Sept. 24, 1999 – Revolution 0:1 Dallas Burn, Walter Zenga’s final game as coach (Att.: 9,273)
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Assistant Giuseppe Galderisi replaced Walter Zenga (suspended) for this game, then Zenga was fired on Sept. 30, 1999. Oscar Pareja (70’), current FC Dallas coach (and former Revolution midfielder), scored off a Mark Santel cross.
Sept. 24, 2005 – Revolution 1:0 NY/NJ MetroStars (Att.: 15,663)
Revolution clinch playoff place with three matches remaining in regular season as James Riley clears a Youri Djorkaeff shot off the line, then makes length-of-field run to score. Goal: Riley (86’).
Sept. 24, 1950 – Clan Sutherland v Lusitania Recreation, Boston & District League match, Boston Common
“The Sutherland team will play all its home games this season on the Common.”
Sept. 24, 1933 – Medford United 1:0 Revere Corinthians, Tufts Sq. Field “before a good attendance.”
New Bedford Defenders 1:3 Boston, ASL game
Fairlawn Rovers 3:1 Fall River, ASL game, Cycledrome (Providence, R.I.)
Clan MacGregor 2:0 Beacon AC (Everett, Mass.), Boston & District League opener, Fore River Field
Crusaders 3:0 Turner AS / Celtics 3:0 Rangers, Boston & District League doubleheader, Rogers Park (Brighton)
“… before a big crowd of interested fans.”
Swedish FC 2:1 Boston Celtics, Boston & District League
Bird & Son 1:2 Quincy Carsons, Walpole Athletic Field
Victoria BSV 3:0 Nordens (Quincy), Billings Field, West Roxbury
Dorchester Rovers v. Lynn Riversides, Bay State League game
“… after playing 15 minutes the ball ‘burst’ and as there was not another ball in sight they were forced call it a day with the score sheet undented.”
Sept. 24, 1927 – Draper Mills 0:7 Worcestershire Sports Fellowship (England), Hopedale, Mass. (Att.: 3,000)
“Hon. Eben S. Draper will lead the parade from the Community House to the soccer field, where there will be a flag-raising.”
J&P Coats 2:2 Fall River Marksmen
New Bedford Whalers 1:1 Bethlehem Steel, Battery Park
Philadelphia v Boston Wonder Workers
New York Giants 2:1 Hartford Americans
Sept. 24, 1924 – Thomas J. Dent named coach at Dartmouth College
Tommy Dent was a captain in the Black Watch Regiment that was gassed during World War I, and had moved to Hanover, N.H., as part of his recovery. Dent compiled a 143W-111L-22D record from 1924 to ’59 and also coached the Big Green lacrosse team. Dent was chairman of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission.
Sept. 24, 1904 – Cooks 4:1 Stewards (from steamship Ivernia) at Cottage St. Playgrounds, East Boston (Att.: 200)
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