Oct. 16, 2004 – Revolution 2:1 Chicago Fire (Att.: 10,136)

Steve Ralston 58^th-minute goal clinches playoff spot for Revolution on last day of MLS season. Goals: Dempsey, Ralston; Jaqua.

Oct. 16, 2002 – Kyle Martino named MLS Rookie of the Year

Players with New England connections named Rookie of the Year in 1999 (Jay Heaps/Longmeadow, Mass.); 2003 (Damani Ralph/UConn); 2004 (Clint Dempsey/Revolution); 2005 (Michael Parkhurst/Cranston, R.I.-Revolution); 2015 (Cyle Larin/UConn); 2017 (Julian Gressel/Providence College).

Oct. 16, 1928 – “Soccer in the local schools starts … and the 1928 season looms as the best ever … Nearly 10,000 boys will participate in this dribbling game.”

Oct. 16, 1920 – Arlington Mills 1:2 Boston City at Methuen. National Cup first round match

Oct. 16, 1905 – Greater Boston 0:5 Pilgrims at South End Grounds (Att.: 3,000)

NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY