The Oneida Football Club competed in the “Boston Game,” a combination of rugby and soccer. “As the football was almost in constant motion after the kickoff our men were placed on the field where they would be most likely to catch or meet the ball when kicked by our opponents in order that we might return it without delay toward their goal.” –Gerritt Smith Miller
As a soccer saying goes: “The ball was round,” according to The Boston Globe.
Nov. 7, 1908 – Boston Rovers 5:0 Boston Americans, Boston association football league series at Franklin Park
Rovers’ ninth successive win. [Read more…] about Nov. 7, 1863 – Oneida Football Club 3:0 High & Latin Schools XVI on Boston Common