1937 National Challenge Cup

The 1937 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 round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
January 24 - Philadelphia            
 Philadelphia Germans  5
February 7,13
 Trenton Highlanders  2  
 Philadelphia Germans  1-0
January 17 - Newark
   Irish-Americans  1-1  
 Irish-Americans  3
February 28 - Newark
 St. Michael's  1  
 Irish-Americans  0
January 17 - New York
   Brooklyn Hispano  1  
 Brooklyn Hispano  6
February 7 - New York
 Hosiery Local  0  
 Brooklyn Hispano  3
January 24 - New York
   Brookhattan  2  
 Brookhattan  5
March 13,14 - New York
 Baltimore SC  1  
 Brooklyn Hispano  2-0
January 17/February 7 - New York
   New York Americans  0-3
 New York Americans  4-6
February 21 - New York
 German Hungarians  0-2  
 New York Americans  2
January 24 - New York
   St. Mary's Celtic  1  
 St. Mary's Celtic  5
February 28 - New York
 Paterson Caledonian  1  
 New York Americans  2
January 10 - Newark
   Scots Americans  1  
 Scots Americans  4
February 7 - Newark
 Patapsco Rangers  1  
 Scots Americans  2
January 17 - Philadelphia
   Philadelphia Passon  1  
 Philadelphia Passon  4
 Hatikvoh  0  

Western Division

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
January 10 - Detroit            
 Detroit Chevrolets  0
February 7 - St. Louis
 Shamrocks  4  
 Shamrocks  1
January 31 - Cleveland
   Slavia Bartunek  0  
 Slavia Bartunek  3
March 7 - St. Louis
 Graphite Bronze  2  
 Shamrocks  2
February 7 - St. Louis
   Town Criers  1  
 Town Criers  5
February 28 - St. Louis
 Club Lotus  1  
 Town Criers  2
February 14 - St. Louis
   Burkes  1  
 Burkes  1
March 21, April 4
 North Side Optimists  0  
 Shamrocks  3-0
January 18 - Chicago
   Sparta Garden City  1-0
 Sparta Garden City  3
January 31 - Chicago
 Milwaukee Vienna  1  
 Sparta Garden City  5
January 10 - Chicago
   Olympia  0  
 Olympia  2
February 21 - Chicago
 Maccabee  1  
 Sparta Garden City  6
January 10 - Bridgeville
   Castle Shannon  4  
 Dunlevy  0
January 31 - Pittsburgh
 Castle Shannon  1  
 Castle Shannon  2
January 10 - Rochester
   Heidelberg  1  
 Kodak Park  0
 Heidelberg  2  

Final

First game

April 11, 1937
St. Louis Shamrocks (MO) 1–0 New York Americans (NY)
44' Eddie Kane
Public Schools Stadium; St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 5083
Referee: Tom Crompton

Second game

April 18, 1937
New York Americans (NY) 4–2 St. Louis Shamrocks (MO)
2' Jim Smith
Rudy Kuntner
57' George Michaels
70' Freddy Ferreira		 Billy Gonsalves
47' Joe Strattman
Starlight Park; Bronx, New York
Attendance: 6000
Referee: James Walders

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