1967 season | |||
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Chairman | Earl Foreman | ||
Manager | Eddie Turnbull | ||
USA | Division: 1st Overall: 1st | ||
USA Championship | Runners-up | ||
National Challenge Cup | Did not enter | ||
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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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Washington Whips | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 15 | 1967 USA Championship |
2 | Cleveland Stokers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 14 | |
3 | Toronto City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 13 | |
4 | Detroit Cougars | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 12 | |
5 | New York Skyliners | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 10 | |
6 | Boston Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 7 |
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]
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Source [2]
May 26, 19671 | Washington Whips | 1–2 | Cleveland Stokers | Washington, D.C. |
Storrie | Report | Vernon Setters | Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 9,403 |
May 31, 19672 | Toronto City | 1–2 | Washington Whips | Toronto, Ontario |
Cormack | Report | Storrie Smith | Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 12,000 |
June 4, 19673 | Washington Whips | 1–1 | Chicago Mustangs | Washington, D.C. |
Storrie | Report | Boninsegna | Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 6,125 |
June 7, 19674 | Washington Whips | 3–0 | New York Skyliners | Washington, D.C. |
Wilson Own goal Smith | Report | Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 5,112 |
June 11, 19675 | Detroit Cougars | 2–2 | Washington Whips | Detroit, Michigan |
Thompson | Report | J. Wilson P. Wilson | Stadium: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 5,134 |
June 14, 19676 | Cleveland Stokers | 2–2 | Washington Whips | Cleveland, Ohio |
Dobing Eastham | Report | Shewan P. Wilson | Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium Attendance: 6,162 |
June 20, 19677 | Washington Whips | 1–1 | Los Angeles Wolves | Washington, D.C. |
Burnside | Report | J. Wilson | Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 7,847 |
July 8, 196712 | Washington Whips | 1-2 | Boston Shamrock Rovers | Washington, D.C. |
Frank Munro | Frank O'Neill (footballer) Billy Dixon | Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 9,760 |
July 14, 1967Final | Los Angeles Wolves | 6–5 (a.e.t.) | Washington Whips | Los Angeles, California |
Knowles 3' Burnside 65', 67', 82' Dougan 113' Shewan 122' (o.g.) | Smith 21' Munro 64', 89', 120' Storrie 66' | Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 17,842 [3] |
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