Professional soccer games were played at both the Cycledrome and Kinsley Park in Providence in the 1920s and ‘30s. Kinsley Park (capacity 6,000 est.) was demolished in 1933 and the Cycledrome (capacity 10,000) in 1937. [Read more…] about May 2, 1926 – Providence Clamdiggers 2:2 Hakoah Vienna at Cycledrome (Att.: 6,000)
Tommy Fleming, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, goes on to play for J&P Coats, Fall River Marksmen, Boston SC and other New England teams, and coach at Quincy (Mass.) High School. Fleming (b. 1890) left Scotland as a teenager, starting his U.S. playing career with Fore River FC in 1907.
Bethlehem Steel 3:1 Brooklyn Celtic, U.S. Open Cup final at Taylor Field, Bethlehem, Pa. (Att.: 7,000) [Read more…] about May 1, 1915 – Tommy Fleming converts penalty kick, Bethlehem Steel wins National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup)
Boston Bolts take first “victory,” the result against the Orlando Lions decided by post-match penalty kicks during a rainstorm at Nickerson Field. [Read more…] about April 30, 1988 – Boston Bolts 1:1 Orlando Lions, Bolts’ inaugural home match (Att.: 4,028)
Taylor Twellman scored a 13th-minute goal past Shaka Hislop for the New England Revolution in a preview of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup final. The Revolution lost the 2005 and ’06 MLS Cup finals at Pizza Hut Park. [Read more…] about April 29, 2007 – FC Dallas 0:1 Revolution at Pizza Hut Park (Att.: 9,165)
The Boston Bolts had only three returning players from the 1989 ASL title game for their home-opener, which attracted a record crowd, according to Joe Burris’ story in The Boston Globe. The Strikers took a two-goal lead before Koziol scored off a Janusz Michallik-Ian Hennessy combination. [Read more…] about April 28, 1990 – Boston Bolts 1:2 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers at Nickerson Field (Att.: 6,648)
The New England Revolution played D.C. United to a 1-1 draw, then won the post-match shootout in a festive atmosphere, the game kicking off a few hours after a Red Sox-Kansas City Royals game attracted 29,459 at Fenway Park. [Read more…] about April 27, 1996 –Revolution inaugural home game at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 32,864)
Boston Soccer Club won the national championship, then contested between the ASL and St. Louis titlists, earning a trip to visit President Coolidge at the White House. [Read more…] about April 26, 1925 – The Boston team believes in the slogan: ‘It pays to get the best’
My Notes column from the MetroStars-New England Revolution match provides hints about the limitations of MLS rosters and the exceptional conditions Shalrie Joseph played under (injuries, low salary). Joe-Max Moore sustained a career-ending injury and Taylor Twellman was “bleeding from the mouth” during a post-match interview. [Read more…] about April 25, 2004 – Joe-Max Moore plays 98th and final MLS game; Clint Dempsey scores first professional goal
“The Robins Dry Dock soccer team of Brooklyn got sweet revenge on the Fore River team of Quincy …” Fore River had defeated Robins in the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) semifinals on April 10, 1920. That would be Robins Dry Dock’s only loss of the 1915-16 season — Robins went on to defeat Bethlehem Steel in the American Cup final on May 2, 1920. (The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about April 24, 1920 – Robins Dry Dock 2:0 Fore River, American Cup semifinals at Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 8,000)
The Fall River Marksmen were on the way to their second National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) title. Goals: McEachren, Campbell; Goldie. [Read more…] about April 23, 1927 – Fall River Marksmen 2:1 Bethlehem Steel, National Challenge Cup Eastern final at Providence (Att.: 7,000)