The New England Revolution opened the scoring on Rob Ukrop’s 20th-minute goal, off a Welton cross, following an Alexi Lalas clearance. The Mutiny scored on three set pieces, Revolution defender Mike Burns disputing the foul that led to the third goal, saying “the referee (Zimmerman Boulos) knows he made a mistake.” [Read more…] about April 13, 1996 – New England Revolution inaugural game
The Boston Wonder Workers had defeated the Ben Millers in the American Professional Championship the previous day.
Goals: Florie (PK), Abdallah, Renfew; Battles. [Read more…] about April 12, 1925 – Providence 3:1 Boston Wonder Workers, exhibition at Kinsley Park (Att.: 4,000)
U.S. team selected for 1934 World Cup includes Eddie Czerkiewicz, Walter Dick, Tommy Florie, Joe Martinelli (Pawtucket Rangers); Billy Gonsalves, “Scotty” Nilsen (Stix, Baer & Fuller); T. Lynch (Brooklyn Celtics); A. Donelli (Curry FC, Pittsburgh). Also named were Willie McLean and B. Lehman (Stix, Baer & Fuller); George Moorhouse (New York Americans); goalkeeper J. Hjulian (Chicago Wieboldts); and F.J. “Hun” Ryan, W. Fielder and P. Pietras (Philadelphia German-Americans). Reserves were A. Harker and H. Rapp (German-Americans) and T. Amrhein (Baltimore Cantons).
Team will sail May 5 and first game “expected to be played May 24.” [Read more…] about April 11, 1934 – U.S. Soccer Squad of 18 is Selected
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 whipped the ball past Renzulli into the net, all the pent-up feeling of the New England crowd rent the air – such a dancing and war whooping as was never staged at a soccer game before.” [Read more…] about April 10, 1920 – Fore River FC 2:1 Robins Dry Dock at Coats Field, Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 10,000)
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 on TV. The Master’s tournament …” [Read more…] about April 9, 1978 – Tea Men 1:2 Tampa Bay Rowdies. Tea Men inaugural game (Att.: 11,360)
The 1934 National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final extended to a third game. [Read more…] about April 8, 1934 – Pawtucket Rangers 3:2 Stix, Baer & Fuller, National Challenge Cup final 2nd leg at Coats Field (Att.: 8,000)
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 Bullough, National Cup soccer series (Att.: 1,000). Goals: Turner, C. Burns (PK), Cullerton, F. Burns, Sullivan 2; Bolgate. Note: Visitors played part of game with 10, Blakesley being injured in the first half.
April 7, 1923 – J&P Coats 2:1 Fall River Marksmen
April 7, 1934 – North Massachusetts & New Hampshire All-Stars 3:1 Boston SC, U.S. national team World Cup tryout match at Lincoln Park, Boston
Goals: Atkinson, Hay, Doherty (PK); Ritchie. Note: Argentina announced it would not send a “pro” soccer team to the 1934 World Cup in Italy.
April 7, 1957 – Mexico 6:0 U.S., Olympic qualifier at Estadio Olimpico (Att.: 75,000)
George Brown U.S. debut
April 7, 1967 – Boston’s entry in the National Professional Soccer League to be called the Boston Beacons … “after consideration of thousands of suggestions from area sports fans”
NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY
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. [Read more…] about April 6, 2002 – Mamadou Diallo scores his only goal in seven Revolution appearances
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 the U.S. national for years to come. [Read more…] about April 5, 1931 – Bert Patenaude scores five goals in U.S. Open Cup final
Fall River, Mass., is considered “New England’s leading soccer city … Bay State as the leading section in soccer in the United States. … Pawtucket, where several final contests have been played, holds the record for attendance at a soccer game in America.”(The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about April 4, 1919 – Fall River named site of National Challenge Cup final, scheduled April 19, 1919