Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: National Challenge Cup nke 1936 bụ iko a na-emeghe kwa afọ nke United States Football Association na-eme ugbu a dị ka Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Mbipụta a gosipụtara nke ise n'ime egwuregwu isii na-aga n'ihu maka ndị otu Alex McNab. Ndị Shamrocks na-esonyeghị na asọmpi mpaghara ha n'afọ ahụ na-egwu egwuregwu obodo na asọmpi kachasị elu site na Cleveland, Chicago na Detroit. Otu n'ime naanị mmeri ha n'oge oge ahụ bụ Heidelberg, ndị iro ikpeazụ nke Shamrocks na Western Final. Na mbido oge Heidelberg were egwuregwu nke mbụ nke egwuregwu atọ, egwuregwu nke abụọ kwụsịrị na draw na ndị ikom McNab mere ka usoro ahụ nwee mmeri site na ịdọrọ mmeri na egwuregwu nke atọ. N'ikpeazụ, ndị otu abụọ ahụ mere ụzọ ha gaa na Western Final, Heidelberg nke naanị onye na-agba bọọlụ maka USA na
1934 World Cup Aldo Donelli. Shamrocks na ndị agha World Cup ha gụnyere William Lehman, Billy Gonsalves, Werner Nilsen, na Bert Patenaude meriri ndị Pennsylvania na ngụkọta 3-2 n'egwuregwu abụọ. Nke ikpeazụ gosipụtara ndị ọzọ bụ ụmụ amaala US. Ndị Philadelphia German-Americans roster na-etu ọnụ na ha nwere quartet nke ha gụnyere Bill Fiedler, Al Harker, Peter Pietras, na Francis Ryan. Mgbe ha meriri abụọ niile na agba nke mbụ nke agba nke ikpeazụ na St. Louis, Philly weghaara iko ahụ site n'imeri Shamrocks 3 <unk> 0 na agba nke abụọ.