1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Brigadier General E.G. Eakins | ||
| Manager | 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
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
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Wolves (Q) | 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
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
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
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Match results
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 Mulhall |
[4] | Hainey |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 10,053[5] |
| June 11 4 | Vancouver | 1–0 | Boston | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| O'Hare |
[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 Herd |
[10] | Heslop Stein Scott Stevenson |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 5,114 |
| June 25 8 | Toronto | 2–2 | Vancouver | Toronto, Ontario |
| Stein Davis |
[11] | Gauden Mulhall |
Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 4,385[12] Referee: Harry Sadler |
| June 28 9 | Washington | 1–1 | Vancouver | Washington, D.C. |
| Munro |
[13] | Gauden |
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 |
Ribeiro |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 6,533 |
| July 9 12 | Vancouver | 3–1 | Cleveland | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 6,012[12] |
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References
General
- Litterer, Dave. "North American Soccer League I (NASL) 1967-1984". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Severino, Carlos. "North American Soccer League 1967". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Days, Paul. "Stars In Stripes Sunderland AFC as The Vancouver Royal Canadians". Blue House Field. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
Specific
- Associated Press (14 December 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
- "New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston". The Miami News. 29 May 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Kearney, Jim (5 June 1967). "The Tie Was Unfortunate". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Jukich, Roy (8 June 1967). "Canadians Click For Home Folks". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- "Gales Highest In United League". The Miami News. 8 June 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Jukich, Roy (12 June 1967). "Royal Canadians Win By O'Hare". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Jukich, Roy (15 June 1967). "Buckley's Pair Leads Second Half Outburst". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- "Houston-Detroit Soccer Game Ended By Brawl". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. 15 June 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- "Fans, Too, Like 'Kicks'". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 20 June 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Jukich, Roy (22 June 1967). "Leaky Defence Plagues McColl". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- "Referee Incurs Pickburn's Ire". The Vancouver Sun. 26 June 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- Creel, Daniel. "1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians". soccer-almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- "Stout Defence Earns a Draw". The Vancouver Sun. 29 June 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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