1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1974 season
Owner Herb Capozzi
General manager John Best
Head coach Eckhard Krautzun
NASL Division: 2nd
Conference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
NASL Playoffs Play-In Round
Highest home attendance30,277
vs. NY (Jun 30)
Lowest home attendance6,922
vs. CON (Jun 5)
Average home league attendance11,897
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The 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the fourth season of the Whitecaps, and their fourth season in the North American Soccer League, which was at the time, the top flight of American Canadian soccer.

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Qualifying for the playoffs for the second-straight season, the Whitecaps were eliminated by their Cascadian rivals, the Seattle Sounders, for the second straight season, in the first round of the postseason. The 'Caps finished second in their division, behind the Minnesota Kicks.

Background

The Vancouver Whitecaps came into their fourth season riding off the most successful season in franchise history. The 1976 squad qualified for the NASL playoffs for the first time, but lost to their Cascadian rivals, Seattle Sounders in the first round of the playoffs. Entering the 1977 season, the club made several defensive upgrades.

Squad

The 1977 squad [1]

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 England.svg  ENG Graham Moseley
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Garry Ayre
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bruce Wilson
4 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Holgar Osieck
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bob Lenarduzzi
6 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sam Lenarduzzi
7 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Buzz Parsons
8 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Glen Johnson
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brian Budd
10 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bob Bolitho
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Les Wilson
12 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Horst Köppel
12 MF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Marko Vujkovic
13 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Darryl Samson
14 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Brian Bason
14 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Simpson
15 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Peter Stollwerk
16 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tommy Ord
17 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tony Funnell
18 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gary Thompson

Team management and staff

Competitions

Preseason

NASL

Standings

PosClubPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 Minnesota Kicks 2616104436+8137
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2614124336+7124
3 Seattle Sounders 2614124334+9123
4 Portland Timbers 2610163942−398

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: [2]

Results summary

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ground H H H A A H A A A H H A A H H A H H H A A H A A H A
ResultLWWLLWLLLWWWWWLLWWWLLWLWLW
Source: soccerstats.us
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

April 8, 19771 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver
PT Report Scullion Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,519
April 24, 19773 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Minnesota Kicks Vancouver
PT Funnell Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,147
July 30, 197724 Washington Diplomats 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps Washington, D.C.
PT Report Possee Soccerball shade.svg
Parsons Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg		Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,225

NASL Playoffs

Mid-season friendlies

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource
12MF Flag of Germany.svg Horst Köppel Flag of Germany.svg Mönchengladbach April 1977October 1977

Loan out

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1977". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2011.