# 1923–24 National Challenge Cup

The 1923–24 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.

## Overview

The Fall River F.C. defeated Vesper Buicks of St. Louis by a score of 4–2. Recent film of the final was discovered showing the 36th minute handball by Alex Kemp of the 'Marksmen' which led to Vesper Buicks' first goal. This is also the first known game in which soccer players wore numbers.

## Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Third Round Dec 1-Jan 1 | Third Round Dec 1-Jan 1 | Third Round Dec 1-Jan 1 | Fourth Round Dec 22-Jan 13 | Fourth Round Dec 22-Jan 13 | Fourth Round Dec 22-Jan 13 | Quarterfinals Jan 19-Mar 2 | Quarterfinals Jan 19-Mar 2 | Quarterfinals Jan 19-Mar 2 | | Semifinals March 9–16 | Semifinals March 9–16 | Semifinals March 9–16 | | Final March 30 | Final March 30 | Final March 30 |
| MO | Vesper Buick | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MO | Scullin Steel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MO | Scullin Steel | 2 | MO | Vesper Buick | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PA | Harmarville Consumers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Harmarville Consumers | 3 | PA | Harmarville Consumers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Jeannette | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Jeannette | 1 | | | | MO | Vesper Buick | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | OH | Goodyear Tire F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Goodyear Tire F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | OH | Goodyear Tire F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Favorite Knits | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Favorite Knits | 0 | OH | Goodyear Tire F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | OH | MacKenzie F. C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH | MacKenzie F. C. | 3 | OH | MacKenzie F. C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Rochester Moose | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Rochester Moose | 0 | | | | | | | | MO | Vesper Buick | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 0 | | | | |
| ON | Pilgrims F.C. | 1-0 | | | | | | | | | | | IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 0 | | | | |
| OH | Toledo S.C. | 1-5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Toledo S.C. | 1-5 | OH | Toledo S.C. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MI | Detroit Celtic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | Detroit Celtic | | MI | Detroit Celtic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | Caledonia F.C. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | Caledonia F.C. | | | | | MI | Detroit Celtics | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Thistles F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Olympia F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Olympia F.C. | 0 | IL | Thistles F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Chicago Field Club | 0 | IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Bricklayers and Masons | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | MO | Vesper Buick | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MA | Fall River F.C. | 4 |
| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MA | Fall River F.C. | 4 |
| PA | Philadelphia Field Club | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Philadelphia Field Club | 0 | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 2-4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | NY | New York Field Club | 2-3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Brooklyn Wanderers | 0 | NY | New York Field Club | 2-3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | New York Field Club | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | New York Field Club | 1 | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 1-4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | NJ | Newark Skeeters | 1-0 | | | | | | | | |
| CT | Ansonia F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | NJ | Newark Skeeters | 1-0 | | | | | | | | |
| NY | New York Giants | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | New York Giants | 1 | NY | New York Giants | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | NJ | Newark Skeeters | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NJ | Newark Skeeters | 3 | NJ | Newark Skeeters | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NJ | BWV Trenton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NJ | BWV Trenton | 2 | | | | | | | | MA | Fall River F.C. | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 0 | | | | |
| MA | Fall River F.C. | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 0 | | | | |
| RI | Prospect Hill F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RI | Prospect Hill F.C. | 1 | MA | Fall River F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | RI | Waypoyset | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RI | Fairlawn Rovers | 1 | RI | Waypoyset | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RI | Waypoyset | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RI | Waypoyset | 2 | | | | MA | Abbot Worsted | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MA | Fall River F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Pacific Mills | 1-1 | | | | | | | MA | Fall River F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Abbot Worsted | 1-5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Abbot Worsted | 1-5 | MA | Abbot Worsted | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MA | Holyoke Falcos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Roxbury | 0 | MA | Holyoke Falcos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Holyoke Falcos | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(*): replay after tied match w/o: walkover/forfeit victory awarded