Sept. 21, 1996 – Revolution 0:1 Columbus Crew at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 38,633)
The Revolution needed a victory, the Crew at least a draw, to qualify for the fourth and final MLS Eastern Conference playoff place. “The Revolution … were thwarted only by the consistently spectacular goalkeeping of Brad Friedel” before the largest Revolution home crowd of the season. The attendance figure was not surpassed for an MLS […]
Sept. 20, 1925 – Fall River Marksmen 2:1 New Bedford Whalers, Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 11,557)
“The previous league attendance record was also set by Fall River and New Bedford in Mark’s Stadium here a year ago, when the figures were 9,200.” Goals: White 2; Stevens.
Sept. 19, 1925 – Shawsheen Indians 4:3 Fall River at Balmoral Field, Andover, Mass.
Shawsheen rallied from 2-0 deficit (Reid, Brittan) to equalize “before half-time through MacGowan, Fall River castoff, and Carrie” in Andover, Mass. Notes: Marksmen’s first loss (of two) on the way to ASL title; game played “before a large crowd.” (The Boston Globe)
Sept. 18, 1929 – Fall River Marksmen 5:3 Bethlehem Steel, “Under Flood Lights”
Bert Patenaude (18 goals in 12 games) improved his ASL-leading goal total with a hat trick. Patenaude, 19 years old, went on to become the first player to earn a hat trick in the World Cup. Goals: Patenaude 3, McAuley 2; Jaap 2, Gillespie.
Sept. 18, 1929 – Fall River Marksmen 5:3 Bethlehem Steel, “Under Flood Lights”
Bert Patenaude (18 goals in 12 games) improved his ASL-leading goal total with a hat trick. Patenaude, 19 years old, went on to become the first player to earn a hat trick in the World Cup. Goals: Patenaude 3, McAuley 2; Jaap 2, Gillespie.
Sept. 17, 1921 – J&P Coats 0:3 Philadelphia Field Club, American Soccer League inaugural games
Philadelphia FC, essentially the Bethlehem Steel team that won four of the first six U.S. Open Cup titles (1915, ’16, ’18, ’19), got off to a strong start on the way to winning the ASL’s first championship. Dugald “Dougie” Campbell scored all the goals in the opener. Philadelphia’s Harold Brittan won the scoring title with […]