May 3, 1959 – Ukrainian Nationals 1:1 (2:4 aggregate) Fall River SC. U.S. Open Cup semifinals
Fall River SC went on to the final, falling, 4-3, to the McIlvaine Canvasbacks of San Pedro at Rancho La Cienega Stadium. Fall River teams have won five U.S. Open Cup titles and New England teams have won 10 U.S. Open Cups (nine from Massachusetts, one from Rhode Island). Fall River clubs also won five […]
May 2, 2006 – Clint Dempsey named to U.S. World Cup team
Clint Dempsey went on to score a goal for the USMNT in the 2006 World Cup and went on to captain the team and total 56 goals in 132 international appearances. Dempsey, who was playing his third season with the Revolution, continued a streak of New England-based players on U.S. World Cup teams extending […]
May 1, 1927 – Fall River Marksmen win U.S. Open Cup – “Red fire was burned in large quantities”
Dave McEachren and Tec White scored twice as the Marksmen took a 7-0 win over Holley Carburetors for their second National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) title “before a 10,000 crowd, including a special trainload from Fall River, led by Mayor Harry Monks,” according to The Boston Globe. Trailing, 3-0, the Detroit team had […]
April 30, 1939 – Long before Cristiano Ronaldo, there was Billy Gonsalves
Long before Cristiano Ronaldo, Adelino (Billy) Gonsalves was considered among the most proficient players of Madeira Island descent. Gonsalves, born in Portsmouth, R.I., in 1908, holds the record by winning eight U.S. Open Cup championships, six in succession (1930-35) with three clubs. Gonsalves won his first title with Fall River Marksmen at the age of […]
April 29, 1989 – Boston Bolts 0:0 Washington Diplomats at Nickerson Field (Att. 2,151)
Rain contributed to keeping the crowd numbers down for the Boston Bolts in the home-opener of their second season. The Bolts went on to reach the ASL final, falling to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in a mini-game Aug. 26, 1989.
April 28, 1917 – Turning handsprings
April 28, 1917 – New Bedford Celtics 2:1 Fore River, Southern New England series Andy Stradan gave Fore River the lead, then McDavitt and Croasdale countered for the Celtics. Stradan (also spelled Straden) went on to play for the U.S., converting a penalty kick in a 1-0 win over Estonia in the 1924 Olympics. The […]