Oct. 28, 1916 – J&P Coats 0:1 Fall River Rovers at Lonsdale Avenue Ground, Pawtucket, R.I.
U.S. national team captain Tommy Swords scored a 71st-minute goal off a rebound of a Cullerton shot saved by Knowles. The Rovers would return to the Lonsdale Ground to capture the 1917 National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) title, a 1-0 victory over Bethlehem Steel.
Oct. 27, 2001 – LA Galaxy v Revolution 2×1 [aet] at Titan Stadium (Att.: 4,195), Revolution’s first U.S. Open Cup final
Wolde Harris’ 30th-minute deflected free kick past Kevin Hartman opened the scoring, and the Revolution appeared capable of pulling off an upset until late in the second half. Ezra Hendrickson equalized with a 69th-minute blooping cross over Jose Carlos Fernandez and Danny Califf headed in a 91st-minute golden goal off a Cobi Jones corner.
Oct. 26, 1938 – Olimpico at Harvard
Howard “Howie” Mendel “flashy outside left forward and their leading goal scorer [converted] a flag shot that fooled Lee and landed in the net in the [13th minute].”
Oct. 25, 1919 – J&P Coats 1:2 Fore River, Southern New England League match at Coats Field, Pawtucket (Att.: 1,500). ‘Referee Flees from Angry Crowd’
According to The Boston Globe: “Fearing the angry crowd, referee Bishop of Fall River called the game about four minutes before time was up.” But that was not the end of the incident.
Oct. 24, 2011 – Steve Nicol dismissed as Revolution coach
Steve Nicol guided the Revolution to four MLS Cup finals, the 2007 U.S. Open Cup title and 2008 SuperLiga championship in 10 years as head coach. Nicol had a remarkable run with the team, though he never sought to be hired as head coach by the Revolution, even turning down their offer in 1999.
Oct. 23, 1930 – Hakoah All-Stars 0:3 (1:5 aggregate) Fall River Marksmen. Lewis Cup final at Polo Grounds (Att.: 2,500)
Billy Gonsalves scored twice and Arnie Oliver once for the Marksmen, whose goalkeeper was future Boston Red Sox first baseman Johnny Reder. Gonsalves (b. Aug. 10, 1908 in Portsmouth, R.I.) and Oliver (b. May 22, 1907 in New Bedford, Mass.) were members of the U.S. national team that reached the semifinals of the 1930 World […]