 : 0 Swedish American FC (Det.)
1/22/28 Walkerville (Ont.)* 0 : 5 Holley Carburetor (Det.)
1/23/28 Vienna FC (Chi.) 1 : 0 Thistle FC (Chi.)
1/22/28
 Sparta A & BA (Chi.) 2 : 0 Olympia FC (Chi.)


Second Round
Eastern Bracket
1/28/28 J & P Coats 1 : 0 Providence Clamdiggers
1/29/28 Fall River Marksmen 2 : 1 Boston Wonder Workers
1/29/28 Brooklyn Wanderers 1 : 1 (aet) Bethlehem Steel
2/4/28 R Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 2 (aet) Bethlehem Steel
2/5/28 New York Nationals 2 : 2 (aet) New York Giants
2/12/28 R New York Giants 1 : 2 New York Nationals
Western Bracket
2/5/28 Ben Miller SC 2 : 1 Canadian Club
2/5/28 Bricklayers FC 4 : 0 Buda A.A.
2/5/28 Magyar American FC 5 : 2 Vienna FC
2/5/28 Holley Carburetor 3 : 4 (aet) Sparta A & BA


Quarterfinals
2/26/28 Brooklyn Wanderers 0 : 1 New York Nationals
2/26/28 J & P Coats 2 : 1 Fall River Marksmen
2/26/28 Ben Miller FC 4 : 3 (aet) Magyar American FC
2/26/28 Bricklayers FC 1 : 0 Sparta A & BA


Semifinals
3/18/18 New York Nationals 5 : 3 J & P Coats
3/18/28 Ben Miller FC 0 : 2 Bricklayers FC


Final
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
4/9/28 New York Nationals 1 : 1(aet) Bricklayers FC
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
4/15/28 R New York Nationals 3 : 0 Bricklayers FC
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay

1944 National Challenge Cup Results

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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

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