1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season

August 2023 August 2023 Vancouver Royal Canadians 1967 Brigadier General E.G. Eakins Ian McColl Head coach United Soccer Association 5th, Western Division Empire Stadium 7,019 _redwhitevertical _adidasonwhite2011 ffffff ffffff ffffff ff0000 ffffff _whitestripeonright _adidaswhite2011 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 1968 The 1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season was the first season in the history of the Vancouver Royal Canadians soccer club. The club played in the United Soccer Association (USA), a league that used clubs from Europe and South America to represent American and Canadian cities. First division Football League side Sunderland A.F.C, who finished 17th in the 1966–67 Football League, was the club that represented Vancouver in the USA. The club played its home games at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. Following the 1967 season, the USA and the National Professional Soccer League merged to form the North American Soccer League.Associated Press Associated Press 20 cities picked for soccer loop The New York Times December 14, 1967 80 The San Francisco Golden Gate Gales of the USA merged with Vancouver, and the club was renamed the Vancouver Royals for the inaugural season of the NASL. Players The Vancouver Royals' roster was made up of Sunderland A.F.C. players on their summer break. NumNamePosHeightWeightAppsGA 1 Jim Montgomery EnglandG 6 0 0 2Cecil Irwin England D 12023 John Parke Northern IrelandD 7 4 Colin Todd England M17569 1210 5George Kinnell Scotland M1837612206Jim Baxter ScotlandM1807612237 Allan Gauden England F173708228John O'Hare ScotlandF1738111119Neil Martin Scotland F 111110George Herd Scotland F1737063211George Mulhall ScotlandF17570103012Jim Shoulder England D1737151013 Derek Forster England G175 70014Colin Suggett EnglandF17568123015Brian Heslop M1787380116William Hughes Scotland M17366801 Num = Number, Pos = Position, Height in cm, Weight in kg, Apps = Appearances, G = Goals, A = Assists Results Standings United Soccer Association#Western Division Western Division Match results #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA May 28 1 San Francisco Vancouver Kezar Stadium San Francisco, California 6–1 L Houwaart Maassen Heynen Suggett New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xTQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TusFAAAAIBAJ&dq=boston%20rovers%20vancouver&pg=6493%2C2685734 The Miami News May 29, 1967 November 2, 2012 8,177 June 4 2 Detroit Vancouver University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, Michigan 1–1 D Trainor Herd https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M5plAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5694%2C1625656 The Tie Was Unfortunate The Vancouver Sun Jim Kearney June 5, 1967 November 2, 2012 11,629 June 7 3 Vancouver Dallas Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 4–1 W Martin Suggett 47Mulhall Hainey 38 Jukich Roy Canadians Click For Home Folks https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NZplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6783%2C2704385 The Vancouver Sun June 8, 1967 November 3, 2012 10,053Gales Highest In United League June 8, 1967 November 2, 2012 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2TQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZesFAAAAIBAJ&dq=vancouver%20soccer&pg=3050%2C1570529 The Miami News June 11 4 Vancouver Boston Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 1–0 W O'Hare 21 Royal Canadians Win By O'Hare https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688%2C4133673 The Vancouver Sun June 12, 1967 November 2, 2012 Roy Jukich 7,616 June 14 5 Los Angeles Vancouver Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California 5–1 L Hunt Buckley Dougan Knowles Heslop Buckley's Pair Leads Second Half Outburst The Vancouver Sun https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PJplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6480%2C5338710 June 15, 1967 November 2, 2012 Roy Jukich 5,251Houston-Detroit Soccer Game Ended By Brawl Sarasota Journal June 15, 1967 November 2, 2012 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zl0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3oUFAAAAIBAJ&dq=vancouver%20soccer&pg=3473%2C2166777 Associated Press June 18 6 Vancouver Houston Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 1–4 L Borge Fans, Too, Like 'Kicks' https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=154tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BqAFAAAAIBAJ&dq=vancouver%20usa&pg=2204%2C4391857 The Montreal Gazette June 20, 1967 November 2, 2012 Associated Press 6,785 June 21 7 Vancouver Toronto Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 2–4 L Martin 27Herd Heslop 31 o.g.Stein 55Scott Stevenson Jukich Roy Leaky Defence Plagues McColl https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kZplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4636%2C2364565 The Vancouver Sun June 22, 1967 November 2, 2012 5,114 June 25 8 Toronto Vancouver Varsity Stadium Toronto, Ontario 2–2 D Stein Davis 78 Gauden 33Mulhall Referee Incurs Pickburn's Ire https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lJplAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4532%2C3750233 The Vancouver Sun June 26, 1967 November 2, 2012 17 4,3851967 Vancouver Royal Canadians soccer-almanac.com http://www.soccer-almanac.com/teams/sched_template.php?y=1967&tm=VAU https://archive.today/20130202131316/http://www.soccer-almanac.com/teams/sched_template.php?y=1967&tm=VAU dead February 2, 2013 November 6, 2012 Daniel Creel Harry Sadler June 28 9 Washington Vancouver D.C. Stadium Washington, D.C. 1–1 D Munro 14 Gauden 48 Stout Defence Earns a Draw https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5plAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5308%2C4853382 The Vancouver Sun June 29, 1967 November 2, 2012 15 8,709 July 1 10 Chicago Vancouver White Sox Park Chicago, Illinois 2–2 D 3,602 July 5 11 Vancouver New York Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 1–1 D Kinnell 83 Ribeiro 10 6,533 July 9 12 Vancouver Cleveland Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 3–1 W 6,012 References General Litterer Dave North American Soccer League I (NASL) 1967-1984 http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/nasl/naslhist.html American Soccer History Archives November 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130907102955/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/nasl/naslhist.html 7 September 2013 dead Severino Carlos North American Soccer League 1967 https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl67.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation November 2, 2012 Days Paul Stars In Stripes Sunderland AFC as The Vancouver Royal Canadians https://www.amazon.com/Stars-Stripes-Sunderland-Vancouver-Canadians-ebook/dp/B009F97H2G Blue House Field August 28, 2014 Specific Category:Vancouver Royals seasons Vancouver Royal Canadians season Vancouver Royal Canadians Vancouver Royal Canadians Vancouver Royals, 1976