1973 New York Cosmos season

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New York Cosmos
1973 season
Manager Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Bradley [1]
Stadium Hofstra Stadium
NASL Division: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Semifinal
National
Challenge Cup 		Did not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup 		Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Flag of the United States.svg Joey Fink (10 goals)
All:
Flag of the United States.svg 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.

Contents

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

Source: [3]

Results

Source: [4]

Preseason

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
April 23, 1973 Club América A2-135,000Vigh
April 26, 1973 Veracruz A1-0N/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

PosClubPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1 Philadelphia Atoms 199282914+15104
2 New York Cosmos 197573123+891
3 Miami Toros 198562621+588

Overall League Placing

PosClubPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1 Dallas Tornado 1911443625+11111
2 Philadelphia Atoms 199282914+15104
3 New York Cosmos 197573123+891
4 Toronto Metros 196493218+1489
5 Miami Toros 198562621+588

Source: [5]

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 6, 1973 Rochester Lancers H1-09,075Siega
May 13, 1973 Toronto Metros A1-16,862Horton
May 16, 1973 Miami Toros H1-15,301Horton
May 26, 1973 Atlanta Apollos H5-03,920Fink (3), Jelinek, Horton
June 2, 1973 St. Louis Stars H1-15,535Fink
June 6, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms A1-19,168Renery
June 8, 1973 Rochester Lancers A2-14,553Zajdel
June 17, 1973 Montreal Olympique H2-05,305Jelinek, Horton
June 27, 1973 St. Louis Stars A2-14,517Fink
June 30, 1973 Miami Toros A2-14,425Horton
July 4, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms A2-112,128Horton
July 7, 1973 Toronto Metros H3-24,011Wright, Fink (2)
July 14, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms H1-16,100Fink
July 27, 1973 Atlanta Apollos A1-32,671Fink (2), Cummings
July 28, 1973 Miami Toros H1-04,520Fink
August 4, 1973 Dallas Tornado A2-15,359Horton
August 9, 1973 Montreal Olympique A0-01,100
August 11, 1973 Dallas Tornado H4-37,250Horton, 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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersRef.
August 15, 1973 Dallas Tornado A1-09,009

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAtt.ScorersRef.
Apr 23 Flag of Mexico.svg América A1–235,000Vigh [6]
Apr 26 Flag of Mexico.svg Veracruz A0–16,805– [6]
May 20 Flag of Ireland.svg Finn Harps H1–12,364Siega [6]
June 24 Flag of Mexico.svg Veracruz H2–26,805Strintzl, Horton [6]
August 18 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Torpedo Moscow H2–27,763Niblock, 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. 1 2 3 4 5 New York Cosmos 1971-73 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com
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