1967 Washington Whips season

Washington Whips
1967 season
Chairman Earl Foreman
Manager Eddie Turnbull
USA Division: 1st
Overall: 1st
USA Championship Runners-up
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Home colors
Away colors

The 1967 Washington Whips season was the club's first season of existence, participating in the United Soccer Association (USA), which, at the time, was the top division of American soccer. The Whips were an imported team of Aberdeen F.C. of Scotland. They won the USA's Eastern Division and played the Los Angeles Wolves for the title. A coin toss placed the game in Los Angeles, where the Whips, after playing with 10 players for the last 30 minutes, lost on an own goal scored in extra time by Ally Shewan.

Club

Competitions

United Soccer Association

Standings

Eastern Division
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Washington Whips (Q) 12 5 5 2 19 11+8 15 1967 USA Championship
2 Cleveland Stokers 12 5 4 3 19 13+6 14
3 Toronto City 12 4 5 3 23 17+6 13
4 Detroit Cougars 12 3 6 3 11 18−7 12
5 New York Skyliners 12 2 6 4 15 17−2 10
6 Boston Rovers 12 2 3 7 12 26−14 7

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 tie, 0 points for a loss

The Whips played the Los Angeles Wolves on June 20th, a game that ended in a tie. But the Whips protested because the Wolves were allowed an illegal substitution. On July 6th, the commissioner upheld the protest, the game was vacated and a "do-over" was played on July 10th. Washington won that match 3-0 thereby winning the division.[1]

Match results

Source[2]

USA Championship

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Replay of 1-1 Soccer Tie Ordered". July 7, 1967. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Washington Whips 1967 Game Results". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ United Press International (July 16, 1967). "Wolves capture U.S. soccer title". The New York Times. p. 152. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
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