1974 Vancouver Whitecaps season

Vancouver Whitecaps 1974 soccer season January 2014 April 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1974 Jim Easton Head coach Herb Capozzi Denny Veitch General manager NASL Division: 5thOverall: 11th NASL Playoffs Did not qualify 17,343 vs San Jose Earthquakes May 5, 1974http://soccerstats.us/teams/vancouver-whitecaps/games/ Vancouver Whitecaps All-time Game Results | SoccerStats.us 6,310 vs Baltimore Comets June 16, 1974 10,098http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1974.html The Year in American Soccer - 1974 Homepages.sover.net October 4, 2003 January 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121101/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1974.html November 5, 2015 dead _redborder _collarred _redborder FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 1975 Division 1 professional soccer returned to Vancouver in 1974 with the Vancouver Whitecaps as interest began to grow in U.S. soccer, and the NASL grew after stabilizing in terms of attendance and number of teams with six to eight teams. In 1974 the Whitecaps were one of five expansion teams that were the first teams since 1968 (when Vancouver previously had a team) west of Dallas, Texas and St. Louis, Missouri. The 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the inaugural season of the Whitecaps and their debut season in the North American Soccer League. The Whitecaps were born on December 11, 1973, with the franchise announcement on the top floor of a downtown Vancouver Davie Street hotel. The city had officially amateur teams with regional leagues going back to the 1930s in the Pacific Coast Soccer League. The city was also home to NASL professional soccer in 1967 and 1968 when the Vancouver Royal Canadians competed at Empire Stadium. The team played in colours of red and white. Their logo was a standard shield-shaped crest decorated only by a red soccer ball, with a maple leaf in the middle and the words 'Vancouver Whitecaps' above. The Whitecaps hit the pitch on May 5, 1974, with an attendance of 17,343 at Empire Stadium for their first NASL regular season match against the San Jose Earthquakes, losing 2–1 in a shootout. Jim Easton who had moved from his native Scotland in 1973 to take the 'Caps coaching role after playing the previous season for the Miami Toros, missed the playoffs the first season with a team from the local Vancouver area reinforced with four Scottish players. Locals included players from the University of British Columbia, Pacific Coast Soccer League, and returned local players who had gone abroad to train with European clubs. Squad The 1974 squadhttp://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Whitecaps_Rosters.htm NASL Vancouver Whitecaps Rosters Nasljerseys.com January 21, 2014 0 BER GK Sam Nusum 1 CAN GK Greg Weber 2 CAN DF Neil Ellett 3 CAN DF Bruce Wilson 4 CAN MF Doug Scorse 5 CAN DF Bob Lenarduzzi 6 CAN DF Sam Lenarduzzi 7 ITA FW Victor Kodelja 8 CAN FW Glen Johnson 9 SCO FW George McLean 10 SCO MF Billy Stevenson 11 CAN MF Brian Gant 12 CAN FW Brian Budd 13 ENG FW Chris Bennett 14 CAN FW Gary Thompson 15 CAN MF Darryl Samson 16 SCO DF Gerry Heaney 17 SCO DF Charlie Palmer 19 ENG DF Les Wilson Midfielder Billy Stevenson and defender Sam Lenarduzzi were captains of the 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps. NASL 1974 North American Soccer League season League Standings Western Division Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1Los Angeles Aztecs2011274136+51102San Jose Earthquakes209834338+51033Seattle Sounders2010373717+201014Vancouver Whitecaps2054112930–170 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSource: [1] Overall Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1Los Angeles Aztecs2011274136+51102Miami Toros209653824+141073Baltimore Comets2010284246–41054San Jose Earthquakes209834338+51035Seattle Sounders2010373717+201016Dallas Tornado209383927+121007Boston Minutemen2010194136+5948Toronto Metros-Croatia20412142840–12879Rochester Lancers20412142840–127710Philadelphia Atoms208111252507411Vancouver Whitecaps2054112930–17012Washington Diplomats2071122936–77013New York Cosmos20412142840–125814St. Louis Stars2041154254–125415Denver Dynamos2050152142–2149 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSource: [1] Results Results by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/A/H/A /A /A/H /H/H/A/A/H/A /H/A/H/H/A Result D/W/D/L/W/L/D/D/L/W/D/L/W/D/D/D/L/W/D/L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss complete soccerstats.us April 2013 Match results 1 May 5, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 yes Report San Jose Earthquakes Niel Ellett Hernandez Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia D 17,343 2 May 11, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Report Denver Dynamos Brian Gant Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia W 10,232 3 May 17, 1974 Miami Toros 2–2 yes Report Vancouver Whitecaps George McLean Derek Watts Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida D 4195 4 May 19, 1974 Toronto Metros 2–1 Report Vancouver Whitecaps Vojin Lazarevic Tadeusz Polak George McLean Varsity Stadium Toronto, Ontario L 5,130 5 May 25, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Report Boston Minutemen Brian Gant Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia W 11,148 6 May 27, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs 3–0 no Report Vancouver Whitecaps Jerry Kazarian Doug McMillan Tony Douglas Weingart Stadium Los Angeles, California L 6,248 7 June 1, 1974 Denver Dynamos 0–0 yes Report Vancouver Whitecaps Mile High Stadium Denver, Colorado D 3,325 8 June 2, 1974 Dallas Tornado 1–1 yes Report Vancouver Whitecaps Rote Victor Kodelja Texas Stadium Dallas, Texas D 9,286 9 June 9, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–2 Report Seattle Sounders (1974–83) David Butler Jimmy Gabriel Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia L 11,258 10 June 16, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 4–1 Report Baltimore Comets Brian Gant Bruce Wilson Victor Kodelja Hank Kazmierski Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia W 6,130 11 June 23, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–0 yes Report Philadelphia Atoms Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia D 8,816 12 June 29, 1974 Washington Diplomats 2–1 Report Vancouver Whitecaps Gary Darrell George Ross Chris Bennett Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington DC L 3,156 13 June 30, 1974 New York Cosmos 0–2 Report Vancouver Whitecaps Chris Bennett George McLean Downing Stadium New York, New York W 2,835 14 July 7, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 yes Report St. Louis Stars Glen Johnson Dennis Vaninger Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia D 8,142 15 July 10, 1974 St. Louis Stars 1–1 yes Report Vancouver Whitecaps Jim Bokern Glen Johnson Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri D 9,990 16 July 14, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 yes Report Dallas Tornado Brian Gant Bob Lenarduzzi Ilija Mitic Garcia Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia D 11,814 17 July 26, 1974 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Report Vancouver Whitecaps Own goal Paul Child Archie Roboostoff George McLean Spartan Stadium San Jose, California L 17,670 18 July 28, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Report Los Angeles Aztecs Brian Budd Darryl Sampson Doug McMillan Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia W 8,024 19 August 4, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 yes Report Rochester Lancers Bob Lenarduzzi George McLean Rudi Sacher David Proctor Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia D 7,892 20 August 11, 1974 Seattle Sounders 2–1 Report Vancouver Whitecaps John Rowlands Jimmy Gabriel Charlie Palmer Kingdome Seattle, Washington L 14,876 Overall February 2013 See also History of Vancouver Whitecaps FC References 1974 Category:1974 North American Soccer League season Category:Canadian soccer clubs 1974 season Category:1974 in sports in British Columbia Whitecaps, 1974