Nov. 29, 1923 – Yale 4:1 Haverford, first soccer game at Yale Bowl (Att.: 3,000)
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Yale (4W-1L-4D) clinched second place in the Intercollegiate League in the Yale Bowl’s first soccer match. “Wallace kicked the first goal on a pretty pass from Lamberti and Ferry, followed this up on a goal from scrimmage in front of Haverford’s cage.”
Nov. 29, 1888 – Lowell (Mass.) Rovers 0:6 Providence FC, Riverside Grounds
Nov. 29, 1890 – Pawtucket Wanderers 2:0 Canadians at Dexter St. Grounds (Att.: 3,000)
“The game was one of the best exhibitions of scientific playing ever seen here …”
Fall River Rovers 6:1 Holyoke, American Cup second round (Att.: 1,500)
Nov. 29, 1906 – Philadelphia Thistles 2:2 Fall River Rovers (Att.: 5,000)
Everett 0:5 Hopedale Rovers, State championship, old athletic park, South Everett, Mass.
J&P Coats 1:1 Fore River
Pan Americans 2:0 Fore River
Methuen 5:1 Beverly, Merrimac Valley Association Football League, Barker St. Grounds
Olympics 5:2 Methuens, Lowell, Mass.
Howard & Bullough 0:1 Lynn, Pawtucket, R.I.
Columbia 4:0 Yale
Nov. 29, 1917 – Camp Devens 3:2 Newport Naval Reserve at New Bedford
Irish-Americans v. Charlestown, exhibition at Braves Field
(“The grounds were not marked out according to the rules and consequently a league match was out of the question).
Nov. 29, 1922 – Navy 2:2 Yale
Nov. 29, 1925 – Providence FC 4:1 New Bedford FC, Mark’s Stadium, North Tiverton, R.I. (Att.: 5,000)
“… Providence was without a grounds today on which to stage the match.” Goals: Hogg 2, Dick, Auld; Best.
New York Giants 2:2 Fall River (Att.: 5,000)
Goals: Brown, Strong; McKenna, Reid.
Charlestown 4:4 All-Star XI, Sullivan Sq. (Att.: 3,000)
Nov. 29, 1930 – Providence 3:1 New Bedford Whalers
Providence fourth successive victory. Goals: Hogg, Lorimer (OG), Oliver; Best.
Hakoah 1:0 Fall River, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Att. 2,500)
Fall River third straight loss. Goal: Gruenfeld.
Fore River 3:2 Morgan Construction (Worcester, Mass.), Massachusetts League
Nov. 29, 1980 – Babson v Scranton, 1×0 aet, NCAA D3 final, Babson College, Wellesley
Nov. 29, 1986 – Massasoit JC v Miami Dade 1×0, NJCAA final West Windsor, N.J.
Nov. 29, 1998 – Ohio Wesleyan 2:1 (aet) UNC-Greensboro, NCAA D3 final at Delaware, Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan coached by Jay Martin (Hingham, Mass., via Springfield College)
Nov. 29, 1999 – Revolution name Fernando Clavijo coach
Nov. 29, 2014 – Revolution 2:2 NYRB (Att.: 32,698)
Charlie Davies completes Revolution’s first multiple-goal performance in home playoff game. Thierry Henry’s final game.
NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY