1973 New York Cosmos season

August 2023 New York Cosmos 1973 Gordon Bradleyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/sports/soccer/01bradley.html?_r=1 Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74 The New York Times May 2008 Bell Jack Hofstra Stadium NASL Division: 2ndOverall: 3rdPlayoffs: Semifinal National Challenge Cup Did not enter CONCACAF Champions' Cup Did not enter USA Joey Fink (10 goals) USA Joey Fink (11 goals) 9,075(May 6 vs. Rochester) All: 2,364(May 20 vs. Finn Harps)League: 3,920(May 26 vs. Atlanta) 5,782https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl.html North American Soccer League true 1972 1974 The 1973 New York Cosmos season was the third season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' third year of existence, the club finished 2nd in the Eastern Division and 3rd in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos were defeated in their semifinal match by the Dallas Tornado. 4 Squad 0 POL GK Jerry Sularz 1 USA GK Shep Messing 2 USA DF Barry Mahy 2 ISR DF Karol Rotner 3 USA FW Henry McCully 4 USA DF Werner Roth 6 CAN MF John Kerr, Sr. 7 NIR FW Mickey Niblock 8 ISR FW Roby Young 9 USA Paul LeSueur 10 TCH FW Josef Jelinek 11 USA FW Jorge Siega 12 USA FW Joey Fink 14 USA DF Ralph Wright 15 USA MF Siegfried Stritzl 16 BER FW Randy Horton 18 CAN FW Tibor Vigh 19 POL DF Karol Kapcinski 20 TRI MF Everald Cummings 22 POL MF Dieter Zajdel 23 USA DF Len Renery 24 USA DF Gordon Bradley 5,8 ENG DF Malcolm Dawes USA FW Charlie McCully Source:http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm NASL New York Cosmos Rosters Results Source:http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1973/ All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us Preseason DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersApril 23, 1973Club AméricaA2-135,000VighApril 26, 1973VeracruzA1-0N/A Regular season Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game). Eastern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts1Philadelphia Atoms19 9 2 8 29 14+151042New York Cosmos19 7 5 7 31 23 +8 913Miami Toros19 8 5 6 26 21 +5 88 Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts1Dallas Tornado19 11 4 4 36 25+111112Philadelphia Atoms19 9 2 8 29 14+151043New York Cosmos19 7 5 7 31 23 +8 914Toronto Metros19 6 4 9 32 18 +14 895Miami Toros19 8 5 6 26 21 +5 88 Source:http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1973.html The Year in American Soccer - 1973 2013-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130713134943/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1973.html 2013-07-13 dead Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMay 6, 1973Rochester LancersH1-09,075SiegaMay 13, 1973Toronto MetrosA1-16,862HortonMay 16, 1973Miami TorosH1-15,301HortonMay 26, 1973Atlanta ApollosH5-03,920Fink (3), Jelinek, HortonJune 2, 1973St. Louis StarsH1-15,535FinkJune 6, 1973Philadelphia AtomsA1-19,168ReneryJune 8, 1973Rochester LancersA2-14,553ZajdelJune 17, 1973Montreal OlympiqueH2-05,305Jelinek, HortonJune 27, 1973St. Louis StarsA2-14,517FinkJune 30, 1973Miami TorosA2-14,425HortonJuly 4, 1973Philadelphia AtomsA2-112,128HortonJuly 7, 1973Toronto MetrosH3-24,011Wright, Fink (2)July 14, 1973Philadelphia AtomsH1-16,100FinkJuly 27, 1973Atlanta ApollosA1-32,671Fink (2), CummingsJuly 28, 1973Miami TorosH1-04,520FinkAugust 4, 1973Dallas TornadoA2-15,359HortonAugust 9, 1973Montreal OlympiqueA0-01,100August 11, 1973Dallas TornadoH4-37,250Horton, Siega, Kapcinski, Young Postseason Overview Semi-finals August 15New York Cosmos0–1Dallas TornadoIrving, Texas Stadium August 18Toronto Metros0–3Philadelphia AtomsPhiladelphia, Veterans Stadium Final August 25Philadelphia Atoms2–0Dallas TornadoIrving, Texas Stadium Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers Ref.August 15, 1973Dallas TornadoA1-09,009 Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResult Att. Attendance Scorers Ref. Apr 23 MEX América A 1–2 35,000 Vigh New York Cosmos 1971-73 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com Apr 26 MEX Veracruz A 0–1 6,805 – May 20 EIR Finn Harps H 1–1 2,364 Siega June 24 MEX Veracruz H 2–2 6,805 Strintzl, Horton August 18 URS Torpedo MoscowH 2–2 7,763 Niblock, Horton See also 1973 North American Soccer League season References 2 New York New York Category:New York Cosmos seasons New York Cosmos