Draft:1974 Seattle Sounders season
1974 season | |||
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General manager | Walter Daggatt | ||
Head coach | John Best | ||
Stadium | Memorial Stadium | ||
NASL | Conference: 3rd Overall: 6th | ||
NASL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
National Challenge Cup | Did not enter | ||
Heritage Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Rowlands (10) All: Rowlands (10) | ||
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The 1974 season was the first season for the inaugural iteration of the Seattle Sounders. The club played in the original North American Soccer League, then the top tier of soccer in the United States. The Sounders played their home matches at Seattle Memorial Stadium near the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. The Sounders played in the Western Division where they finished in third place with 10 wins, seven losses and three draws. The Sounders failed to qualify for the playoffs.
John Rowlands lead the Sounders with 10 goals during league play.
Background
[edit]In early 1973, there was a proposal to introduce a new Seattle expansion team into the North American Soccer League as part of an emerging Western Division. This division was planned to include cities like Los Angeles, San Jose, and Vancouver.[1] On December 11, 1973, the league officially granted an expansion franchise to Seattle, and it would be owned by a consortium of local businesspeople led by Walter Daggatt, who was associated with the Alpac Corporation.[2] The team was scheduled to compete in the Western Division and share Memorial Stadium with other newly established teams in Los Angeles, San Francisco (later relocated to San Jose), and Vancouver.
To choose a name for the Seattle team, a naming contest was conducted in January 1974. From a list of six finalists which included Cascades, Evergreens, Mariners, Schooners, Sockeyes, and Sounders, the winning name was "Sounders." It received the most support from the public, garnering 32 percent of the 3,735 votes cast, and was announced as the official team name on January 21.[3][4]
Squad information
[edit]Roster
[edit]No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in |
Contract ends |
Signed from |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Barry Watling | GK | July 16, 1946 (aged 27) | 1974 | 1975 | Hartlepool United | |
22 | Ballan Campeau | GK | January 22, 1952 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | Santa Clara Broncos | |
23 | Dave Landry | GK | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | Saskatchewan Huskies | |
Defenders | |||||||
3 | David D'Errico | CB, LB | June 3, 1952 (aged 21) | 1974 | 1976 | Hartwick Hawks | |
6 | Jimmy Gabriel | CB | October 10, 1940 (aged 33) | 1974 | 1978 | Brentford | |
12 | Alan Stephens | CB, RB | October 13, 1952 (aged 21) | 1974 | 1975 | Crewe Alexandra | |
14 | Bobby Cram | RB | November 19, 1939 (aged 34) | 1974 | 1975 | Bath City | |
15 | Bernie Fagan | CB, LB, RB | January 29, 1949 (aged 25) | 1974 | 1976 | Scarborough | |
16 | Adrian Webster | CB, DM | November 6, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | Vancouver Spartans | |
17 | Dave Gillett | CB, LB, RB | April 2, 1951 (aged 23) | 1974 | 1975 | Crewe Alexandra | |
Midfielders | |||||||
4 | Willie Penman | RM, CM | August 7, 1939 (aged 34) | 1974 | 1975 | Dundalk | |
5 | Phil Trenter | CM | June 26, 1953 (aged 20) | 1974 | 1975 | Olympic Columbians | |
7 | Roy Sinclair | CM | December 10, 1944 (aged 29) | 1974 | 1975 | Tranmere Rovers | |
10 | Hank Liotart | LM, RM, CM | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | NEC | |
Forwards | |||||||
8 | Dave Butler | AM, ST | November 15, 1953 (aged 20) | 1974 | 1975 | ||
9 | Pepe Fernández | RW, CF | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | HFC Haarlem | |
11 | Roger Goldingay | AM, ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ||
15 | Chris Bartels | ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | Bowling Green Falcons | |
18 | John Rowlands | CB, CF | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | Crewe Alexandra | |
19 | Tjeert Van't Land | CF, ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | Wageningen | |
20 | Otey Cannon | ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | Dallas Tornado |
Coaching and management staff
[edit]Player movement
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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January 23, 1974 | DF | David D'Errico | Hartwick Hawks | 1974 NASL Draft | [5] |
January 23, 1974 | FW | Denny Hadican | Saint Louis Billikens | 1974 NASL Draft | [5] |
1974 | FW | Pepe Fernández | HFC Haarlem | Free | |
1974 | FW | Willie Penman | Dundalk | Free | |
1974 | FW | John Rowlands | Crewe Alexandra | Free | |
1974 | FW | Tjeerd van't Land | Wageningen | Free |
Loans in
[edit]Start date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 1, 1974 | GK | Barry Watling | Hartlepool United | End of season |
NASL Draft picks
[edit]Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 3 | David D'Errico | Defender | Hartwick |
2 | 18 | Denny Hadican | Forward | Saint Louis |
3 | 33 | Pato Gutierrez | ||
4 | 48 | Henry Abadi | Forward | Clemson |
Competitions
[edit]North American Soccer League
[edit]Standings
