1969 Washington Darts season

Washington Darts
1969 season
ChairmanWilliam Cousins Jr.
ManagerNorman Sutherland
ASLSouthern Division: First place
ASL Championship: Winners
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The 1969 Washington Darts season was the second season of the team in the American Soccer League, and the club's third season in professional soccer. This year, the team earned first place in the Southern Division and made it into the championship game known as the ASL Final. They were this year's champions. It would be the last year of the club in the ASL as it joined the North American Soccer league in the following year with a new team under the same name in 1970.

Background

Review

Competitions

ASL regular season

League standings

Northern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Syracuse Scorpions 20 12 5 3 53 26 29
Rochester Lancers 20 12 5 3 41 18 29
Boston Astros 20 5 0 15 24 48 10
New York Inter 20 2 4 14 20 44 8
Source: [citation needed]
Southern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Washington Darts 20 14 5 1 46 11 33
Philadelphia Spartans 20 7 5 8 26 32 19
Philadelphia Ukrainians 20 7 5 8 27 38 19
Newark Ukrainian Sitch 20 6 1 13 34 54 13
Source: [citation needed]

Results summaries

Results by round

Match reports

ASL Playoffs

Northern Division playoff

October 11[1] Rochester Lancers 1–2 Syracuse Scorpions Aquinas Memorial Stadium • Att. ???

Championship final

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 First leg Second leg Attendance
Syracuse Scorpions 0–4 Washington Darts 0–2 0–2 September 19 • Griffin Field • ???
September 26 • Brookland Stadium • 3,976

Match reports

First leg
Syracuse Scorpions0–2Washington Darts
Report Kerr 39' (Gyau)
Browne 41'
Griffin Field, Liverpool, New York
Attendance: ???
Second leg
Washington Darts2–0Syracuse Scorpions
Browne 5'
Gyau 86' (Kerr)		 Report
Attendance: 3,976

Statistics

Transfers

References

  1. ^ 16 Oct 1969, Page 31 - The Post-Standard at Newspapers.com