April 10, 1920 – Fore River FC 2:1 Robins Dry Dock at Coats Field, Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 10,000)
Fore River FC’s performance in the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) impressed the Boston Globe’s George M. Collins: “Never before in the history of a soccer game has a team been accorded the mad reception that greeted the Quincy eleven when it scored its second goal. The big crowd went crazy. … When Underwood […]
April 9, 1978 – Tea Men 1:2 Tampa Bay Rowdies. Tea Men inaugural game (Att.: 11,360)
The crowd at Schaefer Stadium included “1,000 Lipton Tea employees bussed in from New Jersey,’’ according to The Boston Globe story. The Globe’s Joe Dineen wrote that attendance was expected to be affected by “tough competition … the Red Sox will be on the tube from Chicago. John Havlicek’s Boston Garden retirement farewell will be […]
April 8, 1934 – Pawtucket Rangers 3:2 Stix, Baer & Fuller, National Challenge Cup final 2nd leg at Coats Field (Att.: 8,000)
The 1934 National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final extended to a third game.
April 7, 1892 – Fall River Rovers 5:0 Fall River East Ends (Att.: 6,000)
The Fall River Rovers won the Mayors Cup final. April 7, 1906 – Harvard 4:0 Ft. Warren at Soldiers Field Goals: N. Reggio 3, Osborne. Note: “Osborne played the most scientific game, his dribbling being the best of the afternoon.” April 7, 1917 – ROVERS GET INTO THE SOCCER SEMIFINALS. Fall River Rovers 6:1 Howard […]
April 6, 2002 – Mamadou Diallo scores his only goal in seven Revolution appearances
Diallo reveals a shirt sporting a U.S. flag and words “God Bless America” under his Revs’ jersey, winning over crowd after he scored for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001 strikes. Diallo compiled one of the best strike rates in MLS history, totaling 47 goals in 74 games for three teams.
April 5, 1931 – Bert Patenaude scores five goals in U.S. Open Cup final
Bert Patenaude (b. Nov. 4, 1909) scored 13 goals, Billy Gonsalves (b. Aug. 10, 1908) added 9 in the Fall River Marksmen Cup campaign. Patenaude and Gonsalves, who had teamed to help the U.S. to the semifinals of the 1930 World Cup, grew up in Fall River, Mass., and could have been expected to lead […]