1967 Washington Whips season

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
Home colors	Away colors
	1968 →

Last updated December 12, 2025

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.

Competitions

United Soccer Association

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

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	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

USA Championship

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]

References

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

[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.

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