Oct. 17, 1995 – MLS presents teams in ceremony at Palladium. Mike Burns and Alexi Lalas named Revolution allocated players, Brian O’Donovan GM

Six months later, the New England Revolution opened its inaugural season, going on to finish in fifth place in the MLS Eastern Conference and out of playoff contention. The Revolution attracted a following, kicking off with a match against D.C. United, which would go on to win the first MLS Cup, played at Foxboro Stadium on Oct. 20, 1996.

Burns, current Revolution general manager, totaled 110 appearances and four goals and Lalas had three goals in 57 games in the playoffs and regular season. O’Donovan resigned after five years with the Revolution and is now a WGBH music producer (A Celtic Sojourn).

Twenty years later, the Revolution’s biggest crowd arrived for the regular-season finale.

April 27, 1996 – Revolution 1:1 D.C. United at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 32,864)

Revolution inaugural home game.

Oct. 17, 2015 – Revolution 0:1 Montreal at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 42,947)

Record Revolution regular-season crowd stand-alone game.

TODAY IN NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY