Dec. 5, 1922 – The Soccer Social Club of Boston holds first meeting, Hotel Essex

The Soccer Social Club of Boston and Royal Rooters were early supporters’ groups. The Soccer Social Club became affiliated with the Boston Wonder Workers of the ASL.

Dec. 5, 1907 – Cornell offered series of three games in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cornell manager Sarmiento, grandson of former [Argentina] president Sarmiento, whose statue stands on Commonwealth Ave. “Sarmiento … estimates that the ‘soccer’ team will bring $20,000 back to Ithaca.”

Dec. 5, 1908 – Boston Rovers 3:0 Picked Team (Brocktons, Hopedale Rovers, Boston Americans), Franklin Park

“Largest crowd of the season.” Rovers presented with the John C. McGee Challenge Cup as champions of the Boston Association Football League, meeting at the “rooms of’ the Boston Rovers” in Jamaica Plain.

Dec. 5, 1909 – Fort Banks 0:4 Brighton Rangers, Winthrop, Mass.

Goals: Craig (ex-Fore River) 2, Lewis PK, McLay.

Dec. 5, 1914 – Columbia 1:2 Yale, South Field

Elis’ first win of season, “shattered Columbia’s hopes for the intercollegiate soccer championship … An astonishing reversal of form was shown by the Elis …”

Harvard 1:0 Haverford, Soldiers’ Field

New Bedford FC 2:1 Young Men’s Christian Total Abstinence, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup)

Dec. 5, 1925 – Boston Wonder Workers 1:0 New Bedford Whalers, Walpole St. Grounds

Dec. 5, 1930 – Pawtucket 4:7 Quincy, New England Schoolboy championship first leg

            Dec. 13, 1930 – Quincy 5:0 Pawtucket, New England Schoolboy championship return leg (Att.: 2,000)

“… a really wonderful exhibition from these boys.”

Dec. 5, 1931 – Boston SC 2:1 New Bedford at Lincoln Park

New Bedford ASL leaders. Jimmy Cairney scored the winning goal with a “back heeler” that deflected off Caldwell past New Bedford goalkeeper Johnny Reder (who would go on to play first base for the Red Sox in 1932). Lincoln Park was situated off Massachusetts Avenue, at Gerard and Chesterton streets, in Roxbury, according to Alan Foulds’ Boston’s Ballparks and Arenas. The stadium was also home to baseball teams such as the Boston Tigers, Philly Giants and Boston Colored Giants.

Dec. 5, 1968 – Boston Astros sign Paul Sideropoulos

Dec. 5, 1992 – Tampa 0:1 Southern Conn. State, NCAA D2 final, Pepin-Rood Stadium (Att.: 3,205)

Dec. 5, 1998 – South Carolina-Spartanburg 0:1 Southern Conn. State, NCAA D2 final

Owls (20-2-1) hand South Carolina Upstate (23-1-0) only loss of season.

Dec. 5, 1999 – Southern Conn. State 2:1 Fort Lewis State, NCAA D2 final, Barry University

Owls (20-0-0) 33^rd consecutive win.

Dec. 5, 2011 – Revolution re-sign Shalrie Joseph as DP, select South African midfielder Danleigh Borman from Toronto FC in re-entry process

Dec. 5, 2015 – Amherst 2:1 Loras, NCAA D3 final, Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City

            Williams 1:0 Washington (Mo.), NCAA D3 women’s final, Swope Soccer Village

NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY