1970 Washington Darts season

The 1970 Washington Darts season was the team's first season in the North American Soccer League, and the club's fourth season in professional soccer. Previously the club fielded a team in the American Soccer League. In their initial run in the NASL, the team earned first place in the Southern Division and finished with the top record in the league. As division champions they automatically qualified for the championship game known as the NASL Final.

Washington Darts
1970 season
ChairmanWilliam Cousins Jr.
ManagerNorman Sutherland
StadiumBrookland Stadium
30,000
NASLSouthern Division: First place
Regular Season: First place
NASL Championship: Finalist
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leroy DeLeon
(15 goals)
All:
Leroy DeLeon
(16 goals)

Background

Review

Competitions

NASL regular season

G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

Northern DivisionGWLTGFGAPT
Rochester Lancers249964145111
Kansas City Spurs2481064244100
St. Louis Stars245172267160
Southern DivisionGWLTGFGAPT
Washington Darts2414645229137
Atlanta Chiefs2411855333123
Dallas Tornado248124393992

Results summaries

Results by round

Match reports

NASL Playoffs

NASL Final 1970
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 First leg Second leg Attendance
Rochester Lancers4–3[1]Washington Darts3–01–3September 5 • Aquinas Memorial Stadium • 9,321
September 13 • Brookland Stadium • 5,543

Match reports

First leg
Rochester Lancers[2][3]3–0Washington Darts
Costa  26' (Kankam)
Costa  61' (Ofori)
Marotti  72' (pen.)		 Report
Aquinas Memorial Stadium, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 9,321
Referee: Mike Ashkenazi
Rochester[4][5]
Washington[6][7]

Second leg
Washington Darts3–1Rochester Lancers
DeLeon  44' (pen.)
Gyau  49' (Grell)
Browne  65' (Archibald)		 Report Costa  40' (Metidieri)
Brookland Stadium, Washington, DC
Attendance: 5,543[8]
Washington[9]
Rochester[10]

Statistics

Transfers
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See also

1970 Washington Darts

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2013-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Previo Campeones: Rochester Lancers Capturan Titulo En 1970". 15 Sep 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  3. Loj, Alex (September 6, 1970). "Lancers Defeat Darts". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  4. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Darts/Darts%2070%20Road%20Back%20Gerry%20Browne,%20Lancers.jpg
  5. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Lancers/Lancers%2070%20Home%20Mitchell,%20Short,%20Chiefs.jpg
  6. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Darts/Darts%2070%20Road%20Back%20Gerry%20Browne,%20Lancers.jpg
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/136632124
  8. Stolze, Craig (September 14, 1970). "Lancers Soccer Champs". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  9. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Darts/Darts%2070%20Goalie%20Lincoln%20Phillips,%20Lancers.jpg
  10. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Darts/Darts%2070%20Goalie%20Lincoln%20Phillips,%20Lancers.jpg
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