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Jan. 5, 1930 – Fall River FC 4:0 Providence FC, Mark’s Stadium

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Billy Gonsalves, 21, and Bert Patenaude, 20, were born and raised within 10 miles of each other and became teammates on the U.S. national team that reached the semifinals of the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay. Goals: Patenaude 2, Gonsalves 2.

Brooklyn Wanderers 0:2 New Bedford Whalers

Goals: Florie 2. Note: Robertson (Brooklyn) missed PK.

Lusitania Recreation 5:1 Boston & District League Select, Blake Field, East Cambridge

Goals: McIntyre 3, A. Oliver 2; Hansen.

Jan. 5, 1918 – “Many Soccer Stars in Allied Armies”

Players continue to compete in France and Saloniki.

Jan. 5, 1924 – J&P Coats 0:1 Bethlehem Steel

Goldie Turner scored “in the last 30 seconds …”

Fore River 4:0 Shawsheen, Industrial League, Quincy, Mass.

Goals: Renfrew 3, Black (PK).

St. Georges 1:1 Brookline, Commonwealth Armory tripleheader

Roxbury 2:1 Boston Blues

110th Cavalry 0:5 Converse Rubber

Jan. 5, 1929 – Boston Wonder Workers 2:1 New York Nationals, Walpole St. Grounds

Boston announces meeting for soccer fans for “airing their views” at Wallace Hall, Caledonian Building at 7:45 p.m. Friday.

Jan. 5, 1936 – Alden SC 2:3 Santo Christos (New Bedford), National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) fourth round match, Bigberry Stadium (Att.: 1,200)

Goals: Costa, Oliveira; A. Oliver, Dalbec, Thornhill

Jan. 5, 1996 – Giuseppe Galderisi (Padova) and goalkeeper Jim St. Andre (New York Centaurs) named Revolution Allocated Players

Jan. 5, 1999 – Revolution acquire Dan Calichman from LA Galaxy in exchange for draft pick

Jan. 5, 2000 – Derek Aframe named Revolution director of operations

Jan. 5, 2012 – Revolution name Jay Miller assistant coach and former Revolution defender Nick Downing strength coach

Jan. 5, 2014 – Eusebio da Silva Ferreira dies in Lisbon

Jan. 5, 2018 – Revolution sign Gabriel Somi

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