1973 New York Cosmos season

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.

New York Cosmos
1973 season
ManagerUnited States Gordon Bradley[1]
StadiumHofstra Stadium
NASLDivision: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs: Semifinal
National
Challenge Cup
Did not enter
CONCACAF
Champions' Cup
Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Joey Fink (10 goals)

All:
United States 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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Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   POL Jerry Sularz
1 GK   USA Shep Messing
2 DF   USA Barry Mahy
2 DF   ISR Karol Rotner
3 FW   USA Henry McCully
4 DF   USA Werner Roth
6 MF   CAN John Kerr, Sr.
7 FW   NIR Mickey Niblock
8 FW   ISR Roby Young
9   USA Paul LeSueur
10 FW   TCH Josef Jelinek
11 FW   USA Jorge Siega
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   USA Joey Fink
14 DF   USA Ralph Wright
15 MF   USA Siegfried Stritzl
16 FW   BER Randy Horton
18 FW   CAN Tibor Vigh
19 DF   POL Karol Kapcinski
20 MF   TRI Everald Cummings
22 MF   POL Dieter Zajdel
23 DF   USA Len Renery
24 DF   USA Gordon Bradley
5,8 DF   ENG Malcolm Dawes
FW   USA Charlie McCully

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Results

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Source:[4]

Preseason

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
April 23, 1973 Club América A 2-1 35,000 Vigh
April 26, 1973 Veracruz A 1-0 N/A

Regular season

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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

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Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Philadelphia Atoms 19 9 2 8 29 14 +15 104
2 New York Cosmos 19 7 5 7 31 23 +8 91
3 Miami Toros 19 8 5 6 26 21 +5 88

Overall League Placing

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Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Dallas Tornado 19 11 4 4 36 25 +11 111
2 Philadelphia Atoms 19 9 2 8 29 14 +15 104
3 New York Cosmos 19 7 5 7 31 23 +8 91
4 Toronto Metros 19 6 4 9 32 18 +14 89
5 Miami Toros 19 8 5 6 26 21 +5 88

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Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
May 6, 1973 Rochester Lancers H 1-0 9,075 Siega
May 13, 1973 Toronto Metros A 1-1 6,862 Horton
May 16, 1973 Miami Toros H 1-1 5,301 Horton
May 26, 1973 Atlanta Apollos H 5-0 3,920 Fink (3), Jelinek, Horton
June 2, 1973 St. Louis Stars H 1-1 5,535 Fink
June 6, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms A 1-1 9,168 Renery
June 8, 1973 Rochester Lancers A 2-1 4,553 Zajdel
June 17, 1973 Montreal Olympique H 2-0 5,305 Jelinek, Horton
June 27, 1973 St. Louis Stars A 2-1 4,517 Fink
June 30, 1973 Miami Toros A 2-1 4,425 Horton
July 4, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms A 2-1 12,128 Horton
July 7, 1973 Toronto Metros H 3-2 4,011 Wright, Fink (2)
July 14, 1973 Philadelphia Atoms H 1-1 6,100 Fink
July 27, 1973 Atlanta Apollos A 1-3 2,671 Fink (2), Cummings
July 28, 1973 Miami Toros H 1-0 4,520 Fink
August 4, 1973 Dallas Tornado A 2-1 5,359 Horton
August 9, 1973 Montreal Olympique A 0-0 1,100
August 11, 1973 Dallas Tornado H 4-3 7,250 Horton, Siega, Kapcinski, Young

Postseason

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Overview

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Semi-finals
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August 15 New York Cosmos 0–1 Dallas Tornado Irving, Texas Stadium

August 18 Toronto Metros 0–3 Philadelphia Atoms Philadelphia, Veterans Stadium
Final
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August 25 Philadelphia Atoms 2–0 Dallas Tornado Irving, Texas Stadium

Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Ref.
August 15, 1973 Dallas Tornado A 1-0 9,009

Friendlies

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Date Opponent Venue Result Att. Scorers Ref.
Apr 23   América A 1–2 35,000 Vigh [6]
Apr 26   Veracruz A 0–1 6,805 [6]
May 20   Finn Harps H 1–1 2,364 Siega [6]
June 24   Veracruz H 2–2 6,805 Strintzl, Horton [6]
August 18   Torpedo Moscow H 2–2 7,763 Niblock, Horton [6]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e New York Cosmos 1971-73 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com