1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season

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Vancouver Royal Canadians
1967 season
OwnerBrigadier General E.G. Eakins
Head coach Ian McColl
Stadium Empire Stadium
United Soccer Association 5th, 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.

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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.

NumNamePosHeightWeightAppsGA
1 Jim Montgomery Flag of England.svg G600
2 Cecil Irwin Flag of England.svg D1202
3 John Parke Ulster Banner.svg D7
4 Colin Todd Flag of England.svg M175691210
5 George Kinnell Flag of Scotland.svg M183761220
6 Jim Baxter Flag of Scotland.svg M180761223
7 Allan Gauden Flag of England.svg F17370822
8 John O'Hare Flag of Scotland.svg F173811111
9 Neil Martin Flag of Scotland.svg F1111
10 George Herd Flag of Scotland.svg F17370632
11 George Mulhall Flag of Scotland.svg F175701030
12 Jim Shoulder Flag of England.svg D17371510
13 Derek Forster Flag of England.svg G175700
14 Colin Suggett Flag of England.svg F175681230
15 Brian Heslop M17873801
16 William Hughes Flag of Scotland.svg M17366801

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

Results

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Los Angeles Wolves (C)125522114+715 1967 USA Championship
2 San Francisco Golden Gate Gales 125342519+613
3 Chicago Mustangs 123722014+613
4 Houston Stars 124441918+112
5 Vancouver Royal Canadians 123542028−811
6 Dallas Tornado 123361423−99
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 281 San Francisco 6–1 Vancouver San Francisco, California
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Heynen Soccerball shade.svg		 [2] Suggett Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Kezar Stadium
Attendance: 8,177 [2]
June 114 Vancouver 1–0 Boston Vancouver, British Columbia
O'Hare Soccerball shade.svg21' [6] Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,616 [6]
June 258 Toronto 2–2 Vancouver Toronto, Ontario
Stein Soccerball shade.svg
Davis Soccerball shade.svg78'		 [11] Gauden Soccerball shade.svg33'
Mulhall Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 4,385 [12]
Referee: Harry Sadler
June 289 Washington 1–1 Vancouver Washington, D.C.
Munro Soccerball shade.svg14' [13] Gauden Soccerball shade.svg48'Stadium: D.C. Stadium
Attendance: 8,709
July 110 Chicago 2–2 Vancouver Chicago, Illinois
Stadium: White Sox Park
Attendance: 3,602 [12]

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  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.
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  11. ↑ "Referee Incurs Pickburn's Ire". The Vancouver Sun. June 26, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
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