April 5, 1931 – Bert Patenaude scores 5 goals for Fall River Marksmen in U.S. Open Cup
Fall River Marksmen 6:2 Chicago Bricklayers, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final at Polo Grounds, New York (Att. 12,000). Less than a year after the inaugural World Cup, Bert Patenaude continued his scoring spree as the Fall River Marksmen won the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) for the second successive time. Patenaude was […]
April 4, 1908 – Yale 5:2 Penn
Yale’s McNulty opened the scoring late in the opening half. Penn equalized, then took the lead on Capt. Wood’s penalty kick and a goal by Marsh. Yale recovered as Congdon, O’Sullivan, Hart and Jennings scored “in record time.” A week later, on Saturday, April 11, 1908, Yale took a 1-0 win over Harvard in the […]
April 3, 1927 – On the bus to Brooklyn
The Boston Wonder Workers attracted a strong following from 1924-28, their demise coinciding with administrative problems and “Soccer Wars” involving scheduling conflicts with the American Soccer League and National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup). Supporters often traveled by ship to games in New York and Pennsylvania, but the Boston Soccer Social Club was apparently scheduling […]
April 2, 1932 – New Bedford Whalers win U.S. Open Cup
Stix, Baer & Fuller 2:5 (5:8) New Bedford, National Challenge Cup final at Sportsman’s Park. Billy Gonsalves scored twice, including the aggregate go-ahead goal on a free kick 18 minutes into the second half, according to an Associated Press report. (Other sources credit Gonsalves with one goal in the game – and a record […]
April 1, 1934 – Stix, Baer & Fuller 4:2 aet Pawtucket Rangers
The Pawtucket Rangers fell behind to an eighth-minute Alex McNab goal, then equalized on McAuley’s first-half penalty kick in a first leg U.S. Open Cup match before a 7,122 crowd. Billy Gonsalves, who had starred for the Boston Wonder Workers and Fall River Marksmen, gave Stix, Baer & Fuller the extra time lead, McIntyre […]
March 31, 1917 — Fall River Rovers 2:0 Pan-Americans
Goals from Underwood and Swords give Fall River Rovers a 2-0 win over the Pan-Americans before a 2,000 crowd. Less than two months later, the Rovers would go on to become the first New England team to win the U.S. Open Cup. Thomas Swords, a Fall River native who had captained the U.S. national […]