Sept. 8, 1968 – Boston Beacons’ final match at Fenway Park
After finishing in last place in the NASL Atlantic Division with a 9W-17L-6D record, the Boston Beacons announced the team was seeking a buyer. Average attendance was 4,373 for 15 matches, the Beacons declaring losses of about $500,000 in their only season.
Sept. 7, 1947 – Ponta Delgada first to win U.S. Open Cup & U.S. Amateur Cup double
Fall River’s Ponta Delgada SC became the country’s dominant team in the late 1940s and was selected to represent the U.S. in the first North American championship, losing to Mexico (5-0) and Cuba (5-2) in Havana.
Sept. 6, 2002 – Revolution general manager Todd Smith announces resignation
Todd Smith, Revolution GM since Sept. 26, 2000, had been diagnosed with cancer, but continued to work full-time, announcing his resignation effective at the end of the season. Smith had fired Revolution coach Fernando Clavijo after a 5-2 loss at Colorado dropped the team’s record to 2W-4L-1D on May 22, 2002, replacing him with assistant […]
Sept. 5, 1929 – Fall River Marksmen 5:2 Brooklyn Hakoah All Stars, ASL match “first night game in the history of the game here”
Billy Gonsalves and Bert Patenaude scored twice and Bill McPherson added a penalty kick for the Marksmen in an ASL match under the lights. The first night soccer game in history was contested in Sheffield, England, on Oct. 14, 1878.
Sept. 4, 1926 – Worcester County 2:2 Worcester All-Stars at Gaskill Field
Worcester County Sportsmanship Brotherhood soccer team selected for visit to Worcestershire, England, in October. The team departed on the SS Samaria of the Cunard Line on Oct. 3, compiling a 1W-4L-0D record:
Sept. 3, 2005 – DOS A ZERO as Steve Ralston scores World Cup berth clinching goal. U.S. 2:0 Mexico at Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio (Att.: 24,685)
Steve Ralston opened the scoring with a 55th-minute finish into an open net after Oguchi Onyewu headed an Eddie Lewis free kick off the left post as the U.S. qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. DaMarcus Beasley added a 62nd-minute goal. Ralston made 15 of his 36 international appearances in 2005 but was […]