1974 New York Cosmos season

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.

New York Cosmos
1974 season
Manager Gordon Bradley[1]
StadiumDowning Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Overall: 13th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
National
Challenge Cup		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Randy Horton (9 goals)
All:
Randy Horton (9 goals)
Highest home attendance8,009
vs. PHI (June 9)
Lowest home attendance1,153
vs. BOS (June 2)
Average home league attendance3,578[2]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 GK Jerry Sularz
1 GK Shep Messing
2 DF Barry Mahy
3 DF Frank Donlavey
4 DF Werner Roth
6 MF John Kerr, Sr.
7 FW Harold Jarman
10 MF Carlos Scott
11 FW Jorge Siega
12 FW Joey Fink
12 FW Emanuel Carrette
No. Position Player
14 MF Mike Wardrop
15 MF Bela Monoki
16 FW Randy Horton
19 MF Geoff Vowden
20 MF Germy Rivera
22 DF Angelo Anastasio
23 DF Len Renery
24 DF Gordon Bradley
6,8 DF Malcolm Dawes
6,9 FW Mark Liveric

Source:[3]

Results

Source:[4]

Friendlies
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 26, 1974 Napoli H 2-2 N/A N/A
June 16, 1974 Pumas UNAH H 4-1 N/A N/A

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 Pts
1Boston Minutemen 2010913623+1394
2Toronto Metros 2091013031-187
3Rochester Lancers 2081022330-777
4New York Cosmos 2041422840-1258

Overall League Placing
Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
11Washington Diplomats 2071212936-770
12Vancouver Whitecaps 2051142931-270
13New York Cosmos 2041422840-1258
14St. Louis Stars 2041512742-1554
15Denver Dynamos 20515021422149

Source:[5]

Matches
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
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

References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/sports/soccer/01bradley.html?_r=1
  2. http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html
  3. http://nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cosmos_Rosters.htm
  4. http://soccerstats.us/teams/new-york-cosmos/1974/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2013-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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