After a series of replays over second round opponents, Bethlehem Steel and Philadelphia Hibernian met in the third round of the US Open Cup on January 15, 1916.
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Philly and the US Open Cup Final
As the Union prepare to host their second US Open Cup final, a look at Philadelphia-area teams in the final throughout the history of the country’s oldest national soccer tournament, which has had local winners ten times since 1914.
A champion’s medal comes home
Last Friday, a 103-year-old championship medal won by a Scottish goalkeeper in Philadelphia returned to the city to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame. Here’s the story of the goalkeeper who won that medal and how it came back from Scotland to Philly.
New Year’s Day soccer in Philly, 1915
There were many noteworthy games over the New Year’s Day holiday one hundred years ago in Philadelphia.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 10: It’s only just begun
Our series on the origins of soccer in Philadelphia concludes.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 9: Manz wins the 1897 American Cup
After the quick demise of the Philadelphia Phillies pro soccer team in 1894, Philadelphia’s other pro team would return to the amateur ranks before going on to win Philadelphia’s first national soccer championship in 1897.