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scored a goal and created an assist in the game played before a crowd of 18,431, the largest to attend a
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with a 2–1 loss in front of 5,714 fans, losing due to a botched clearance that bounced off a Beacon player and into the net for the
Clipper's winning goal. On July 8, 1968, the Beacons lost by a score of 7–1 to Brazilian team
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of the former USA folded, leaving the New
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in 1967, the team played its first and only season in the
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Beacons opened their season on the road against the
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278:NASL following the merger of the NPSL and rival
755:"Beacons Survive Rovers In Major Soccer Merger"
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1724:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) teams
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674:"Differences Settled, Soccer Leagues Merge"
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258:professional team that competed in the
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292:National Professional Soccer League
260:North American Soccer League (NASL)
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544:"Frisco Gets Pro Soccer Loop Spot"
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262:in 1968. The team was based in
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552:. October 24, 1966. p. 34.
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266:and played their home games at
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832:"North American Soccer League"
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735:. January 5, 1968. p. 8
705:. Rowman & Littlefield.
620:"Beacons Sign English Coach"
565:"Knight Helps Crank Up NPSL"
337:Following the merger of the
16:Defunct American soccer club
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786:. April 1, 1968. p. 12
648:"New England Sports Briefs"
600:. April 7, 1967. p. 21
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70:; 56 years ago
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654:. July 7, 1967. p. 13
628:. June 5, 1967. p. 10
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812:. July 9, 1968. p. 8
781:"..Sports News In Brief."
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806:"Brazil Wins Hub Soccer"
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1641:Toronto Metros-Croatia
1456:Las Vegas Quicksilvers
1431:Hartford Bicentennials
1426:Golden Bay Earthquakes
1349:Boston Shamrock Rovers
351:Boston Shamrock Rovers
116:5th, Atlantic Division
1537:Philadelphia Spartans
1666:Washington Diplomats
1595:San Jose Earthquakes
1446:Jacksonville Tea Men
1386:Caribous of Colorado
784:The Nashua Telegraph
699:Seese, D.J. (2015).
652:The Nashua Telegraph
625:The Nashua Telegraph
570:The Pittsburgh Press
1656:Vancouver Whitecaps
1569:San Antonio Thunder
1553:Pittsburgh Phantoms
1506:New England Tea Men
680:. December 14, 1967
549:Schenectady Gazette
464:New England Tea Men
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1521:New York Skyliners
1501:Montreal Olympique
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1466:Los Angeles Wolves
1461:Los Angeles Aztecs
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1516:New York Generals
1451:Kansas City Spurs
1436:Houston Hurricane
1416:Edmonton Drillers
1381:Cleveland Stokers
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1600:Seattle Sounders
1559:Portland Timbers
1532:Oakland Stompers
1527:Oakland Clippers
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1344:Boston Minutemen
1334:Baltimore Comets
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308:Dick O'Connell
304:Boston Red Sox
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