1939 National Challenge Cup

The 1939 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

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
January 8 - Philadelphia            
 German American  2
February 11 - Philadelphia
 Baltimore Germans  1  
 German American  1
January 8 - Baltimore
   Baltimore  0  
 Baltimore  4
March 26 - Philadelphia
 Hatikvoh  0  
 German American  3
January 8 - Brooklyn
   Lusitania Recreation  2  
 Brooklyn Hispano  1
February 12, 19
 Holy Cross  2  
 Holy Cross  1-1
January 8, 22
   Lusitania Recreation  1-2  
 St. Michael's  3-0
April 15, 16
 Lusitania Recreation  4-1  
 German American  0-2
January 8 - Bronx
   St. Mary's Celtic  2-1
 Brookhattan  4
March 19 - Bronx
 Bethlehem Hungarians  1  
 Brookhattan  1
February 5, 11
   Scots Americans  0  
 Philadelphia Passon  3-2
April 2 - Bronx
 Scots Americans  3-3  
 Brookhattan  1
January 29 - Bronx
   St. Mary's Celtic  3  
 New York Americans  1
February 12 - Brooklyn
 St. Mary's Celtic  3  
 St. Mary's Celtic  6
January 8 - Kearny
   Trenton Highlanders  4  
 Irish American  0
 Trenton Highlanders  2  

Western Division

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 Chrysler  
January 8 - Detroit
     
 Chrysler  2
December 11 - Chicago
   Manhattan Beer  4  
 Manhattan Beer  4
March 12 - Chicago
 Swedish American  0  
 Manhattan Beer  3
December 11 - St. Louis
   Bartunek Slavia  2  
 Lindell Trust  3
January 8, 15
 Burkes  1  
 Kodak Park  1-0
Dec 11,18/Jan 2 - Cleveland
   Bartunek Slavia  1-3  
 Shamrock  3a
April 2, 9
 Bartunek Slavia  7  
 Manhattan Beer  2-3
December 11
   Morgan  3-1
 German Sport  3
January 8, 15 - Bridgeville
 Curry  0  
 German Sport  1-0
December 11
   Morgan  1-5  
 Morgan  2
March 12 - Pittsburgh
 Heidelberg  1  
 Morgan  4
December 11 - Chicago
   Sparta  2  
 Sparta  1
January 8 - Chicago
 Olympia  0  
 Sparta  7
February 12 - New York City
   Lindell Trust  1  
 St. Mary's Celtic  6
 Trenton Highlanders  4  

a) aggregate after 3 games

Final

First game

April 30, 1939
Manhattan Beer (IL) 0-1 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic (NY)
Duke Nanoski 76’
Sparta Stadium; Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: James Carleton

Second game

May 7, 1939
Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic (NY) 4-1 Manhattan Beer (IL)
William McEwan 1'
Duke Nanoski 44’
Duke Nanoski 52’
Rudy Kuntner 63’ (PK)
Billy Gonsalves (PK)
Starlight Park; Bronx, New York
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: James Carleton


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