1972 New York Cosmos season

August 2023 New York Cosmos 1972 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: 1stOverall: 1stPlayoffs: Champions National Challenge Cup Did not enter Randy Horton (9 goals) Randy Horton (13 goals) All: 13,205(Aug. 30 vs. Dynamo Moscow)League: 7,324(May 7 vs. St. Louis) 1,200(Jun. 18 vs. Toronto) 4,282https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl.html North American Soccer League _collar _2 gold stripes 088a08 088a08 088a08 088a08 088a08 true 1971 1973 The 1972 New York Cosmos season was the second season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' second year of existence, the club finished 1st in the Northern Division and 1st in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos defeated the Dallas Tornado in the semifinal and the St. Louis Stars in the final, winning their first league championship and completing the first double by a club in the national era. 4 Squad 0 ENG GK Richard Blackmore 1 GHA GK Emmanuel Kofie 2 USA DF Barry Mahy 3 USA DF Charlie McCully 4 USA DF Werner Roth 5 GER DF Robert Neubauer 6 CAN MF John Kerr, Sr. 7 BRA FW Cinesinho 8 ISR FW Roby Young 9 ESP FW Helenio Herrera 9 USA Paul LeSueur 10 TCH FW Josef Jelinek 11 USA FW Jorge Siega 14 USA MF Stan Startzell 15 USA MF Siegfried Stritzl 16 BER FW Randy Horton 17 GHA FW Wilberforce Mfum 19 POL DF Karol Kapcinski 20 TRI MF Everald Cummings 22 POL MF Dieter Zajdel 24 USA DF Gordon Bradley Source:https://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm NASL New York Cosmos Rosters Results Source:http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1972/ All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us 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). Northern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos14 7 3 4 28 16+12772Rochester Lancers14 6 5 3 20 22 -2 643Montreal Olympique14 4 5 5 19 20 -1 574Toronto Metros14 4 6 4 18 22 -4 53 Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts1New York Cosmos14 7 3 4 28 16+12772St. Louis Stars14 7 4 3 20 14 +6 693Rochester Lancers14 6 5 3 20 22 -2 644Dallas Tornado14 6 5 3 15 12 +3 605Montreal Olympique14 4 5 5 19 20 -1 57 Source:http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1972.html The Year in American Soccer - 1972 2012-12-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150325130709/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1972.html 2015-03-25 dead Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMay 7, 1972St. Louis StarsH3-37,324Young, Horton (2)May 14, 1972Rochester LancersA1-14,100StritzlMay 20, 1972Miami GatosH6-11,302Horton (2), Cummings (2), Jelinek, SiegaMay 27, 1972Atlanta ChiefsH4-24,445Kerr, Horton (2), CummingsJune 3, 1972Dallas TornadoA1-02,157June 18, 1972Toronto MetrosH2-11,200Cummings, SiegaJune 25, 1972Atlanta ChiefsA2-0N/AJuly 1, 1972Montreal OlympiqueH2-04,571Kerr, MfumJuly 8, 1972Miami GatosA0-21,438Horton, MfumJuly 16, 1972Montreal OlympiqueA2-22,996Mfum, CummingsJuly 22, 1972Dallas TornadoH1-06,518MfumJuly 29, 1972St. Louis StarsA1-04,385August 6, 1972Toronto MetrosA1-11,255HortonAugust 12, 1972Rochester LancersH4-14,616Mfum, Horton, Jelinek, Kerr Postseason Overview Semi-finals August 15Rochester Lancers0–2St. Louis StarsSt. Louis, Busch Memorial August 19Dallas Tornado0–1New York CosmosNew York, Hofstra Stadium Final August 26St. Louis Stars1–2New York CosmosNew York, Hofstra Stadium Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersAugust 19, 1972Dallas TornadoH1-05,026KerrAugust 26, 1972St. Louis StarsH2-16,102Jelinek, Horton Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersJuly 31 ENG Birmingham CityH0-3N/AAugust 16 ISR Maccabi Tel AvivH5-25,126Horton (3), Kerr, Stritzl August 30 URS Dynamo MoscowH1-213,205Zajdel See also 1972 North American Soccer League season References New York Category:American soccer clubs 1972 season Category:New York Cosmos seasons New York Cosmos Category:Soccer Bowl champion seasons