[edit]- Western Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 110 | Qualification for Semifinals |
2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 103 | Qualification for Quarterfinals |
3 | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 101 | |
4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 70 |
Rules for classification: 6 points for a win, 3 points for a PK shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
Results summary
[edit]Results by round
[edit]Match results
[edit]May 5 1 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | Los Angeles |
15:00 PDT | McMillan 25', 76' | Report | Rowlands 53' | Stadium: Weingart Stadium Attendance: 4,107 |
May 12 2 | Seattle Sounders | 4–0 | Denver Dynamos | Seattle |
16:00 PDT | van't Land 23' Rowlands 40', 55' Penman 72' |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,132 |
May 19 3 | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle |
16:00 PDT | Rowlands 41', 73' Fernández 66' |
Report | Child 5' | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,132 |
May 25 4 | Denver Dynamos | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | Denver |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 5,725 |
May 27 5 | Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | Boston Minutemen | Seattle |
Eicklerling 80' | Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,945 |
June 1 6 | Washington Diplomats | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders | Washington, D.C. |
Report | Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,469 |
June 5 7 | Toronto Metros | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | Toronto |
Lazarević 62' | Report | Butler 17' Van't Land 33' |
Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 4,278 |
June 9 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | Vancouver |
Report | Gabriel 44' Butler 84' |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 11,258 |
June 15, 1974 NASL 1974 Baltimore Comets 1 - 5 Seattle Sounders Memorial Stadium 12681 1 June 22, 1974 NASL 1974 Philadelphia Atoms 0 - 2 Seattle Sounders Memorial Stadium 13876 1 June 29, 1974 NASL 1974 Dallas Tornado 0 - 0 (SO) Seattle Sounders Texas Stadium 5798 1 June 30, 1974 NASL 1974 San Jose Earthquakes 2 - 2 (SO) Seattle Sounders Spartan Stadium 13638 1 July 6, 1974 NASL 1974 Seattle Sounders 1 - 0 St. Louis Stars Memorial Stadium 14335 1 July 13, 1974 NASL 1974 Dallas Tornado 1 - 0 Seattle Sounders Memorial Stadium 14876 1 July 19, 1974 NASL 1974 Miami Toros 2 - 1 Seattle Sounders Miami Orange Bowl 9021 1 July 21, 1974 NASL 1974 New York Cosmos 2 - 1 Seattle Sounders Downing Stadium 4326 1 July 26, 1974 NASL 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 - 5 Seattle Sounders Memorial Stadium 14876 1 Aug. 7, 1974 NASL 1974 Seattle Sounders (SO) 0 - 0 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 5500 1 Aug. 9, 1974 NASL 1974 Rochester Lancers 0 - 3 Seattle Sounders Memorial Stadium 11282 1 Aug. 11, 1974 NASL 1974 Seattle Sounders 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Memorial Stadium 14876 1
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | National Challenge Cup | Soccer Bowl | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | Barry Watling | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | USA | David D'Errico | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | SCO | Willie Penman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ENG | Phil Trenter | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | SCO | Jimmy Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Roy Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | FW | ENG | David Butler | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | URU | Pepe Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | NED | Hank Liotart | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | USA | Roger Goldingay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ENG | Alan Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ENG | Bobby Cram | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ENG | Bernie Fagan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ENG | Adrian Webster | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | SCO | Dave Gillett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ENG | John Rowlands | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | MF | NED | Tjeert Van't Land | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | USA | Otey Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | GK | USA | Ballan Campeau | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | GK | CAN | Dave Landry | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Awards
[edit]Individual honors
[edit]No. | Position | Name | Honor | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Barry Watling | NASL First-Team All-Star |
References
[edit]- ^ Zimmerman, Hy (September 6, 1973). "Soccer to get succor in L. A.". The Seattle Times. p. E2.
- ^ Zimmerman, Hy (December 11, 1973). "Seattle business elite back pro soccer team". The Seattle Times. p. E1.
- ^ "What name do you like?". The Seattle Times. January 13, 1974. p. H6.
- ^ "Sounders is the new name, soccer's the name of the game". The Seattle Times. January 22, 1974. p. D3.
- ^ a b "1974 NASL Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 11, 2023.