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1967–68 Washington Britannica season

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Washington Britannica
1967 season
ChairmanWilliam Cousins Jr.
ManagerNorman Sutherland
ASLSouthern Division: Second place
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The 1967–68 season of the Washington Britannica was their first season in the American Soccer League, and the club's first season in professional soccer. The club was created in 1963 at the amateur level and fielded a team under the same name. During their initial professional year, the team earned second place in the Southern Division. The following year, the club folded the team and renamed themselves, fielding a new team for the 1968 season, the Washington Darts.

Background

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Review

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Competitions

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ASL regular season

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First Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Ukrainian Nationals 15 10 3 2 36 12 23
Boston Tigers 15 8 0 7 34 26 16
Washington Britannica 15 7 2 6 28 26 16
Rochester Lancers 15 6 2 7 34 31 14
Baltimore Flyers 15 4 3 8 17 35 11
Newark Ukrainian Sitch 15 4 2 9 15 34 10
Source: [citation needed]
Premier Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
New York Inter[1] 11 7 4 0 36 12 18
Fall River Astros 11 6 3 2 23 13 15
Newark Portuguese 11 5 2 4 24 20 12
Patterson Roma SC 11 3 4 4 27 25 10
Hartford S.C[a] 5 2 1 2 9 8 5
N.B. Hungarian Americans 12 1 0 11 19 55 2
Updated to match(es) played on April 20, 1968. Source: [3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Hartford S.C requested and were granted a leave of absence for the remainder of season due to financial problems.[2]

Results summaries

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Results by round

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Match reports

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Statistics

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Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ Butz, George (May 29, 1968). "Title Playoffs Open Here". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 31. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Larson, Bertil (October 21, 1967). "Local Soccermen Cancel Schedule". Hartford Courant. p. 18. Retrieved November 9, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1968". Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2018.