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Football tournament season
1927 National Challenge Cup
Dewar Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Dates20 February 1927 – 1 May 1927
Defending championsBethlehem Steel
Final positions
ChampionsFall River F.C. (2nd title)
Runner-upHolley Carburetor
Semifinalists
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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

 First roundSecond roundSemi-finalsFinal
               
 March 27 - Tiverton
 
 Fall River F.C.3
 April 3 - Tiverton
 New Bedford Whalers2
 Fall River F.C.5
 March 26 - Boston
 Fore River0
 Boston Soccer Club2
 April 17 - Tiverton
 Fore River3
 Fall River F.C.3
 March 27/April 2
 Providence FC2
 Providence FC3-3
 April 9 - Providence
 J&P Coats3-2
 Providence FC7
 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 Steel1
 Indiana Flooring3
 April 9 - New York
 New York Giants1
 Indiana Flooring1
 March 19 - Brooklyn
 Newark Skeeters2
 Brooklyn Wanderers1
 April 10 - Brooklyn
 Newark Skeeters2
 Newark Skeeters0
 March 27 - Trenton
 Bethlehem Steel1
 Trenton F.C.2
 April 3 - Trenton
 Viking F.C.1
 Trenton F.C.0
 March 26 - Philadelphia
 Bethlehem Steel6
 Philadelphia Field Club1
 
 Bethlehem Steel3
 

Western Division

 First roundSecond roundSemi-finalsFinal
               
 February 20 - St. Louis
 
 Ben Millers5
 March 13 - St. Louis
 Pants Store F.C.4
 Ben Millers4
 February 27 - St. Louis
 Wellston2
 Wellston9
 April 3, 10
 Johnston City AFC1
 Ben Millers2-0
 February 27 - Chicago
 Sparta ABA2-1
 Sparta ABA3
 March 20 - Chicago
 Thistles F.C.0
 Sparta ABA2
 February 27 - Chicago
 Bricklayers1
 Bricklayers2
 April 18 - Chicago
 White Banner Malt0
 Sparta ABA1
 February 27 - Detroit
 Holley Carburetor2
 Holley Carburetor2
 March 20 - Detroit
 Canadian Club1
 Holley Carburetor3
 February 27- Chicago
 Buda AA2
 Pullman F.C.0
 April 3 - Detroit
 Buda AA4
 Holley Carburetor4
 February 27 - Cleveland
 American-Hungarians2
 American-Hungarians3
 March 27 - Cleveland
 Magyar-American F.C.2
 American-Hungarians5
 February 27- Wooster
 Clan MacKenzie0
 Clan MacKenzie4
 
 Lorain Eagles0
 

Final

Holley Carburetor (MI)0–7 (0–2)Fall River F.C. (MA)
Report White (2 goals)
McEachran (2 goals)
Campbell
Brittan
Kelly
University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, MichiganAttendance: 10,000Referee: Charles Creighton (NY / USA)
Linesmen: D. Evans, W. Ferguson

Lineups

The finalists played as follows:

Holley Fall River
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

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

References

  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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