Malden-Medford Thanksgiving Game #136 on Thursday

Malden-Medford Thanksgiving Game is the longest-running, continuous Thanksgiving HS football rivalry in the Nation!

 

Here’s a capsule look at the Malden-Medford Thanksgiving Game History, 1889-2021, Game-by-Game
Last year’s Thanksgiving game was played at historic Fenway Park, the first  time EVER it has not been played in either Malden or Medford
This detailed, colorful history was created and prepared by former Malden Evening News Sports Editor Paul Leahy from 1971 to 1991 and by former Malden Evening News/Medford Daily Mercury editor Steve Freker from 1992 to Today
They’ve played 135 times before in a series that began in 1889 and is now the LONGEST continuous high school football rivalry in the United States.  Malden leads the series 68-56. There have been 10 ties.  Following is a capsule look of each game that’s been played in the time-honored series between Malden and Medford:

 

1889: Medford 34-0.

1889: Medford 4-0.

1891: Medford 22-0.

1892: Medford 34-0.

1893a: Malden 18-0.

1893b: Malden 12-10.

1894: Malden 10-0.

1895: Medford 6-14.

1896: Medford 18-0.

1897: Tie 0-0.

1898: Malden 20-12.

1899: Medford 23-6.

1900: Malden 10-5.

1901: Malden 23-6.

1902: Medford 6-5.

1903: Medford 17-5.

1904: Medford 18-11.

1905: Malden 27-5.

1906: Medford 6-5.

1907: Malden 44-0.

1908: Malden 55- 0.

1909: Malden 23-3.

1910: Malden 35-0.

1911: Medford 6-0.

1912: Malden 20-7.

1913: Medford 6-0.

1914: Medford 21-0.

1915: Medford 7-0.

1916: Tie 13-13.

1917: Medford 3-0.

1918: Medford 9-0.

1919: Tie 0-0.

1920: Medford 7-0.

1921: Malden 10-7.

1922: Malden 7-3.

1923: Medford 6-0.

1924: Malden 27-6.

1925: Malden 13-0.

1926: Medford 20-6.

1927: Tie 13-13.

1928: Medford 14-0.

1929: Malden 6-0.

1930: Malden 7-2.

1931: Malden 12-2.

1932: Malden 20-0.

1933: Malden 21-0.

1934: Tie 0-0.

1935: Tie 0-0.

1936: Malden 13-0.

1937: Malden 6-0.

1938: Tie 0-0.

1939: Malden 7-6.

1940: Medford 14-6.

1941: Medford 6-0.

1942: Medford 13-0.

1943: Medford 21-0.

1944: Tie 0-0.

1945: Tie 0-0.

1946: Medford 14-6.

1947: Medford 13-7.

1948: Malden 33-14.

1949: Medford 6-0.

1950: Malden 7-0.

1951: Malden 19-0.

1952: Medford 27-0.

1953: Medford 6-0.

1954: Malden 27-9.

1955: Medford 8-0.

1956: Malden 20-6.

1957: Malden 19-14.

1958: Malden 26-0.

1959: Malden 20-0.

1960: Malden 50-6.

1961: Malden 34-12.

1962: Tie 20-20.

1963: Malden 12-6.

1964: Malden 24-0.

1965: Malden 14-6.

1966: Malden 25-13.

1967: Medford 22-0.

1968: Medford 32-14.

1969: Malden 26-6.

1970: Malden 26-6.

1971: Medford 16-0.

1972: Medford 38-19.

1973: Malden 22-12.

1974: Malden 42-15.

1975: Malden 14-8.

1976: Medford 14-8.

1977: Malden 15-6.

1978: Medford 9-8.

1979: Medford 48-24.

1980: Medford 24-12.

1981: Medford 29-18.

1982: Medford 19-0.

1983: Medford 25-14.

1984: Malden 21-6.

1985: Medford 28-20.*

1986: Malden 33-12.

1987: Malden 28-0.

1988: Malden 14-13.

1989: Medford 12-8.

1990: Malden 16-2.

1991: Medford 9-8.

1992: Malden 14-13.

1993: Malden 46-18.

1994: Medford 6-0.

1995: Medford 25-14.

1996: Medford 27-12.

1997: Medford 34-8.

1998: Medford 47-32.

1999: Medford 37-20.

2000: Medford 14-13.

2001: Medford 34-6.

2002: Malden 12-0.

2003: Malden 7-0.

2004: Malden 28-6.

2005: Malden 36-6.

2006: Medford 17-14 (OT).

2007: Malden 7-6.

2008: Malden 33-22.

2009: Malden 13-7.

2010: Malden 29-0.

2011: Malden 36-0.

2012: Malden 32-6.

2013: Malden 16-0.

2014: Medford 36-12.

2015: Malden 59-36.

2016: Malden 41-18.

2017: Malden 27-22.

2018: Malden 28-22.

2019: Malden 29-0.

2020: no game in the year – COVID-19.

2021: Medford 24-21** (2020

Game) not played on Thanksgiving.

2021: Malden 12-10.

2022: Malden 35-14.*** Fenway Park Classic

 

**Medford’s 24-21 came on May 6, 2021, in the Fall 2 season, which followed the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the pandemic. Malden’s Thanksgiving Day streak of wins since 2015 continued.

***Malden-Medford #135 was the first game not played in Malden and Medford in the heralded series. It was in Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.