April 3, 1932 – New Bedford Whalers win National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup)

The New Bedford Whalers were led by Billy Gonsalves, Alex McNab, Bill McPherson and Werner “Scotty” Nilsen. Those four players had combined to win the 1930 and ’31 U.S. Open Cup when the team was based in Fall River, and would go on to win the U.S. Open Cup with Stix, Baer & Fuller in 1933 and 1934.

Gonsalves and McNab would win their sixth successive U.S. Open Cup title with St. Louis Central Breweries in 1935. Gonsalves captured two more U.S. Open Cups, with Brooklyn Hispano in 1943 and ’44. McPherson and Nilsen played on five successive cup-winners (1930, ’31, ’32, ’33, ’34), and McPherson also won two other titles – 1924 and ’27 with Fall River. The Whalers’ Tom Florie, captain of the 1930 U.S. World Cup team, also won the 1941 U.S. Open Cup with the Pawtucket Rangers, when he was 43 years old.

Stix, Baer & Fuller (St. Louis) 2:5 (5:8) New Bedford, National Challenge Cup final at Sportsman’s Park (Att.: 7,371)

March 27, 1932 – Stix, Baer & Fuller 3:3 [aet] New Bedford Whalers, first leg at Sportsman’s Park (Att.: 7,181)

April 3, 1888 – Chase Street Rovers 3:1 Fall River Rovers, Bristol County championship series

Exhibitions:

East Ends 2:1 Olympics

            Rovers 1:0 Lawrence Athletics

            Olympics 7:1 Lawrence Athletics

            East Ends 4:1 Ramblers

April 3, 1925 – Northeastern Soccer Call Brings Out 20 Candidates

April 3, 1927 – Brooklyn Wanderers v Boston Wonder Workers 0x3 (0x5 aggregate), Lewis Cup final at Hawthorne Field (Att.: 5,000)

            Fall River FC 5:0 Fore River, National Challenge Cup second round (Att.: 7,000)

Goals: Rock 3, White, Kelly

Providence 0:2 New Bedford, ASL game at Kinsley Park (Att.: 3,000)

Goals: Paterson, Montgomery

April 3, 1954 – Haiti 2:3 U.S., World Cup qualifier at Stade Paul Magloire

Goals: Gerard Ellie (Pk), Gerard Haig; Chico Chachurian 2, Bill Looby

April 3, 2004 – Clint Dempsey makes Revolution debut as 84^th-minute substitute for Daouda Kanté

LA Galaxy 3:2 Revolution

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