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Nov. 21, 1862 – Founding of first football club in Western Hemisphere (Oneida FC)

November 21, 2017 by frankdellapa@gmail.com

The Oneida Football Club played on the Boston Common, using a combination of rugby and soccer rules known as “The Boston Game.” The club was founded by Gerritt Smith “Gat” Miller, a student at the Dixwell School on Boylston Place. [Read more…] about Nov. 21, 1862 – Founding of first football club in Western Hemisphere (Oneida FC)

Filed Under: Soccer Tagged With: Gerrit Smith, Gerrit Smith Miller, James D'Wolf Lovett, Oneida FC, Soccer

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Frank Dell'Apa

Frank Dell’Apa began covering soccer in the days of the original NASL. He was the Boston Globe’s soccer columnist for nearly 23 years before being recruited to work for a start-up television network in Miami. In late 2014, he returned to Boston, where he is based as a freelance journalist. Dell’Apa has covered seven World Cups, MLS since the league started, and continues to be involved with the NASL as part of a New York Cosmos Podcast.

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