# 1915–16 National Challenge Cup

The 1915–16 National Challenge Cup was the third tournament of the modern-day Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Bethlehem Steel won its second consecutive championship. The entries for the competition were to be made by midnight September 30, 1915. The draw for the qualifying and first rounds was made on October 2, 1915. The tournament schedule was originally set for the qualifying round to take place on or before October 24; first round, November 14; second round, December 12; third round, January 16, 1916; fourth round, March 5; semis, April 2, and final on April 30.

## Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Second Round Dec 11 - Feb 27 | Second Round Dec 11 - Feb 27 | Second Round Dec 11 - Feb 27 | Third Round Jan 15 - Apr 2 | Third Round Jan 15 - Apr 2 | Third Round Jan 15 - Apr 2 | Quarterfinals Mar 5 - Apr 8 | Quarterfinals Mar 5 - Apr 8 | Quarterfinals Mar 5 - Apr 8 | | Semifinals April 15,16,26 | Semifinals April 15,16,26 | Semifinals April 15,16,26 | | Final May 6 | Final May 6 | Final May 6 |
| PA | Braddock | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Beadling F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Beadling F.C. | 1 | PA | Braddock | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | OH | Cleveland Thistles | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Cleveland Thistles | 1 | OH | Cleveland Thistles | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Cleveland A.F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Cleveland A.F.C. | 0 | | | | OH | Cleveland Thistles | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | IL | Pullman F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Pullman F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | IL | Pullman F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| IL | MacDuff | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IL | MacDuff | 1 | IL | Pullman F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MI | Packard F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | Packard F.C. | 4$^a$ | MI | Packard F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | St. George F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | St. George F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | IL | Pullman F.C. | 0-1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 0-2 | | | | |
| NJ | West Hudson A.A. | 0-2 | | | | | | | | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 0-2 | | | | |
| NY | Yonkers F.C. | 0-0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Yonkers F.C. | 0-0 | NJ | West Hudson A.A. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | NJ | Babcock & Wilcox | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NJ | Babcock & Wilcox | 8 | NJ | Babcock & Wilcox | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Rochester City | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Rochester City | 0 | | | | NJ | West Hudson A.A. | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 1-3 | | | | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Disston A.A. | 1-0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Disston A.A. | 1-0 | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PA | Philadelphia Hibernian | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Viscose F.C. | 6$^a$ | PA | Philadelphia Hibernian | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Philadelphia Hibernian | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Philadelphia Hibernian | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MA | Fall River Rovers | 0 |
| MA | General Electrics F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MA | Fall River Rovers | 0 |
| MA | Fore River | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Fore River | 1 | MA | General Electrics F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MA | New Bedford F.C. | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | New Bedford F.C. | 1 | MA | New Bedford F.C. | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | New Bedford Celtic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | New Bedford Celtic | 0 | | | | MA | New Bedford F.C. | 1-0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MA | Fall River Rovers | 1-6 | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Fall River Rovers | 1 | | | | | | | MA | Fall River Rovers | 1-6 | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Pan-American F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Pan-American F.C. | 0 | MA | Fall River Rovers | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MA | Lynn Hibernians | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Lynn Hibernian | 1-3 | MA | Lynn Hibernians | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Boston American | 1-0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Boston American | 1-0 | | | | | | | | MA | Fall River Rovers | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | NY | Continentals F.C. | 0 | | | | |
| RI | Crompton F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | NY | Continentals F.C. | 0 | | | | |
| RI | J&P Coats | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RI | J&P Coats | 1 | RI | Crompton F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | CT | Bridgeport City A.F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CT | Bridgeport City A.F.C. | 3 | CT | Bridgeport City A.F.C. | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Farr Alpaca F.C. | 3$^b$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Farr Alpaca F.C. | 3$^b$ | | | | CT | Bridgeport City A.F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | NY | Continentals F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Continentals F.C. | 3 | | | | | | | NY | Continentals F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| NY | IRT Strollers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | IRT Strollers | 0 | NY | Continentals F.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 5 | NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NJ | Jersey A.C. | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a) aggregate after 3 games b) forfeit replay

## Final

* Bill Duncan
* Sam Fletcher
* Jock Ferguson
* Thomas Murray
* James Campbell
* Bob Morrison (c)
* Samuel MacDonald
* Fred Pepper
* Neil Clarke
* Paddy Butler
* Tommy Fleming
* Manager: Horace Lewis
* Chick Albion
* Frank Booth
* Charles Burns
* Frederick Burns
* Pierre Bouchard
* William Stone
* Arthur Morgan
* John Sullivan
* John Dalton
* Thomas Swords (c)
* Oliva Garant
* Manager: Randolph Howarth