1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season

Vancouver Royal Canadians
1967 season
Owner Brigadier General E.G. Eakins
Manager Ian McColl
Stadium Empire Stadium
United Soccer Association 5th, Western Division
Average home league attendance 7,019
Home colours
Away colours

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.[1] 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.[1]

Players

The Vancouver Royals' roster was made up of Sunderland A.F.C. players on their summer break.

Num Name Pos Height Weight Apps G A
1Jim Montgomery EnglandG600
2Cecil Irwin EnglandD1202
3John Parke Northern IrelandD7
4Colin Todd EnglandM175691210
5George Kinnell ScotlandM183761220
6Jim Baxter ScotlandM180761223
7Allan Gauden EnglandF17370822
8John O'Hare ScotlandF173811111
9Neil Martin ScotlandF1111
10George Herd ScotlandF17370632
11George Mulhall ScotlandF175701030
12Jim Shoulder EnglandD17371510
13Derek Forster EnglandG175700
14Colin Suggett EnglandF175681230
15Brian HeslopM17873801
16William Hughes ScotlandM17366801

Num = Number, Pos = Position, Height in cm, Weight in kg, Apps = Appearances, G = Goals, A = Assists

Results

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Los Angeles Wolves (Q) 12 5 5 2 21 14+7 15 1967 USA Championship
2 San Francisco Golden Gate Gales 12 5 3 4 25 19+6 13
3 Chicago Mustangs 12 3 7 2 20 14+6 13
4 Houston Stars 12 4 4 4 19 18+1 12
5 Vancouver Royal Canadians 12 3 5 4 20 28−8 11
6 Dallas Tornado 12 3 3 6 14 23−9 9

Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

References

General

  • Litterer, Dave. "North American Soccer League I (NASL) 1967-1984". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  • Severino, Carlos. "North American Soccer League 1967". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  • Days, Paul. "Stars In Stripes Sunderland AFC as The Vancouver Royal Canadians". Blue House Field. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

Specific

  1. 1 2 Associated Press (December 14, 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
  2. 1 2 "New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston". The Miami News. May 29, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ Kearney, Jim (June 5, 1967). "The Tie Was Unfortunate". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  4. ↑ Jukich, Roy (June 8, 1967). "Canadians Click For Home Folks". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Gales Highest In United League". The Miami News. June 8, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Jukich, Roy (June 12, 1967). "Royal Canadians Win By O'Hare". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ Jukich, Roy (June 15, 1967). "Buckley's Pair Leads Second Half Outburst". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Houston-Detroit Soccer Game Ended By Brawl". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. June 15, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Fans, Too, Like 'Kicks'". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 20, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  10. ↑ Jukich, Roy (June 22, 1967). "Leaky Defence Plagues McColl". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Referee Incurs Pickburn's Ire". The Vancouver Sun. June 26, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 Creel, Daniel. "1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians". soccer-almanac.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Stout Defence Earns a Draw". The Vancouver Sun. June 29, 1967. p. 15. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
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