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1936 National Challenge Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | National Challenge Cup |
| year | 1936 |
| image | Dewar trophy 1914.jpg |
| caption | Dewar Challenge Cup |
| country | United States |
| dates | 19 January – 3 May 1936 |
| defending_champions | St. Louis Central Breweries |
| winners | Philadelphia German-Americans |
| count | 1 |
| second | St. Louis Shamrocks |
| semifinal1 | St. Mary's Celtic |
| semifinal2 | Heidelberg S.C. |
| prev_season | 1935 |
| next_season | 1937 |
The 1936 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. This edition featured the fifth of six consecutive final appearances for Alex McNab's team. The Shamrocks not participating in their local league that year were playing inter city matches with top competition primarily from Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit. One of their only losses during the season was to Heidelberg, eventual Western Final opponents of the Shamrocks. Early in the season Heidelberg took the first game of a three-game set, the second match ended in a draw and McNab's men evened up the series by pulling out a victory in the third game. Both teams eventually made their way to the Western Final, Heidelberg led by the lone scorer for the USA at the 1934 World Cup Aldo Donelli. The Shamrocks with their World Cup veterans including William Lehman, Billy Gonsalves, Werner Nilsen, and Bert Patenaude overcame the Pennsylvanians with a 3-2 aggregate over two games. The final showcased still further US nationals. The Philadelphia German-Americans roster boasted a quartet of their own including Bill Fiedler, Al Harker, Peter Pietras, and Francis Ryan. After a two all draw in the first leg of the final in St. Louis, Philly took home the trophy by blanking the Shamrocks 3–0 in the second leg.
Eastern Division
|March 7 - New York|New York Americans|2| Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic |3 |March 1 - Fall River|Liberal A.C.|0|Santo Christo|2 |March 1,8,15 - New York|Brookhattan|9 a|Brooklyn Hispano|8 |February 2 - New York|Hatikvoh|1|German Hungarians|2 |February 23/March 1 - Newark|Scots Americans|0-2|Trenton Highlanders|0-0 |February 2 - Newark|Irish Americans|2|Newark Germans|1 |March 1 - Philadelphia|German-Americans|5|Budd AA|0 |February 16 - Baltimore|Baltimore Canton|5|Stonewall Democratic|3 |March 22 - New York|St. Mary's Celtic|4|Santo Christos|1 |March 22 - New York|Brookhattan|2|German Hungarians|0 |March 22 - Newark|Scots Americans|2|Irish-Americans|0 |March 15 - Philadelphia|German-Americans|3|Baltimore Canton|2 |March 29 - New York|St. Mary's Celtic|2|Brookhattan|1 |April 5 - Newark|Scots Americans|0|German-Americans|1 |April 12, 19 |St. Mary's Celtic|0-1|German-Americans|2-0
Western Division
|January 19/February 2 - St. Louis|Shamrocks|0-6|Hellrung & Grimm|0-1 |January 19 - Cleveland|Slavia Bartunek|2|Highland Park Chryslers|1 |January 12 - St. Louis|Marres|4|Burke's Undertakers|2 |March 8 - Milwaukee|Vienna IAC|5|Bayern Schlitz|4 |February 23 - Chicago|Sparta Garden City|6|Ben Millers|0 |January 19 - Chicago|Olympia|3|Maccabee|2 |February 2 - Pittsburgh|Heidelberg|4|Curry Silver Tops|0 |January 26 - Rochester|Rochester Celtics|0|Kodak Park|4 |March 1 - St. Louis|Shamrocks|4|Slavia Bartunek|3 |March 15 - St. Louis|Marres|6|Vienna IAC|3 |March 1 - Chicago|Sparta Garden City|2|Olympia|1 |February 23 - Pittsburgh|Heidelberg|4|Kodak Park|1 |March 22 - St. Louis|Shamrocks|2|Marres|1 |March 22 - Chicago|Sparta Garden City|1|Heidelberg|2 |March 29, April 5|Shamrocks|1-2|Heidelberg|1-1
a) aggregate after three games
Final
First game
Fiedler
Second game
Richards
Sources
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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