1975 Vancouver Whitecaps season
| 1975 season | |||
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| Chairman | Herb Capozzi[1] | ||
| Head coach | Jim Easton | ||
| NASL | Division: 4th Overall: 9th | ||
| NASL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,007 vs Chicago Sting April 18, 1975[2] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,528 vs Denver Dynamos July 31, 1975[3] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,579[4] | ||
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The 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the second season of the Whitecaps, and their second season in the North American Soccer League and the top flight of Canadian soccer.
This was coach Jim Easton's last season with the club and the club showed improvement over their inaugural season. The season started brightly with five wins including those over Seattle and Toronto at home. The rest of the season had mixed results, but the Whitecaps well and truly fell out of playoff contention by losing seven of their last ten games. Barring the 3-0 loss away to the Seattle Sounders on July 19, 1975, the games were close one goal losses. In the last two games of the season, the Whitecaps trounced Denver and San Jose 6-0 and 4-0. The Whitecaps finished at 0.500 with eleven wins and losses at fourth in the Pacific Division. Local resident Glen Johnston led the Whitecaps with eight goals and seven assists while Sam Lenarduzzi and Bruce Wilson played all 22 games. Sergio Zanatta and Barrie Mitchell also had strong seasons on the score sheet.[5][6][7]
The Whitecaps also played a friendly match against the New York Cosmos and the newly signed Pele on July 7, 1975, with 26,495 in attendance.
Club[edit]
Roster[edit]
The 1975 squad[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management[edit]
Jim Easton was Vancouver Whitecaps coach in 1975 and saw good success during his tenure with a small budget and local players.
Results[edit]
Results by round[edit]
Match results[edit]
| April 17, 1975 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Chicago Sting | Vancouver |
Sergio Zanatta  |
Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 10,007 |
| April 26, 1975 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | Vancouver |
| Bruce Wilson Sergio Zanatta |
Report | Tjeert Van't Land |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,753 |
| May 3, 1975 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4–1 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | Vancouver |
| Bob Lenarduzzi Brian Budd Glen Johnson Sergio Zanatta |
Report | Bruno Pilas |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,336 |
| May 9, 1975 4 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Los Angeles |
| Report | Sergio Zanatta Bob Lenarduzzi Glen Johnson |
Stadium: El Camino College Attendance: 7,155 |
| May 10, 1975 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | San Jose, California |
| Paul Child |
Report | Barrie Mitchell Bruce Twamley |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 17,632 |
| May 16, 1975 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver |
| Report | Barry Powell Tony Betts |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,815 |
| May 24, 1975 7 | Hartford Bicentennials | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Report | Own Goal |
Stadium: Yale Bowl Attendance: 3,210 |
| May 28, 1975 8 | New York Cosmos | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | New York City |
| Report | Own Goal |
Stadium: Downing Stadium Attendance: 7,331 |
| June 1, 1975 9 | Rochester Lancers | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Rochester, New York |
| Tommy Ord Eli Durante |
Report | Brian Budd |
Stadium: Holleder Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,811 |
| June 5, 1975 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3–0 | San Antonio Thunder | Vancouver |
| Glen Johnson Gary Thompson |
Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,514 |
| June 7, 1975 11 | Portland Timbers | 3–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Portland, Oregon |
| Graham Day Tony Betts Brian Godfrey |
Report | Brian Gant Glen Johnson |
Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 11,335 |
| June 11, 1975 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Los Angeles Aztecs | Vancouver |
| Barrie Mitchell |
Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 9,168 |
| June 19, 1975 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver |
| Glen Johnson Barrie Mitchell |
Report | Ilija Mitic Archie Roboostoff |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 9,424 |
| June 27, 1975 14 | Dallas Tornado | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Dallas |
| Kyle Rote Jr. George Ley |
Report | Robert Alberts |
Stadium: Texas Stadium Attendance: 3,436 |
| June 29, 1975 15 | St. Louis Stars | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | St. Louis |
| John Hawley |
Report | Sergio Zanatta |
Stadium: Francis Field (St. Louis County, Missouri) Attendance: 4,217 |
| July 3, 1975 16 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Portland, Oregon |
| Chris Dangerfield Tony Betts |
Report | Bruce Twamley |
Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 18,278 |
| July 10, 1975 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | Vancouver |
| Glen Johnson Brian Budd |
Report | Paul Crossley |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,205 |
| July 12, 1975 18 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Los Angeles |
| Michael Ferguson |
Report | Stadium: El Camino College Attendance: 7,604 |
| July 19, 1975 19 | Seattle Sounders | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Seattle |
| Paul Crossley John Rowlands Unknown |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 17,925 |
| July 24, 1975 20 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–2 | Boston Minutemen | Vancouver |
| Sergio Zanatta |
Report | Ade Coker Wolfgang Suhnholz |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,158 |
| July 31, 1975 21 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6–0 | Denver Dynamos | Vancouver |
| Charlie Palmer Robert Alberts Glen Johnson Bob Lenarduzzi Les Wilson Barrie Mitchell |
Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 4,528 |
| August 7, 1975 22 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver |
| Own Goal Bruce Wilson Barrie Mitchell Brian Budd |
Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 5,461 |
Mid-season friendlies[edit]
| July 7, 1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–2 | New York Cosmos | Vancouver |
| Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 26,495 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "PCSL - Soccer Beginnings in BC". Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps All-time Game Results | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps All-time Game Results | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "NASL Vancouver Whitecaps Rosters".
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps All-time Game Results | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "NASL Vancouver Whitecaps Rosters".