Feb. 23, 1925 – Boston 1×2 Shawsheen

This was considered a major upset, since Boston had contracted several top British star players to play in the American Soccer League. According to the Boston Globe story, Carrie and Blyth scored for Shawsheen, Hamill for Boston, and Shawsheen’s Murdoch saved a McIntyre penalty kick at the Walpole-st Grounds.Robert Blyth, born in 1900, had played for Portsmouth and Southampton, Alex Carrie and Tommy Murdoch had played in the Scottish League. Mickey Hamill, a Northern Ireland international (seven caps), was born in Belfast in 1885, and played as a wing half. Hamill performed for Manchester United (1911-13), Belfast Celtic, Glasgow Celtic (1916-18), Manchester City (1920-24). Bob “Jock” McIntyre was a member of Greenock Morton’s 1922 Scottish Cup-winning team.

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