Oct. 19, 1889 – Fall River Olympics 8:0 Fall River Rovers, South End Grounds (Att.: 1,000)

“… a rattling game of foot ball was played by the Rovers and Olympics on the South End grounds … These clubs are the strongest in the American Association. The Rovers met the worst defeat they have ever suffered …” (The Boston Globe)

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Oct. 19, 1873 – Columbia, Princeton, Rutgers, Yale (Harvard fails to attend)

meet to codify football rules at Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York

Oct. 19, 1913 – “The referees of the Boston & District Soccer League will meet at the Revere House today at 2 p.m. to form an association for their own protection.”

“New Soccer League Meeting Today” (Northern Mass. & Southern New Hampshire Soccer Assn.)

Oct. 19, 1923 – Harvard 1:2 Springfield

Oct. 19, 1924 – New York Giants 0:1 Boston Wonder Workers at New York Oval (Att.: 10,000)

Tommy “Whitey” Fleming’s 89^th-minute goal. Fleming scored once and Andy Stevens twice in a 3-3 draw at Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 1924.

Charlestown 2:1 Norwegian Americans, Sullivan Sq. Grounds (Att.: 5,000)

W. Nilsen opened the scoring with “a beauty that beat Taylor all the way,”. Whyte equalized and Waddell broke the deadlock with a penalty kick. outside left F. Nilsen “had an argument” with Garrigan, the referee, and was ejected. Werner “Scotty” Nilsen (b. Feb. 4, 1904 in Skien, Norway) moved to Boston in 1923 and went on to play for the U.S. in the 1934 World Cup in Italy. Nilsen played for the Boston Wonder Workers from 1926-29, tying the Brooklyn Wanderers’ Janos Nehadoma for the ASL scoring lead with 43 goals in 53 games during the 1928-29 season. Nilsen, tied for ninth with Bobby Blair on the all-time ASL scoring list with 131 goals, won five successive National Challenge (U.S. Open) Cups with Fall River Marksmen (1930, ’31), New Bedford Whalers (’32) and St. Louis Stix Baer and Fuller (1933, ’34).

Fall River Marksmen 5:2 Fleischer Yarn (Att.: 4,800)

Spectators included Gov. William S. Flynn of Providence, who “raised the national colors” and also pennants for the ASL and National Challenge Cup titles. Former Chelsea center forward Harold Brittan (Fall River’s “manager”) completed a hat trick on the way to scoring 32 goals in 34 games. Marksmen, would repeat as ASL champions.

Brooklyn Wanderers 2:2 Providence Clamdiggers (Att.: 2,000)

Jeremiah Best opened the scoring off a free kick “after five minutes,” Billy Hogg equalizing “before halftime.” Johnny Nelson broke the deadlock for Brooklyn (which had a three-match winning streak snapped) and Egyptian Tewfik Abdallah had a penalty kick saved by Steve Smith, then “made amends” by converting the equalizer. Clamdiggers lost, 3-1, to Bethlehem Steel on Oct. 18, 1924.

Lusitania Recreation 0:0 Rivadavia at East Cambridge, Mass. (Att.: 4,000)

The Argentine battleship team contested several matches while based at the Fore River Shipyard. Replay of cup match. The teams played to a third successive draw in late October, and the Portuguese consul presented the Argentines with a “loving cup.”

Lowell YMSC 3:1 Lawrence, Industrial League match at Bunting Club Grounds

1. Souza scored twice.

Woburn Tanners 2:0 Clan Robertson at Fleming Field

“There was a large crowd in attendance” as center forward Ray scored both goals, the Tanners gaining “sweet revenge.”

Abbot Worsted 4:3 Lorraine (Pawtucket, R.I.) at Forge Village, Westford, Mass.

Corrigan scored twice for Abbot and Riley had two goals for Lorraine. “The spectators were greatly pleased at the football playing by both teams.”

Oct. 19, 1929 – Boston SC 4:1 Brooklyn at Tech Field, Brookline

“Black Watch Day.”

Oct. 19, 1947 – Boston Internationals 1:3 Medford, Boston & District League game, Boston Common (Att.: 3,000)

Oct. 19, 2013 – Revolution 3:2 Columbus Crew (Att.: 26,458)

Goals: Soares, Tierney (PK), Fagundez; Oduro, Schoenfeld.

NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY