1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1976 season
Owner Herb Capozzi
General manager Denny Veitch
Head coach Eckhard Krautzun
NASL Division: 3rd
Overall:109th
NASL Playoffs Play-In Round
Highest home attendance11,352 vs Portland Timbers April 16, 1976 [1]
Lowest home attendance6,028 vs Denver Dynamos April 30, 1976 [1]
Average home league attendance8,655 [2]
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The 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the third season of the Whitecaps, and third second season in the North American Soccer League and the top flight of Canadian soccer.

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The Whitecaps made a bit of a splash signing American goalkeeper Phil Parkes, who starred with the United Soccer Association's Los Angeles Wolves in 1967 and with Kansas City Spurs in 1969. [3]

The Vancouver Whitecaps also played some European sides on exhibition tours. [4]

In May 1976 the Glasgow Rangers made a tour of the Pacific Northwest NASL clubs. The Vancouver Whitecaps tied them 2-2 on May 18, 1976, in front of 14,000 spectators. [3]

On May 25, 1976, the Vancouver Whitecaps tied Manchester United 0-0. [3]

The Vancouver Whitecaps had a 4-3 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach on July 27, 1976, in front of 11,533 spectators. [3] This game has been noted as a very entertaining affair that earned Borussia Monchengladbach some Vancouver fans as they played competitively.

Squad

The 1976 squad [5]

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
1 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Greg Weber
2 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Buzz Parsons
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bruce Wilson
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tommy Ord
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bob Lenarduzzi
6 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sam Lenarduzzi
7 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Les Wilson
8 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Glen Johnson
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brian Budd
10 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Art Welch
11 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brian Gant
12 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Horst Köppel
12 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Woof
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tony McAndrew
14 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Uffe Pederson
15 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Darryl Samson
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brian Robinson
17 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Frank Wood
18 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gary Thompson
19MWFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Barrie Mitchell
19 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Silvester
19 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Wolfgang Suhnholz
20 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Stephen Hetzke
21 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Robert Alberts
22GFlag of England.svg  ENG Phil Parkes
— FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Neils Kristensen

Competitions

Preseason

NASL

Standings

Pacific Conference

Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Minnesota Kicks 1595433138
Seattle Sounders 14104031123
Vancouver Whitecaps 14103830120
Portland Timbers 816234171
St. Louis Stars 519295758

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: [6]

Results summary

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Ground H H A A H H A H A A A A H A A H A H A H H A H H
ResultTWWLWWLTLWLLWWWLLWLTWWLW
Source: soccerstats.us
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

April 16, 19761 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 – 2 (SO) Portland Timbers Vancouver
Own Goal
Gary Thompson Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Tony BeltsSoccerball shade.svg
Ike Mackay Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 11,352
May 2, 19764 Seattle Sounders 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle
Dave Butler Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Kingdome
Attendance: 24,096
June 5, 19769 Washington Diplomats 0 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Washington, D.C.
Leroy Deleon Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: W.T. Woodson High School
Attendance: 5,203
June 6, 197710 Rochester Lancers 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver
Mike Stojanovic Soccerball shade.svg Report Tony McAndrew Soccerball shade.svg
Billy Woof Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 4,951
June 12, 197611 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Los Angeles
George Best Soccerball shade.svg
Ron Davies Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Billy Woof Soccerball shade.svgStadium: El Camino College
Attendance: 6,843
June 19, 197612 San Antonio Thunder 6 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps San Antonio, Texas
Jose Berico Soccerball shade.svg
Eddie Thompson Soccerball shade.svg
Dan Counce Soccerball shade.svg
Harry Hood Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Tommy Ord Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Alamo Stadium
Attendance: 4,418
July 3, 197614 San Diego Jaws 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps San Diego
Report Billy Woof Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Aztec Bowl
Attendance: 5,416
July 7, 197616 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 – 1 San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver
Report Mirko Liveric Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 9,145
July 10, 197617 Minnesota Kicks 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps Minneapolis
Ron Futcher Soccerball shade.svg
Alan Willey Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 21,697
July 18, 197619 Portland Timbers 2 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Neil Rioch Soccerball shade.svg
Tony Betts Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Tony McAndrew Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 17,456
July 23, 197620 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 (SO) – 1 Los Angeles Aztecs Vancouver
Sam Lenarduzzi Soccerball shade.svg Report George Sorgic Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,252
August 13, 197624 Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 Seattle Sounders Vancouver
Buzz Parsons Soccerball shade.svg
Tony McAndrew Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Gordon Wallace Soccerball shade.svg
Jimmy Gabriel Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,533

NASL Playoffs

August 18, 1976 First round Seattle Sounders 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle
Geoff Hurst Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Kingdome
Attendance: 30,406

Mid-season friendlies

See also

History of Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vancouver Whitecaps All-time Game Results | SoccerStats.us".
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Holroyd, Steven (February 20, 2007). "The Year in American Soccer – 1976". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ "NASL Friendlies-Vancouver Whitecaps".
  5. ↑ "NASL Vancouver Whitecaps Rosters".
  6. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1976". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.