Plaque for Oneida Football Club

Plaque reads:
On this field the Oneida Football Club of Boston, the first organized club in the United States played against all comers from 1862 to 1865. The Oneida Goal was never crossed. This monument was placed on Boston Common, November 1925 by the seven surviving members of the Team.

The Oneida Football Club, founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1862, was the first organized team to play any kind of football in the United States. The game played by the club, known as the "Boston game", was an informal local variant that predated the codification of rules for soccer, rugby, or American football. The team, which consisted of graduates of Boston's elite preparatory schools, played on Boston Common from 1862–1865, during which time they reportedly never lost a game or even gave up a single point.

Photo 72c, July 2012

Plaque for Oneida Football Club

Photo 73c, July 2012