1967 Washington Whips season

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Washington Whips
1967 season
Chairman Earl Foreman
Manager Eddie Turnbull
USA Division: 1st
Overall: 1st
USA Championship Runners-up
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
1968  →

The 1967 Washington Whips season was the club's first season of existence, participating in the United Soccer Association (USA), which, at the time, was the top division of American soccer. The Whips were an imported team of Aberdeen F.C. of Scotland. They won the USA's Eastern Division and played the Los Angeles Wolves for the title. A coin toss placed the game in Los Angeles, where the Whips, after playing with 10 players for the last 30 minutes, lost on an own goal scored in extra time by Ally Shewan.

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Club

Roster

Team management

Competitions

United Soccer Association

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Washington Whips 125521911+815 1967 USA Championship
2 Cleveland Stokers 125431913+614
3 Toronto City 124532317+613
4 Detroit Cougars 123631118−712
5 New York Skyliners 122641517−210
6 Boston Rovers 122371226−147
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

The Whips played the Los Angeles Wolves on June 20, a game that ended in a tie. But the Whips protested because the Wolves were allowed an illegal substitution. On July 6, the commissioner upheld the protest, the game was vacated and a "do-over" was played on July 10. Washington won that match 3-0 thereby winning the division. [1]

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

Source [2]

May 26, 19671 Washington Whips 1–2 Cleveland Stokers Washington, D.C.
Storrie Soccerball shade.svg Report Vernon Soccerball shade.svg
Setters Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: D.C. Stadium
Attendance: 9,403

USA Championship

July 14, 1967Final Los Angeles Wolves 6–5 (a.e.t.) Washington Whips Los Angeles, California
Knowles Soccerball shade.svg3'
Burnside Soccerball shade.svg65', 67', 82'
Dougan Soccerball shade.svg113'
Shewan Soccerball shade gold.svg 122' (o.g.)		 Smith Soccerball shade.svg21'
Munro Soccerball shade.svg64', 89', 120'
Storrie Soccerball shade.svg66'		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 17,842 [3]

Statistics

Transfers

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References

  1. ↑ "Replay of 1-1 Soccer Tie Ordered". July 7, 1967. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Washington Whips 1967 Game Results". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ United Press International (July 16, 1967). "Wolves capture U.S. soccer title". The New York Times . p. 152. Retrieved November 2, 2012.