1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season

Vancouver Royal Canadians
1967 season
OwnerBrigadier General E.G. Eakins
Head coachIan McColl
StadiumEmpire Stadium
United Soccer Association5th, Western Division
Average home league attendance7,019
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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
1 Jim Montgomery England G 6 0 0
2 Cecil Irwin England D 12 0 2
3 John Parke Northern Ireland D 7
4 Colin Todd England M 175 69 12 1 0
5 George Kinnell Scotland M 183 76 12 2 0
6 Jim Baxter Scotland M 180 76 12 2 3
7 Allan Gauden England F 173 70 8 2 2
8 John O'Hare Scotland F 173 81 11 1 1
9 Neil Martin Scotland F 11 1 1
10 George Herd Scotland F 173 70 6 3 2
11 George Mulhall Scotland F 175 70 10 3 0
12 Jim Shoulder England D 173 71 5 1 0
13 Derek Forster England G 175 7 0 0
14 Colin Suggett England F 175 68 12 3 0
15 Brian Heslop M 178 73 8 0 1
16 William Hughes Scotland M 173 66 8 0 1

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

Results

Standings

This section is transcluded from United Soccer Association#Western Division. (edit | history)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Wolves (C) 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.
Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

May 28 1 San Francisco 6–1 Vancouver San Francisco, California
Houwaart
Maassen
Heynen 		[2] Suggett Stadium: Kezar Stadium
Attendance: 8,177[2]
June 4 2 Detroit 1–1 Vancouver Detroit, Michigan
Trainor [3] Herd Stadium: University of Detroit Stadium
Attendance: 11,629
June 7 3 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas Vancouver, British Columbia
Martin
Suggett 47'
Mulhall 		[4] Hainey 38' Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,053[5]
June 11 4 Vancouver 1–0 Boston Vancouver, British Columbia
O'Hare 21' [6] Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,616[6]
June 14 5 Los Angeles 5–1 Vancouver Los Angeles, California
Hunt
Buckley
Dougan
Knowles 		[7] Heslop Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 5,251[8]
June 18 6 Vancouver 1–4 Houston Vancouver, British Columbia
[9] Borge Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,785
June 21 7 Vancouver 2–4 Toronto Vancouver, British Columbia
Martin 27'
Herd 		[10] Heslop 31' (o.g.)
Stein 55'
Scott
Stevenson 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,114
June 25 8 Toronto 2–2 Vancouver Toronto, Ontario
Stein
Davis 78'		 [11] Gauden 33'
Mulhall 		Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 4,385[12]
Referee: Harry Sadler
June 28 9 Washington 1–1 Vancouver Washington, D.C.
Munro 14' [13] Gauden 48' Stadium: D.C. Stadium
Attendance: 8,709
July 1 10 Chicago 2–2 Vancouver Chicago, Illinois
Stadium: White Sox Park
Attendance: 3,602[12]
July 5 11 Vancouver 1–1 New York Vancouver, British Columbia
Kinnell 83' Ribeiro 10' Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,533
July 9 12 Vancouver 3–1 Cleveland Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,012[12]

References

General

  • Litterer, Dave. "North American Soccer League I (NASL) 1967-1984". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. 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. ^ a b Associated Press (December 14, 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Creel, Daniel. "1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians". soccer-almanac.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  13. ^ "Stout Defence Earns a Draw". The Vancouver Sun. June 29, 1967. p. 15. Retrieved November 2, 2012.