1920–21 National Challenge Cup

Football tournament season

The 1920–21 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

History

On September 25, 1920, the National Challenge Cup held a drawing for the first round of the 1921 National Challenge Cup. The drawing paired eighty-five entrants, down from 99 the previous year being due to the fact the entrance fee had been raised from $5 to $10.^[1] The cup a single elimination format consisting of six rounds and a single game final. The entrants were dividing into an eastern and a western division which led to a final pitting St. Louis Scullin Steel F.C. from the west and Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock from the east.

First round

Eastern Division

Northern Massachusetts District

Byes: Maple Leaf F.C.; Gray & Davis F.C.

Lynn Gas & Electric F.C. v Trimo F.C.

Fore River F.C. v General Electric F.C.

Fore River F.C. v General Electric F.C.

Hendee Indians F.C. v Smith & Dove F.C.

Abbot Worsted F.C. v Chicopee Rovers

Arlington Mills F.C. v Boston City F.C.

Farr Alpaca F.C. v United Shoe F.C.

Southern New England District

Byes: Young Thornton F.C.; Potter & Johnson F.C.; Colonial F.C.; Greystone F.C.; Fairlawn Rovers

J. & P. Coats F.C. (SNESL) v Fall River Rovers (SNESL)

Ashton & Berkeley F.C. v Clan Cameron F.C.

St. Michael's F.C. v Saylesville F.C.

St. Michael's F.C. v Saylesville F.C.

St. Michael's F.C. v Saylesville F.C.

J. & P. Coats F.C. (SNESL) v Fall River Rovers (SNESL)

Connecticut District

Byes: Stamford F.C.; Ansonia F.C.; Columbia Gramophone Co.

Hartford S.K.F. v New Departure F.C.

Southern New York District

Byes: Clan MacDuff F.C.; Brooklyn F.C.; Robins Dry Dock F.C.

New York F.C. (NAFBL) v Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.

New Jersey District

Byes: Cedar Cliff F.C.

Bunker Hill F.C. (NAFBL) v Paterson F.C. (NAFBL)

Babcock & Wilcox F.C. (NAFBL) v Sprague F.C.

Federal F.C. v Athenia Steel F.C.

Erie A.A. Juniors v Erie A.A.F.C. (NAFBL)

Eastern Pennsylvania District

J. & J. Dobson v Wolfenden-Shore

North End F.C. v Disston A.A. (NAFBL)

Hibernian F.C. (AAFA) v Bethlehem Steel F.C. (NAFBL)

Western Division

Michigan District

Byes: I.F.L. F.C.; One and All F.C.; Walkerville F.C.; Magyar A.A.F.C.; Caledonia F.C.; Roses F.C.; Ulster F.C.

Solvay F.C. v Pontiac City F.C.

Ohio District

Byes: Cleveland Greyhounds F.C.; White Motor Co. F.C.; Goodyear F.C.

Firestone F.C. v Goodrich F.C.

Northwestern New York District

Byes: Oneida Community Co. F.C.; McNaughton Rangers F.C.; Rochester City Moose F.C.; Rochester Celtic F.C.; Camera Works F.C.; Kodak Park F.C.

Western Pennsylvania District

Bye: Madison F.C.

Dunlevy F.C. v H.A. Geib Trainworks F.C.

Missouri District

Byes: Ben Miller F.C.; St. Louis Screw F.C.; Scullin Steel F.C.; Innisfail F.C.

Wisconsin District

Bye: Simco F.C.

Illinois District

Byes: Thistles F.C.; Bricklayers F.C.; Harvey F.C.; Swedish American A.A.; Pullman F.C.; Rangers A.C.; Norwegian American A.A.

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

(*): replay after tied match
w/o: walkover/forfeit victory awarded

Final

April 19, 1921

Fall River, Massachusetts

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: James E. Schofield, Bristol, Connecticut (USA)

References

1. Booth, Joe (1920-09-27), "Graphs Draw Bye In National Soccer", The Bridgeport Telegram: 18
2. Special to The New York Times (April 20, 1921). "BROOKLYN SOCCER TEAM WINS TITLE: Robins Dry Dock Beats Scullin Eleven of St. Louis, 4 to 2, for National Honors. PLAY EVEN IN FIRST HALF Defense of Westerners Weakens in Closing Period-A Bruising Battle on Fall River Field. Brooklyn Team Wins Toss. The Victory Clinched". The New York Times. No. 23, 097. New York, New York. p. 23.

Sources

• USOpenCup.com