Use By Professional Sports
Since its reconfiguration in the 1950s, six professional sports franchises have used this stadium:
- The Boston Patriots played at Nickerson Field from 1960 through 1962.
- In 1975 the Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League called Nickerson home.
- The New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League made Nickerson Field temporary quarters in 1979 after Bay State Raceway filed a temporary restraining order preventing them from using Schaefer Stadium.
- In 1983, the Boston Breakers of the United States Football League played their home games here.
- From 2001 to 2003, the Women's United Soccer Association's Boston Breakers used the stadium.
- The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse used the stadium as their home from 2004 through 2006. The 2004 and 2005 MLL championships were played at the stadium.
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