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Oneida FC

The Oneida Football Club, founded in Cambridge, 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 canonization of rules for soccer, rugby, or American football. The club played in the Boston Common from 1862-1865 against pickup teams throughout the Boston collegiate community. A commemorative plaque stands in the Boston Common which reads:

On This Field The Oneida
Football Club Of Boston
T

he 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.]

On St. Patrick's Day [March 17th] 2011, the Oneida FC was re-established as a contemporary sporting entity in homage to this original team, and currently supports two teams; one competing in the USA Rugby League National Championship, and the other in the Boston Casa Soccer League. [These two teams are referred to as: OFC/RL & OFC/S, for Rugby League & Soccer, respectively. They are based from Cambridge, MA, and are affiliated as a brother club to the Boston 13s RLFC. Oneida FC logo, designed by Mr. Kyle Winter, is a traditional heraldic design. The central graphical element is an Enfield upon a field of harvard crimson, and emblazoned upon a shield of metallic silver & grey. Two banners mount the shield: one above, reading "Oneida FC"; and one below, reading "est. 1862". An Enfield is a rare heraldic creature, having the head of a fox, forelegs like an eagle's talons, the chest of a greyhound, the body of a lion, the hindquarters and tail of a wolf. It's earliest found use if from the crest of the Ó Callaigh clan of Ireland. [Ó Cellaigh of Uí Maine are the most documented O'Kelly sept in early Irish history and annals. The enfield appears in Leabhar Ua Maine.]
The ancient tradition among the O'Kellys is that they have borne this fabulous animal since the days of King Tadhg Mór Ua Cellaigh who fell "fighting like a wolf dog" on the side of the High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. When Tadhg Mor fell this mythical beast issued from the nearby sea to protect the dead body of the chief until it was retrieved for proper burial by his kinsmen. The animal is sculptured on many old (c.1375–1650) tombstones of the O'Kelly family in the Abbey of Kilconnell (founded c. 1353 by King William Buidhe Ó Cellaigh), and in the old church of Cloonkeen.

11/03/2019

Goals from these guys (including a once in a generation goal from ) helped Oneida wrap up a successful season with a 5-1 win over Cambridge Arsenal in D3S yesterday. Looking forward to D2 in the spring!

10/20/2019

Another win for Oneida today. Waltham provided some perfect cider weather and these guys provided some goals. ⚽️🍎⚽️

10/12/2019

D3S Champs 🏆 @ Mayor Danehy Park

10/05/2019

Goals from Gustavo, Dillon (x2) and Nick gave Oneida a 4-2 win against Homenetmen out in Waltham this morning. Four more games to go...

09/28/2019

The goals-and-assists gang from today’s win against OHP Gunners. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

09/21/2019

First half goals from (x2) and Gustavo we’re enough to seal the 3 points in the heat against a good Boston Rovers side. The win keeps us 2 points ahead of Fall River with a game in hand.

09/14/2019

Big win today, coming back from 2-0 down at halftime to win 3-2 against a strong side.

09/05/2019

Pre-season friendly under the lights against our friends at Longwood. An away day in Rhode Island awaits this weekend.

06/09/2019

A successful day in the sun today. Goals from Andy Mason, , and gave Oneida a 6-1 win out at East Boston.

05/18/2019

Goals from Sean Janson (x3) Dillon Badger (x2) and Tolin Vaccaro gave Oneida victory over Coastal United today. Perfect weather for a victory cider too.

05/04/2019

A penalty won by and finished by was enough to get the three points for Oneida today. Not the prettiest win, but happy to be able to enjoy a victory beer post-game.

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