Fall River Marksmen teammates Billy Gonsalves and Bert Patenaude provided the U.S. goals against Brazil in a post-1930 World Cup match. Patenaude led the team with 10 goals (plus eight goals disallowed), all scored in seven games during the World Cup and post-WC tour. [Read more…] about Aug. 17, 1930 – Brazil 4:3 U.S., Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro (Att.: 16,500)
Harry Burness played for the Boston Wonder Workers and other teams in the ASL, his career continuing into the ‘40s. His brother, Gordon Burness (1907-89), played for the U.S. national team and resided in Needham, Mass., while working for Exxon Oil Co. [Read more…] about Aug. 16, 1944 – Lt. Henry E. “Harry” Burness, serving in U.S. Army, killed in action in France
Thomas Swords of Fall River, Mass., was captain of the U.S. national team for its first overseas tour. This was the opener of a six-game series in Sweden and Norway. “Most conspicuous of all the features of the trip was the wonderful playing of the American team.” (Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide) Goals: R. Gunnarsson; Heminsley. Note: King Gustaf V in attendance. [Read more…] about Aug. 15, 1916 – Stockholm Tigrarna 1:1 U.S., Olympic Stadium (Att.: 20,000)
Friendly match duel between Sao Paulo’s Arthur Friedenreich and Fall River’s Billy Gonsalves, the U.S. visiting Brazil as part of a post-World Cup tour. Friedenreich would score more than 1,200 goals (officially listed at 1,329 goals), concluding his career with Flamengo in 1935. Gonsalves totaled an estimated 1,000 goals, retiring in 1952. [Read more…] about Aug. 10, 1930 – Sao Paulo FC 5:3 U.S., Chácara da Floresta, Brazil
Friendly match duel between Sao Paulo’s Arthur Friedenreich and Fall River’s Billy Gonsalves, the U.S. visiting Brazil as part of a post-World Cup tour. Friedenreich would score more than 1,200 goals (officially listed at 1,329 goals), concluding his career with Flamengo in 1935. Gonsalves totaled an estimated 1,000 goals, retiring in 1952. [Read more…] about Aug. 10, 1930 – Sao Paulo FC 5:3 U.S., Chácara da Floresta, Brazil
In a 1990 interview, Arnie Oliver (New Bedford, Mass.) recalled having scored the deciding goal in a U.S. 4-3 victory over Santos FC, only for next day newspaper accounts to report the score as a draw. Bert Patenaude had eight goals disallowed during the U.S. tour of South America pre- and post-1930 World Cup. [Read more…] about Aug. 9, 1930 – Santos FC 3:3 U.S.
Landon Donovan played twice at Foxboro Stadium and 20 times (11 goals) at Gillette Stadium. Donovan holds the Gillette record with a four-goal game for the U.S. in a 5-0 win over Cuba in 2003. [Read more…] about Aug. 8, 2001 – Revolution 1:5 San Jose Earthquakes, Landon Donovan’s Foxborough debut (Att.: 11,822)
U.S. manager William R. Cummings’ official report lists James Gentle (Brookline High School/University of Pennsylvania) as the team’s goal-scorer in this post-World Cup match. Other reports name the scorer as Bert Patenaude, who is listed with having scored 10 goals (plus another eight disallowed) during the 10-game U.S. campaign in the 1930 World Cup and post-tournament tour of South America. [Read more…] about Aug. 3, 1930 – CA Peñarol 4:1 U.S., Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
Providence’s Tommy Florie captained the U.S. team, which finished in third place in the inaugural World Cup. James Brown, who would go on to play for Manchester United, and later established the Brunswick School (Greenwich, Conn.) soccer program in the 1950s, scored in the 89th minute. Attendance was reported between 50,000 and 100,000. [Read more…] about July 26, 1930 – Argentina 6:1 U.S., World Cup semifinals, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (Att.: 72,886)
Cuba 5:2 U.S., North American Football Championship tournament, Havana, Cuba (Att.: 4,000)
U.S. goals: Ed Souza, Ed Valentine. [Read more…] about July 20, 1947 – U.S. national team represented by Ponta Delgada SC