The Fall River Marksmen and Bethlehem Steel were two of the dominant teams of the American Soccer League. “With less than a minute to play, Archie Stark netted on a pass from McMeekin.” (The Boston Globe)
Goals: McEachran, Graham; Gillespie, Stark. [Read more…] about Jan. 1, 1928 – Fall River Marksmen 2:2 Bethlehem Steel SC, Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 6,000)
Trimo FC won the 1917-18 Boston & District Soccer League title. The team was sponsored by the Trimont Tool Co. and competed at the Marcella St. Playground.
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[Read more…] about Dec. 31, 1918 – Trimo FC (Roxbury, Mass.) Boston & District League champions
Alex McNab opened the scoring and 19-year-old Bert Patenaude added the second goal for the Fall River Marksmen. Patenaude replaced Milton Gavin, a former Lusitania Recreation center forward; Patenaude joined Lusitania later in his career, after teaming with 20-year-old Billy Gonsalves (also a former Lusitania Recreation star) to lead the U.S. in the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. [Read more…] about Dec. 30, 1928 – Fall River Marksmen 2:0 (4:2) Boston SC, ASL Challenge Cup first round return leg
Full-field indoor soccer matches were staged at the Commonwealth Avenue Armory in Boston from 1922-25.
110th Cavalry 0:2 Quincy Olympics
Norwegian-Americans 2:2 Vikings
“The 110th Cavalry has improved the lighting system greatly and the playing surface is much firmer this season than last, which will tend to make the ball travel faster, if that is possible indoors.” (The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about Dec. 29, 1923 – Fore River 7:0 Brookline, Commonwealth Avenue Armory
Full-field indoor soccer matches were staged at the Commonwealth Avenue Armory in Boston from 1922-25.
110th Cavalry 0:2 Quincy Olympics
Norwegian-Americans 2:2 Vikings
“The 110th Cavalry has improved the lighting system greatly and the playing surface is much firmer this season than last, which will tend to make the ball travel faster, if that is possible indoors.” (The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about Dec. 29, 1923 – Fore River 7:0 Brookline, Commonwealth Ave. Armory
Providence’s Tewfik Abdallah, who became the second Egyptian (Hassan Hesazi was first) to play in England and the first to compete in the American Soccer League, opened the scoring “18 minutes after the start … on the frozen Kinsley Park surface …” Abdallah performed for Derby County, Cowdenbeath, Bridgend Town and Hartlepool. [Read more…] about Dec. 28, 1924 – Providence FC 5:1 Fleisher Yarn, Kinsley Park
Fore River FC would advance to the finals of the U.S. Open Cup. J&P Coats’ Howarth (fourth minute) opened the scoring. Fore River apparently started the game with 10 players, then “Parkinson … appeared and the Quincy team settled down to its usual game.” Davie Page equalized off an Underwood-Farquhar combination. Black and Kershaw scored in the second half. Goals: Page, Joe Black, Kershaw; Howarth. [Read more…] about Dec. 27, 1919 – Fore River FC 3:1 J&P Coats, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) third round
The Fall River Rovers were decisive victors, despite the headline.
“Nearly 2,000 spectators were on half and grew enthusiastic over the good play in the first half, but in the second there was no interest shown, as the visitors were badly outclassed.” [Read more…] about Dec. 26, 1908 – Fall River Rovers 6:1 Newarks, American Cup quarterfinals, Athletic Field (Att. 2,000)
The Fall River Rovers were decisive victors, despite the headline.
“Nearly 2,000 spectators were on half and grew enthusiastic over the good play in the first half, but in the second there was no interest shown, as the visitors were badly outclassed.” [Read more…] about Dec. 26, 1908 – Fall River Rovers 6:1 Newarks, American Cup quarterfinals, Athletic Field (Att. 2,000)
Christmas Day soccer games were conducted regularly in New England from the 1880s through at least the mid-1930s. [Read more…] about Christmas Day Soccer Football