Sept. 19, 1925 – Shawsheen Indians 4:3 Fall River at Balmoral Field, Andover, Mass.
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Shawsheen rallied from 2-0 deficit (Reid, Brittan) to equalize “before half-time through MacGowan, Fall River castoff, and Carrie” in Andover, Mass. Notes: Marksmen’s first loss (of two) on the way to ASL title; game played “before a large crowd.” (The Boston Globe)
New Bedford Whalers 1:1 New York Giants
Hub FC 2:2 Fore River, National Soccer League opener at Walpole Street Grounds
Sept. 19, 1885 – North Ends v East Ends at North End Grounds, Fall River, Mass.
Admission charge (15 cents) for first time for Fall River soccer match.
Sept. 19, 1908 – Boston Rovers 4:0 Boston Americans, Boston association football series, Franklin Park
Sept. 19, 1914 – Lynn Hibernians 1:1 Boston Americans, Little River Playground (Att.: 2,500)
Kennebunk (Maine) 1:0 Sanford
Manchester (N.H.) Light Blues 3:3 South Lawrence
Sept. 19, 1916 – U.S. national team docks at Hoboken, N.J., after tour of Scandinavia
“Friends of the returning tourists accorded them a warm welcome on their arrival on the native heath.” (Spalding’s)
Sept. 19, 1926 – Fall River 3:2 Sparta Prague, international friendly/Fall River 4:0 Springfield FC, ASL game (Att.: 6,149)
“Fall River FC won a double-header at soccer here this afternoon before nearly 7,000 fans.” Goals: Coyle, Paterson, Campbell; Miclik, Hajny/Campbell 2, McEachran, Wilson.
Providence 0:1 J&P Coats (Att.: 4,000)
“… one of the greatest battles ever seen in New England. … the 4,000 fans booing and hissing practically every decision.” Goal: Curtis.
Sept. 19, 1948 – New Bedford 2:1 Ponta Delgada, Page Mill Field
Goals: Bill Jeffries, Mackie Almeida; Ed Valentine.
Santo Christos 1:0 Fall River, Fall River Stadium
Goal: Aldo Gianotti.
Lincolns 3:1 Fairlawn Rovers, Coats Field, Pawtucket, R.I.
Sept. 19, 1965 – Boston Tigers 1:1 Hartford at Manning Bowl, Lynn
Boston’s ASL opener.
Sept. 19, 1998 – Revolution 3:0 Tampa Bay Mutiny, Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 16,807)
Third successive Revolution shutout.
Sept. 19, 2000 – Revolution 2:1 Chicago, Revolution’s first MLS playoff win (Att.: 10,723)
U.S. national team all-time leading scorer Eric Wynalda (18’) scored his only Revolution goal in 11 matches over two seasons. Jeff Causey saved 45th-minute Stoitchkov penalty before Dema Kovalenko (83’) equalized. (Causey’s fifth save on six PKs in 2000). Mauricio Wright (85’) headed in off the post off a free kick from Jose Luis “Moralitos” Morales, who then sent a shot over Zach Thornton off the bar.
Sept. 19, 2015 – Montreal Impact 3:0 Revolution (Att.: 20,801)
Revolution team record six-game winning streak snapped. Goals: Venegas, Drogba, Duka. Red-Carded: Donadel.
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