1927 National Challenge Cup

Football tournament season

1927 National Challenge Cup

Dewar Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Country| United States
Dates| 20 February 1927 – 1 May 1927
Defending champions| Bethlehem Steel
Final positions
Champions| Fall River F.C. (2nd title)
Runner-up| Holley Carburetor
Semifinalists|

* Sparta ABA
* Bethlehem Steel

<- 1926

1928 ->

The 1927 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.

## Eastern Division

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| First round| | Second round| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| March 27 - Tiverton| | | | | | | |

| Fall River F.C.| 3

| April 3 - Tiverton

| New Bedford Whalers| 2 |

| Fall River F.C.| 5

| March 26 - Boston

| | Fore River| 0 |

| Boston Soccer Club| 2

| | April 17 - Tiverton

| Fore River| 3 |

| Fall River F.C.| 3

| March 27/April 2

| | Providence FC| 2 |

| Providence FC| 3-3

| April 9 - Providence|

| J&P Coats| 3-2 |

| Providence FC| 7

| March 27 - Buffalo

| | Whittal F.C.| 1 |

| Hungarian F.C.| 0

| | April 24 - Providence

| Whittal F.C.| 5 |

| Fall River F.C.| 2

| March 27 - New York

| | Bethlehem Steel| 1

| Indiana Flooring| 3

| April 9 - New York|

| New York Giants| 1 |

| Indiana Flooring| 1

| March 19 - Brooklyn

| | Newark Skeeters| 2 |

| Brooklyn Wanderers| 1

| | April 10 - Brooklyn

| Newark Skeeters| 2 |

| Newark Skeeters| 0

| March 27 - Trenton

| | Bethlehem Steel| 1 |

| Trenton F.C.| 2

| April 3 - Trenton|

| Viking F.C.| 1 |

| Trenton F.C.| 0

| March 26 - Philadelphia

| | Bethlehem Steel| 6 |

| Philadelphia Field Club| 1

| Bethlehem Steel| 3 |

## Western Division

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| First round| | Second round| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| February 20 - St. Louis| | | | | | | |

| Ben Millers| 5

| March 13 - St. Louis

| Pants Store F.C.| 4 |

| Ben Millers| 4

| February 27 - St. Louis

| | Wellston| 2 |

| Wellston| 9

| | April 3, 10

| Johnston City AFC| 1 |

| Ben Millers| 2-0

| February 27 - Chicago

| | Sparta ABA| 2-1 |

| Sparta ABA| 3

| March 20 - Chicago|

| Thistles F.C.| 0 |

| Sparta ABA| 2

| February 27 - Chicago

| | Bricklayers| 1 |

| Bricklayers| 2

| | April 18 - Chicago

| White Banner Malt| 0 |

| Sparta ABA| 1

| February 27 - Detroit

| | Holley Carburetor| 2

| Holley Carburetor| 2

| March 20 - Detroit|

| Canadian Club| 1 |

| Holley Carburetor| 3

| February 27- Chicago

| | Buda AA| 2 |

| Pullman F.C.| 0

| | April 3 - Detroit

| Buda AA| 4 |

| Holley Carburetor| 4

| February 27 - Cleveland

| | American-Hungarians| 2 |

| American-Hungarians| 3

| March 27 - Cleveland|

| Magyar-American F.C.| 2 |

| American-Hungarians| 5

| February 27- Wooster

| | Clan MacKenzie| 0 |

| Clan MacKenzie| 4

| Lorain Eagles| 0 |

## Final

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May 1, 1927

Holley Carburetor (MI)| 0–7 (0–2)| Fall River F.C. (MA)

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| Report[1] | White (2 goals)
McEachran (2 goals)
Campbell
Brittan
Kelly

University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Charles Creighton (NY / USA)
Linesmen: D. Evans, W. Ferguson

### Lineups

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The finalists played as follows:[2]

Holley |  | Fall River

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Dick  | G  | Tom Blair
Boath  | LB  | Dave Gibson
Hayston  | RB  | Charlie McGill
Stewart  | LHB  | Hugh Coyle
Dalrymple  | CHB  | Bob Wilson
Gallagher  | RHB  | Bill McPherson
Love  | OL  | Dave McEachran
Rutherford  | IL  | Jimmy Kelly
Gerrit Visser | CF  | Harold Brittan (C)
Connally (C)  | IR  | James "Tec" White
Forrester  | OR  | Dougie Campbell

## Sources

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* Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).

## References

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1. ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
2. ^ Fall River Beats Holley. 7-0, for U.S. Soccer Title, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 May 1927, Page 16

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Cups|

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