Oct. 22, 1919: Monsignor Louis F. Meyer is born. Known as “the Soccer Priest,” he will be a driving force behind the growth of the Catholic Youth Council, whose youth soccer programs will develop countless numbers of players who will compete at the college and professional levels.

Oct. 21, 1934: An estimated crowd of 8,000 watches both kinds of football in a doubleheader at Sportsman’s Park.

Oct. 20, 1981: Pete Sorber wins his 200th game as head coach at Florissant Valley Community College when the Norsemen beat Forest Park, 1-0, at St. Louis U. High School.

Oct. 19, 1947: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes that 45 years after humble beginnings, the Municipal Soccer Association kicks off its season with a record 119 teams.

Oct. 18, 1934: The first soccer night game under the lights in St. Louis sees the Central Brewers play Hellrung-Grimms at Normandy High School in a St. Louis League match.

Oct. 17, 1948: An 89th-minute goal by Henry Merlo lifts Simpkins Ford to the U.S. Open Cup championship with a 3-2 win over the New York Brookhattans at Sportsman’s Park.

Oct. 15, 1976: The U.S. suffers a brutal 3-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Mexico in Puebla, Mexico, with St. Louisans Al Trost and Steve Pecher in the USA’s starting lineup.

Oct. 12, 2005: Taylor Twellman scores his first international goal in the USA’s 2-0 win over Panama in a World Cup qualifier at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

Oct. 10, 1962: St. Louis University begins a winning streak that will take the Billikens to their third NCAA championship by edging Harris Teachers College, 2-1.

Oct. 8, 1950: Kutis serves notice that there is a shakeup in the St. Louis soccer hierarchy by blanking two-time U.S. Open Cup champion Simpkins, 2-0, in one of two St. Louis Major Soccer League games at Sportsman’s Park.

Oct. 7, 2016: St. Louis native Becky Sauerbrunn is named to NWSL Best XI for fourth consecutive year.

Oct. 2, 2010: Athletic Club (AC) of St. Louis plays its final game, a 2-1 loss to the Rochester Rhinos at the Soccer Park.

Oct. 1, 1950: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Hans Stranadl has joined the Raiders