The crowd at Schaefer Stadium included “1,000 Lipton Tea employees bussed in from New Jersey,’’ according to The Boston Globe story. The Globe’s Joe Dineen wrote that attendance was expected to be affected by “tough competition … the Red Sox will be on the tube from Chicago. John Havlicek’s Boston Garden retirement farewell will be on TV. The Master’s tournament …” [Read more…] about April 9, 1978 – Tea Men 1:2 Tampa Bay Rowdies. Tea Men inaugural game (Att.: 11,360)
The 1934 National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final extended to a third game. [Read more…] about April 8, 1934 – Pawtucket Rangers 3:2 Stix, Baer & Fuller, National Challenge Cup final 2nd leg at Coats Field (Att.: 8,000)
The Fall River Rovers won the Mayors Cup final.
April 7, 1906 – Harvard 4:0 Ft. Warren at Soldiers Field
Goals: N. Reggio 3, Osborne. Note: “Osborne played the most scientific game, his dribbling being the best of the afternoon.”
April 7, 1917 – ROVERS GET INTO THE SOCCER SEMIFINALS. Fall River Rovers 6:1 Howard Bullough, National Cup soccer series (Att.: 1,000). Goals: Turner, C. Burns (PK), Cullerton, F. Burns, Sullivan 2; Bolgate. Note: Visitors played part of game with 10, Blakesley being injured in the first half.
April 7, 1923 – J&P Coats 2:1 Fall River Marksmen
April 7, 1934 – North Massachusetts & New Hampshire All-Stars 3:1 Boston SC, U.S. national team World Cup tryout match at Lincoln Park, Boston
Goals: Atkinson, Hay, Doherty (PK); Ritchie. Note: Argentina announced it would not send a “pro” soccer team to the 1934 World Cup in Italy.
April 7, 1957 – Mexico 6:0 U.S., Olympic qualifier at Estadio Olimpico (Att.: 75,000)
George Brown U.S. debut
April 7, 1967 – Boston’s entry in the National Professional Soccer League to be called the Boston Beacons … “after consideration of thousands of suggestions from area sports fans”
NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY
Diallo reveals a shirt sporting a U.S. flag and words “God Bless America” under his Revs’ jersey, winning over crowd after he scored for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001 strikes. Diallo compiled one of the best strike rates in MLS history, totaling 47 goals in 74 games for three teams. [Read more…] about April 6, 2002 – Mamadou Diallo scores his only goal in seven Revolution appearances
Bert Patenaude (b. Nov. 4, 1909) scored 13 goals, Billy Gonsalves (b. Aug. 10, 1908) added 9 in the Fall River Marksmen Cup campaign. Patenaude and Gonsalves, who had teamed to help the U.S. to the semifinals of the 1930 World Cup, grew up in Fall River, Mass., and could have been expected to lead the U.S. national for years to come. [Read more…] about April 5, 1931 – Bert Patenaude scores five goals in U.S. Open Cup final
Fall River, Mass., is considered “New England’s leading soccer city … Bay State as the leading section in soccer in the United States. … Pawtucket, where several final contests have been played, holds the record for attendance at a soccer game in America.”(The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about April 4, 1919 – Fall River named site of National Challenge Cup final, scheduled April 19, 1919
The New Bedford Whalers were led by Billy Gonsalves, Alex McNab, Bill McPherson and Werner “Scotty” Nilsen. Those four players had combined to win the 1930 and ’31 U.S. Open Cup when the team was based in Fall River, and would go on to win the U.S. Open Cup with Stix, Baer & Fuller in 1933 and 1934. [Read more…] about April 3, 1932 – New Bedford Whalers win National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup)
John Souza scored the tying goal and was “… chosen for the trip to Rio” for the U.S. national team’s entry in the 1950 World Cup. Goals: Bob Craddock, Frank Wallace, Pete Matevich; Joe Gaetjens, Joe Maca, John Souza.
[Read more…] about April 2, 1950 – West 3:3 East, U.S. national team trials at St. Louis (Att. 1,500)
This was the first of a three-game, home-away-home series over a 16-day span, Adelino “Billy” Gonsalves scoring in all three matches as Stix, Baer & Fuller of St. Louis won the National Challenege Cup (U.S. Open Cup) against the Pawtucket Rangers. [Read more…] about April 1, 1934 – Stix, Baer & Fuller 4:2 [aet] Pawtucket Rangers, National Challenge Cup at Walsh Memorial Stadium (Att.: 7,122)
“ ‘Sand Lotters’ Show the Way as Wonder Workers Win From New York Nationals” (Boston Globe). Goals: Battles (2), Gonsalves; McGhee. [Read more…] about March 31, 1928 – Boston Wonder Workers 3:1 New York Nationals