1974 New York Cosmos season

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New York Cosmos
1974 season
Manager Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Bradley [1]
Stadium Downing Stadium
NASL Division: 4th
Overall: 13th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
National
Challenge Cup
Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Flag of Bermuda.svg Randy Horton (9 goals)

All:
Flag of Bermuda.svg Randy Horton (9 goals)
Highest home attendance8,009
vs. PHI (June 9)
Lowest home attendance1,153
vs. BOS (June 2)
Average home league attendance3,578 [2]
  1973
1975  

The 1974 New York Cosmos season was the fourth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fourth year of existence the club finished last in the four-team Northern Division and 13th out of 15 in the overall league table, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their short history.

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
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Frank Donlavey
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Werner Roth
6 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN John Kerr, Sr.
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Harold Jarman
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlos Scott
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jorge Siega
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joey Fink
12 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Emanuel Carrette
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mike Wardrop
15 MF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Bela Monoki
16 FW Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Randy Horton
1 GK Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Florial Rodriguez
20 MF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Germy Rivera
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angelo Anastasio
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Len Renery
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gordon Bradley
6,8 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Malcolm Dawes
6,9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Liveric

Source: [3]

Results

Source: [4]

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).

Northern Division Standings

PosClubPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1 Boston Minutemen 2010913623+1394
2 Toronto Metros 2091013031-187
3 Rochester Lancers 2081022330-777
4 New York Cosmos 2041422840-1258

Overall League Placing

PosClubPldWLDGFGAGDPts
11 Washington Diplomats 2071212936-770
12 Vancouver Whitecaps 2051142931-270
13 New York Cosmos 2041422840-1258
14 St. Louis Stars 2041512742-1554
15 Denver Dynamos 20515021422149

Source: [5]

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 5, 1974 Baltimore Comets H2-35,700Horton (2)
May 12, 1974 Miami Toros H1-1 (SOL)1,428Fink
May 19, 1974 Rochester Lancers H1-24,952Dawes
May 22, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms A1-010,117
June 2, 1974 Boston Minutemen H2-11,153Horton, Vowden
June 9, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms H0-0 (SOW)8,009
June 14, 1974 Miami Toros A5-38,309Jarman, Fink, Liveric
June 22, 1974 San Jose Earthquakes A2-2 (SOL)15,445Jarman (2)
June 23, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs A3-24,107Horton, Kerr
June 29, 1974 Boston Minutemen A3-010,849
June 30, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps H0-22,835
July 4, 1974 Washington Diplomats H3-11,301Horton (2), Scott
July 6, 1974 Denver Dynamos A2-03,915
July 12, 1974 Baltimore Comets A2-2 (SOL)3,467Scott (2)
July 19, 1974 Rochester Lancers A1-09,255
July 21, 1974 Seattle Sounders H2-14,326Siega, Liveric
July 28, 1974 Toronto Metros H2-2 (SOW)3,003Jarman, Horton
July 31, 1974 Toronto Metros A1-1 (SOL)2,226Horton
August 4, 1974 St. Louis Stars H2-13,074Fink, Dawes
August 11, 1974 Washington Diplomats A2-13,621Horton

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAtt.ScorersRef.
May 26 Flag of Italy.svg Napoli H2–29,752Horton, Renery [6]
June 16 Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Universidad de HondurasH4–1500Horton, Dawes, Liveric, Rivera [6]
July 7Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico H4–1n/aLiveric (3), Donlic [6]
July 14 Flag of Italy.svg Italian Army teamH1–3500Scott [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 - 1974". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com