Soccer night games in the U.S. go back to 1923, General Electric’s team showing the way, according to The Boston Globe. In England, the first lighted stadium was Bramall Lane, home of Sheffield United, in 1878. [Read more…] about Aug. 21, 1929 – New York Nationals 3:3 Fall River Marksmen at Polo Grounds (Att.: 1,500), “Soccer Game Played Under Arc Light … “
The Boston and District League was the top amateur soccer league in the area from the early 1900s on. The earliest references I’ve found were in 1907.
Lynn Hibernians fell, 3-1, to eventual champions Fall River Rovers in the third round of the 1917 National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup). [Read more…] about June 2, 1917 – Lynn Hibernians win Boston and District League title