1973 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
1973 season
ManagerUnited States Gordon Bradley[1]
StadiumHofstra Stadium
NASLDivision: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Semifinal
National
Challenge Cup		Did not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Joey Fink (10 goals)
All:
United States Joey Fink (11 goals)
Highest home attendance9,075
(May 6 vs. Rochester)
Lowest home attendanceAll: 2,364
(May 20 vs. Finn Harps)
League: 3,920
(May 26 vs. Atlanta)
Average home league attendance5,782[2]
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The 1973 New York Cosmos season was the third season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' third year of existence, the club finished 2nd in the Eastern Division and 3rd in the overall league table. In the playoffs, the Cosmos were defeated in their semifinal match by the Dallas Tornado.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Poland POL Jerry Sularz
1 GK United States USA Shep Messing
2 DF United States USA Barry Mahy
2 DF Israel ISR Karol Rotner
3 FW United States USA Henry McCully
4 DF United States USA Werner Roth
6 MF Canada CAN John Kerr, Sr.
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Mickey Niblock
8 FW Israel ISR Roby Young
9 United States USA Paul LeSueur
10 FW Czechoslovakia TCH Josef Jelinek
11 FW United States USA Jorge Siega
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW United States USA Joey Fink
14 DF United States USA Ralph Wright
15 MF United States USA Siegfried Stritzl
16 FW Bermuda BER Randy Horton
18 FW Canada CAN Tibor Vigh
19 DF Poland POL Karol Kapcinski
20 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Everald Cummings
22 MF Poland POL Dieter Zajdel
23 DF United States USA Len Renery
24 DF United States USA Gordon Bradley
5,8 DF England ENG Malcolm Dawes
— FW United States USA Charlie McCully

Source:[3]

Results

Source:[4]

Preseason

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
April 23, 1973 Club América A 2-1 35,000 Vigh
April 26, 1973 Veracruz A 1-0 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).

Eastern Division Standings

Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Philadelphia Atoms 19 9 2 8 29 14 +15 104
2 New York Cosmos 19 7 5 7 31 23 +8 91
3 Miami Toros 19 8 5 6 26 21 +5 88

Overall League Placing

Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Dallas Tornado 19 11 4 4 36 25 +11 111
2 Philadelphia Atoms 19 9 2 8 29 14 +15 104
3 New York Cosmos 19 7 5 7 31 23 +8 91
4 Toronto Metros 19 6 4 9 32 18 +14 89
5 Miami Toros 19 8 5 6 26 21 +5 88

Source:[5]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
May 6, 1973 Rochester Lancers H 1-0 9,075 Siega
May 13, 1973 Toronto Metros A 1-1 6,862 Horton
May 16, 1973 Miami Toros H 1-1 5,301 Horton
May 26, 1973 Atlanta Apollos H 5-0 3,920 Fink (3), Jelinek, Horton
June 2, 1973 St. Louis Stars H 1-1 5,535 Fink
June 6, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms A 1-1 9,168 Renery
June 8, 1973 Rochester Lancers A 2-1 4,553 Zajdel
June 17, 1973 Montreal Olympique H 2-0 5,305 Jelinek, Horton
June 27, 1973 St. Louis Stars A 2-1 4,517 Fink
June 30, 1973 Miami Toros A 2-1 4,425 Horton
July 4, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms A 2-1 12,128 Horton
July 7, 1973 Toronto Metros H 3-2 4,011 Wright, Fink (2)
July 14, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms H 1-1 6,100 Fink
July 27, 1973 Atlanta Apollos A 1-3 2,671 Fink (2), Cummings
July 28, 1973 Miami Toros H 1-0 4,520 Fink
August 4, 1973 Dallas Tornado A 2-1 5,359 Horton
August 9, 1973 Montreal Olympique A 0-0 1,100
August 11, 1973 Dallas Tornado H 4-3 7,250 Horton, Siega, Kapcinski, Young

Postseason

Overview

Semi-finals
August 15 New York Cosmos 0–1 Dallas Tornado Irving, Texas Stadium
August 18 Toronto Metros 0–3 Philadelphia Atoms Philadelphia, Veterans Stadium
Final
August 25 Philadelphia Atoms 2–0 Dallas Tornado Irving, Texas Stadium

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Ref.
August 15, 1973 Dallas Tornado A 1-0 9,009

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Att. Scorers Ref.
Apr 23 Mexico América A 1–2 35,000 Vigh [6]
Apr 26 Mexico Veracruz A 0–1 6,805 – [6]
May 20 Republic of Ireland Finn Harps H 1–1 2,364 Siega [6]
June 24 Mexico Veracruz H 2–2 6,805 Strintzl, Horton [6]
August 18 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow H 2–2 7,763 Niblock, Horton [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bell, Jack (May 2008). "Gordon Bradley, Who Nurtured U.S. Soccer, Dies at 74". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "North American Soccer League".
  3. ^ "NASL New York Cosmos Rosters".
  4. ^ "All-time American soccer statistics | SoccerStats.us".
  5. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1973". Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e New York Cosmos 1971-73 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com