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

All:
Bermuda 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.

Squad

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 Poland  POL Jerry Sularz
1 GK United States  USA Shep Messing
2 DF United States  USA Barry Mahy
3 DF Canada  CAN Frank Donlavey
4 DF United States  USA Werner Roth
6 MF Canada  CAN John Kerr, Sr.
7 FW England  ENG Harold Jarman
10 MF United States  USA Carlos Scott
11 FW United States  USA Jorge Siega
12 FW United States  USA Joey Fink
12 FW Brazil  BRA Emanuel Carrette
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF England  ENG Mike Wardrop
15 MF Hungary  HUN Bela Monoki
16 FW Bermuda  BER Randy Horton
1 GK Argentina  ARG Florial Rodriguez
20 MF Ecuador  ECU Germy Rivera
22 DF United States  USA Angelo Anastasio
23 DF United States  USA Len Renery
24 DF United States  USA Gordon Bradley
6,8 DF England  ENG Malcolm Dawes
6,9 FW United States  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

Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston Minutemen 20 10 9 1 36 23 +13 94
2 Toronto Metros 20 9 10 1 30 31 -1 87
3 Rochester Lancers 20 8 10 2 23 30 -7 77
4 New York Cosmos 20 4 14 2 28 40 -12 58

Overall League Placing

Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
11 Washington Diplomats 20 7 12 1 29 36 -7 70
12 Vancouver Whitecaps 20 5 11 4 29 31 -2 70
13 New York Cosmos 20 4 14 2 28 40 -12 58
14 St. Louis Stars 20 4 15 1 27 42 -15 54
15 Denver Dynamos 20 5 15 0 21 42 21 49

Source: [5]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
May 5, 1974 Baltimore Comets H 2-3 5,700 Horton (2)
May 12, 1974 Miami Toros H 1-1 ( SOL) 1,428 Fink
May 19, 1974 Rochester Lancers H 1-2 4,952 Dawes
May 22, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms A 1-0 10,117
June 2, 1974 Boston Minutemen H 2-1 1,153 Horton, Vowden
June 9, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms H 0-0 ( SOW) 8,009
June 14, 1974 Miami Toros A 5-3 8,309 Jarman, Fink, Liveric
June 22, 1974 San Jose Earthquakes A 2-2 ( SOL) 15,445 Jarman (2)
June 23, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs A 3-2 4,107 Horton, Kerr
June 29, 1974 Boston Minutemen A 3-0 10,849
June 30, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps H 0-2 2,835
July 4, 1974 Washington Diplomats H 3-1 1,301 Horton (2), Scott
July 6, 1974 Denver Dynamos A 2-0 3,915
July 12, 1974 Baltimore Comets A 2-2 ( SOL) 3,467 Scott (2)
July 19, 1974 Rochester Lancers A 1-0 9,255
July 21, 1974 Seattle Sounders H 2-1 4,326 Siega, Liveric
July 28, 1974 Toronto Metros H 2-2 ( SOW) 3,003 Jarman, Horton
July 31, 1974 Toronto Metros A 1-1 ( SOL) 2,226 Horton
August 4, 1974 St. Louis Stars H 2-1 3,074 Fink, Dawes
August 11, 1974 Washington Diplomats A 2-1 3,621 Horton

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Att. Scorers Ref.
May 26 Italy Napoli H 2–2 9,752 Horton, Renery [6]
June 16 Honduras Universidad de Honduras H 4–1 500 Horton, Dawes, Liveric, Rivera [6]
July 7   Puerto Rico H 4–1 n/a Liveric (3), Donlic [6]
July 14 Italy Italian Army team H 1–3 500 Scott [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. ^ a b c d New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com