Fall River (Mass.) native Bert Patenaude, who had become the first player to complete a hat trick in the 1930 World Cup at age 20, opened the scoring for the Giants in a National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) second-round match. Goals: Patenaude, Carlson 2, O’Brien; Dick 2.
“Bethlehem Steel [8W-2L-3D, 19 points] assumed the lead in the American Soccer League …” on a hat trick by Dan McNiven, overtaking Fall River (8W-3L-2D, 18 points), which was tied for second with J&P Coats (8-3-2, 18 points). McNiven and Harold Brittan, who converted twice for Fall River, were tied with J&P Coats’ Tommy Fleming for the scoring lead with 10 goals. Goals: McNiven 3; Brittan 2. [Read more…] about Jan. 20, 1923 – Bethlehem Steel 3:2 Fall River, ASL game
The Fall River Marksmen and Bethlehem Steel were two of the dominant teams of the American Soccer League. “With less than a minute to play, Archie Stark netted on a pass from McMeekin.” (The Boston Globe)
Goals: McEachran, Graham; Gillespie, Stark. [Read more…] about Jan. 1, 1928 – Fall River Marksmen 2:2 Bethlehem Steel SC, Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 6,000)
Bert Patenaude (18 goals in 12 games) improved his ASL-leading goal total with a hat trick. Patenaude, 19 years old, went on to become the first player to earn a hat trick in the World Cup. Goals: Patenaude 3, McAuley 2; Jaap 2, Gillespie. [Read more…] about Sept. 18, 1929 – Fall River Marksmen 5:3 Bethlehem Steel, “Under Flood Lights”
This match set standards for the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) as a record crowd arrived for Bethlehem Steel’s second consecutive victory in the final in Pawtucket, R.I. Tommy Fleming’s 78th-minute penalty kick decided the match. [Read more…] about May 6, 1916 – Bethlehem Steel 1:0 Fall River Rovers, National Challenge Cup final at Coats Field (Att.: 15,000)
Archie Stark scored one of his 49 goals (in 43 matches) of the 1927-28 ASL season as Bethlehem Steel blanked the Fall River Marksmen. Stark set a record with 67 regular-season goals for Bethlehem Steel in the 1924-25 season. [Read more…] about Nov. 27, 1927 – Fall River Marksmen 0:1 Bethlehem Steel, Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 5,149)
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Jan. 7, 1922 – Philadelphia Field Club 3×1 J&P Coats. ASL match at Phillies Ball Park.
Tommy “Whitey” Fleming equalized with a first-half penalty kick and Dugald “Dougie” Campbell scored twice in the second half for the “Phillies,” the Bethlehem Steel team that was playing home games in Philadelphia’s baseball stadium in the 1921-22 ASL season. The Bethlehem Globe editions of 1/9/22: “Tripping gave Whitey Fleming a free chance in front of the net and he made good by driving the ball squarely between the uprights, over the head of Knowles.” Campbell, born in Paisley, Scotland, won three ASL titles (1923-24, 1924-25 and 1925-26) and two U.S. Open Cups (1924 and ’27) with the Fall River Marksmen. [Read more…] about Jan. 7, 1922 – Philadelphia FC 3×1 J&P Coats at Phillies Ball Park.