1971 New York Cosmos season

August 2023 New York Cosmos 1971 USA 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 Yankee Stadium NASL Division: 2ndOverall: 4thPlayoffs: Semifinals National Challenge Cup Did not enter BER Randy Horton (15 goals) BER Randy Horton (16 goals) 19,437(Aug. 2 vs. Rochester) 1,897)Jun. 16 vs. St. Louis) 4,517https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/nasl.html North American Soccer League true 1972 The 1971 New York Cosmos season was the inaugural season for the New York Cosmos, an expansion team in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' first year of existence, the club finished 2nd in the Northern Division and 4th in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos were eliminated by the Atlanta Chiefs in the first two games of the best-of-three semifinals. 4 Squad 0 ITA GK Maurizio Minieri 1 POL GK Conrad Kornek 2 USA DF Barry Mahy 3 USA DF Charlie McCully 4 CAN DF Frank Donlavey 5 SCO DF John Young 5 GRE MF Theodore Hasekidis 6 GER MF Horst Meyer 6 SCO FW Ernie Hannigan 7 ECU FW Jaime Delgado 8 ENG MF Alan O'Neill 8 TUR FW Ceyhan Yazar 9 USA FW Andy Mate 11 USA FW Jorge Siega 12 YUG FW Radi Mitrovic 12 HAI DF Chardin Delices 15 USA MF Siegfried Stritzl 16 BER FW Randy Horton 17 GHA FW Wilberforce Mfum 18 JAM DF Rudolph Pearce 19 GRE MF Kyriakos Fitilis 19 POL DF Karol Kapcinski 20 TRI DF Jan Steadman 21 GHA GK Emmanuel Kofie 24 USA DF Gordon Bradley Source:http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm NASL New York Cosmos Rosters Results Source: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 Pts1Rochester Lancers2413 5 64831+171412New York Cosmos24 9 1055155-41173Toronto Metros24 5 1093247-15 894Montreal Olympique24 4 1552959-30 65 Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts2Atlanta Chiefs2412 7 53529+61203Dallas Tornado2410 6 83824+141194New York Cosmos24 9 1055155-41175Washington Darts24 86 103634+21116Toronto Metros24 5 1093247-15 89 Source:http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1971.html The Year in American Soccer - 1971 2012-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121049/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1971.html 2015-11-05 dead Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersApril 17, 1971St. Louis StarsA1-23,701Mfum, HortonMay 5, 1971Washington DartsH1-03,746StritzlMay 16, 1971Toronto MetrosA2-26,751Stritzl, SiegaMay 23, 1971Montreal OlympiqueH2-32,093McCully, SiegaMay 30, 1971Rochester LancersA2-25,343Horton (2)June 5, 1971Dallas TornadoA2-05,476June 9, 1971Rochester LancersH4-22,017Mfum (3), HortonJune 16, 1971St. Louis StarsH4-11,897Siega, Horton, McCully, MfumJune 20, 1971Dallas TornadoH3-19,000McCully, Horton, StritzlJune 23, 1971Montreal OlympiqueA3-11,645HortonJune 27, 1971Washington DartsA3-13,400MitrovicJuly 3, 1971Atlanta ChiefsA1-33,627Horton (2), SiegaJuly 10, 1971Rochester LancersA3-24,321Siega, McCullyJuly 25, 1971Toronto MetrosH2-22,132Horton (2)August 2, 1971Rochester LancersH3-219,437McCully, Mahy, MfumAugust 7, 1971Toronto MetrosA2-14,896HortonAugust 14, 1971Montreal OlympiqueA5-42,387Horton (3), SiegaAugust 22, 1971Toronto MetrosH2-0N/ASiega (2)August 25, 1971Montreal OlympiqueH3-31,914Mate (2), MitrovicAugust 29, 1971Atlanta ChiefsH2-12,714Mitrovic, O'Neill Postseason Overview Semi-finals Game 1Game 2Game 3Rochester Lancers - Dallas Tornado 2 - 1 1 - 3 1 - 2 September 1, 4, 8Atlanta Chiefs - New York Cosmos 1 - 0 2 - 0 September 2, 5 Final Game 1Game 2Game 3Atlanta Chiefs - Dallas Tornado 2 - 1 1 - 4 0 - 2 September 12, 15, 19 Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersSeptember 2, 1971Atlanta ChiefsA1-03,800September 5, 1971Atlanta ChiefsH0-2N/A Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultAtt. AttendanceScorersMay 21 SCO HeartsH2–42,189Yazar (2)May 26 ITA VicenzaH3–54,100Mitrovic, Mahy, McCullyJuly 13 GRE Apollon LimassolH1–14,763SiegaAug 20 BRA BanguH1–62,741 Horton See also 1971 North American Soccer League season References Category:1971 in American soccer New York Cosmos Category:New York Cosmos seasons New York New York Cosmos