Beacon Hill in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Oneida Football Club of Boston

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021

1. Oneida Football Club of Boston Marker

Inscription.

On this field the Oneida Football Club of Boston, the first organized football club in the United States played against all comers from 1862 to 1865
The Oneida goal was never crossed

This monument is placed on Boston Common November 1925 by the seven surviving members of the Team

Members of the Oneida Team
Gerrit Smith Miller Founder and Captain · Edward Lincoln Arnold · Robert Arthorp Bolt · Edward Bowditch · Walter Denison Brooks · George Davis · John Malcolm Forbes · John Power Hall · Robert Means Lawrence ·James D’Wold Lovett · Francis Greenwood Peabody ·Winthrop Saltonstall Scudder · Alanson Tucker · Louis Thies · Robert Clifford Watson · Huntington Frothingham Wolcott

Erected 1925.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1925.

Location. 42° 21.375′ N, 71° 4.03′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. Marker can be reached from Beacon Street south of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Boston Founded A.D. 1630 (within shouting distance of this marker); 45 Beacon Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Reverend William Blaxton

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(within shouting distance of this marker); On This Site Stood the Home of John Singleton Copley (within shouting distance of this marker); Nurses of the Armed Services Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (about 300 feet away); North Sea Mine Force Memorial (about 400 feet away); 29A Chestnut Street (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . . Oneida Football Club. This Wikipedia article includes an image of the marker's dedication in 1925. (Submitted on July 1, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Oneida Football Club of Boston Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021

2. Oneida Football Club of Boston Marker Reverse

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021

3. Oneida Football Club of Boston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.