The 1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season was the first season in the history of the Vancouver Royal Canadians soccer club. The club played in the United Soccer Association (USA), a league that used clubs from Europe and South America to represent American and Canadian cities. First division Football League side Sunderland A.F.C, who finished 17th in the 1966–67 Football League, was the club that represented Vancouver in the USA. The club played its home games at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| 1967 season | |||
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| Owner | Brigadier General E.G. Eakins | ||
| Head coach | Ian McColl | ||
| Stadium | Empire Stadium | ||
| United Soccer Association | 5th, Western Division | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,019 | ||
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Following the 1967 season, the USA and the National Professional Soccer League merged to form the North American Soccer League.[1] The San Francisco Golden Gate Gales of the USA merged with Vancouver, and the club was renamed the Vancouver Royals for the inaugural season of the NASL.[1]
Players edit
The Vancouver Royals' roster was made up of Sunderland A.F.C. players on their summer break.
| Num | Name | Pos | Height | Weight | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Montgomery  |
G | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Cecil Irwin |
D | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | John Parke  |
D | 7 | ||||
| 4 | Colin Todd |
M | 175 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | George Kinnell  |
M | 183 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Jim Baxter |
M | 180 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Allan Gauden |
F | 173 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | John O'Hare |
F | 173 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Neil Martin |
F | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | George Herd |
F | 173 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | George Mulhall |
F | 175 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Jim Shoulder |
D | 173 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Forster |
G | 175 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Colin Suggett |
F | 175 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Brian Heslop | M | 178 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | William Hughes |
M | 173 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Num = Number, Pos = Position, Height in cm, Weight in kg, Apps = Appearances, G = Goals, A = Assists
Results edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Wolves (C) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 15 | 1967 USA Championship |
| 2 | San Francisco Golden Gate Gales | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 13 | |
| 3 | Chicago Mustangs | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Houston Stars | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Vancouver Royal Canadians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 11 | |
| 6 | Dallas Tornado | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 9 |
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
(C) Champions
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
(C) Champions
Match results edit
Win Draw Loss
| May 28 1 | San Francisco | 6–1 | Vancouver | San Francisco, California |
Houwaart  Maassen Heynen |
[2] | Suggett |
Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 8,177[2] |
| June 4 2 | Detroit | 1–1 | Vancouver | Detroit, Michigan |
| Trainor |
[3] | Herd |
Stadium: University of Detroit Stadium Attendance: 11,629 |
| June 7 3 | Vancouver | 4–1 | Dallas | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Martin Suggett 47'Mulhall |
[4] | Hainey 38' |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 10,053[5] |
| June 11 4 | Vancouver | 1–0 | Boston | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| O'Hare 21' |
[6] | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,616[6] |
| June 14 5 | Los Angeles | 5–1 | Vancouver | Los Angeles, California |
| Hunt Buckley Dougan Knowles |
[7] | Heslop |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 5,251[8] |
| June 18 6 | Vancouver | 1–4 | Houston | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| [9] | Borge |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 6,785 |
| June 21 7 | Vancouver | 2–4 | Toronto | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Martin 27' Herd |
[10] | Heslop 31' (o.g.) Stein 55'Scott Stevenson |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 5,114 |
| June 25 8 | Toronto | 2–2 | Vancouver | Toronto, Ontario |
| Stein Davis 78' |
[11] | Gauden 33' Mulhall |
Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 4,385[12] Referee: Harry Sadler |
| June 28 9 | Washington | 1–1 | Vancouver | Washington, D.C. |
| Munro 14' |
[13] | Gauden 48' |
Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 8,709 |
| July 1 10 | Chicago | 2–2 | Vancouver | Chicago, Illinois |
| Stadium: White Sox Park Attendance: 3,602[12] |
| July 5 11 | Vancouver | 1–1 | New York | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Kinnell 83' |
Ribeiro 10' |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 6,533 |
| July 9 12 | Vancouver | 3–1 | Cleveland | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 6,012[12] |
References edit
General edit
- Litterer, Dave. "North American Soccer League I (NASL) 1967-1984". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- Severino, Carlos. "North American Soccer League 1967". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- Days, Paul. "Stars In Stripes Sunderland AFC as The Vancouver Royal Canadians". Blue House Field. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
Specific edit
- ^ a b Associated Press (December 14, 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
- ^ a b "New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston". The Miami News. May 29, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Kearney, Jim (June 5, 1967). "The Tie Was Unfortunate". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Jukich, Roy (June 8, 1967). "Canadians Click For Home Folks". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ "Gales Highest In United League". The Miami News. June 8, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ a b Jukich, Roy (June 12, 1967). "Royal Canadians Win By O'Hare". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Jukich, Roy (June 15, 1967). "Buckley's Pair Leads Second Half Outburst". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Houston-Detroit Soccer Game Ended By Brawl". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. June 15, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Fans, Too, Like 'Kicks'". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 20, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Jukich, Roy (June 22, 1967). "Leaky Defence Plagues McColl". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Referee Incurs Pickburn's Ire". The Vancouver Sun. June 26, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c Creel, Daniel. "1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians". soccer-almanac.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Stout Defence Earns a Draw". The Vancouver Sun. June 29, 1967. p. 15. Retrieved November 2, 2012.