1914–15 National Challenge Cup
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 Dewar Challenge Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | Brooklyn Field Club |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bethlehem Steel (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Brooklyn Celtic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 69 |
| Goals scored | 244 (3.54 per match) |
The 1914–15 National Challenge Cup was the second tournament of the modern-day Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Many more teams - 80 - competed in 1915 after the success of the 1913–14 tournament. St. Louis and California were the only major soccer-playing regions without a representative. Bethlehem Steel won the tournament.
Bracket
[edit]Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Third Round February 13,20,21, 1915 | Quarterfinals March 20,21, 1915 | Semifinals April 5,10, 1915 | Final May 3, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||
| PA | Homestead F.C. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| OH | Cleveland Thistles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Homestead F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| IL | Pullman F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| IL | Pullman F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MI | Packard F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Homestead F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Victor F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NJ | Scottish American FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NJ | Scottish American FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Hudson United F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| CT | Ansonia F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| RI | J&P Coats | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| RI | J&P Coats | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Fore River | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | New Bedford F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Fore River | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| RI | J&P Coats | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NJ | Paterson Rangers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Continentals F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Bronx United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Continentals F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
[edit]| Bethlehem Steel (PA) | 3–1 | Brooklyn Celtic (NY) |
|---|---|---|
Millar  Fleming (pen.)Ford |
Report | McQueen |
Bill Duncan- Bob Morrison
- Thomas Murray
Fred Pepper- James Campbell
- Jock Ferguson
- Sam Fletcher
- Neil Clarke
- Robert Millar (c)
- James Ford
- Tommy Fleming
- Manager: Horace Lewis
- Frank Mather
- Nicholas
- Harry McWilliams
- John Broadbent
- Donegan
- Neville
Thomas Campion- Albert Lonie
- Roddy O'Halloran (c)
- John McQueen
- Thomas McGreevey
- Manager: Thomas McCamphill