1974 New York Cosmos season
Appearance
1974 season | |
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Manager | Gordon Bradley[1] |
Stadium | Downing Stadium |
NASL | Division: 4th Overall: 13th Playoffs: Did not qualify |
National Challenge Cup | Did not enter |
Top goalscorer | League: Randy Horton (9 goals) All: Randy Horton (9 goals) |
Highest home attendance | 8,009 vs. PHI (June 9) |
Lowest home attendance | 1,153 vs. BOS (June 2) |
Average home league attendance | 3,578[2] |
The 1974 New York Cosmos season was the fourth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fourth year of existence the club finished last in the four-team Northern Division and 13th out of 15 in the overall league table, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their short history.
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
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Regular season
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Boston Minutemen | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 94 |
2 | Toronto Metros | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 87 |
3 | Rochester Lancers | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 77 |
4 | New York Cosmos | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 58 |
Overall League Placing
[edit]Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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11 | Washington Diplomats | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 70 |
12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 70 |
13 | New York Cosmos | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 58 |
14 | St. Louis Stars | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 54 |
15 | Denver Dynamos | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 49 |
Source:[5]
Matches
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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May 5, 1974 | Baltimore Comets | H | 2-3 | 5,700 | Horton (2) |
May 12, 1974 | Miami Toros | H | 1-1 (SOL) | 1,428 | Fink |
May 19, 1974 | Rochester Lancers | H | 1-2 | 4,952 | Dawes |
May 22, 1974 | Philadelphia Atoms | A | 1-0 | 10,117 | |
June 2, 1974 | Boston Minutemen | H | 2-1 | 1,153 | Horton, Vowden |
June 9, 1974 | Philadelphia Atoms | H | 0-0 (SOW) | 8,009 | |
June 14, 1974 | Miami Toros | A | 5-3 | 8,309 | Jarman, Fink, Liveric |
June 22, 1974 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 2-2 (SOL) | 15,445 | Jarman (2) |
June 23, 1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 3-2 | 4,107 | Horton, Kerr |
June 29, 1974 | Boston Minutemen | A | 3-0 | 10,849 | |
June 30, 1974 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 0-2 | 2,835 | |
July 4, 1974 | Washington Diplomats | H | 3-1 | 1,301 | Horton (2), Scott |
July 6, 1974 | Denver Dynamos | A | 2-0 | 3,915 | |
July 12, 1974 | Baltimore Comets | A | 2-2 (SOL) | 3,467 | Scott (2) |
July 19, 1974 | Rochester Lancers | A | 1-0 | 9,255 | |
July 21, 1974 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2-1 | 4,326 | Siega, Liveric |
July 28, 1974 | Toronto Metros | H | 2-2 (SOW) | 3,003 | Jarman, Horton |
July 31, 1974 | Toronto Metros | A | 1-1 (SOL) | 2,226 | Horton |
August 4, 1974 | St. Louis Stars | H | 2-1 | 3,074 | Fink, Dawes |
August 11, 1974 | Washington Diplomats | A | 2-1 | 3,621 | Horton |
Friendlies
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Att. | Scorers | Ref. |
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May 26 | Napoli | H | 2–2 | 9,752 | Horton, Renery | [6] |
June 16 | Universidad de Honduras | H | 4–1 | 500 | Horton, Dawes, Liveric, Rivera | [6] |
July 7 | Puerto Rico | H | 4–1 | n/a | Liveric (3), Donlic | [6] |
July 14 | Italian Army team | H | 1–3 | 500 | Scott | [6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bell, Jack (May 2008). "Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74". The New York Times.
- ^ "North American Soccer League".
- ^ "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters".
- ^ "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1974". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c d New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com