1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season

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Vancouver Royal Canadians
1967 season
OwnerBrigadier General E.G. Eakins
ManagerIan McColl
StadiumEmpire Stadium
United Soccer Association5th, Western Division
Average home league attendance7,019
1968 →

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.

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 US 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 England G 6 0 0
2 Cecil Irwin England D 12 0 2
3 John Parke Northern Ireland D 7
4 Colin Todd England M 175 69 12 1 0
5 George Kinnell Scotland M 183 76 12 2 0
6 Jim Baxter Scotland M 180 76 12 2 3
7 Allan Gauden England F 173 70 8 2 2
8 John O'Hare Scotland F 173 81 11 1 1
9 Neil Martin Scotland F 11 1 1
10 George Herd Scotland F 173 70 6 3 2
11 George Mulhall Scotland F 175 70 10 3 0
12 Jim Shoulder England D 173 71 5 1 0
13 Derek Forster England G 175 7 0 0
14 Colin Suggett England F 175 68 12 3 0
15 Brian Heslop M 178 73 8 0 1
16 William Hughes Scotland M 173 66 8 0 1

Num = Number, Pos = Position, Height in cm, Weight in kg, Apps = Appearances, G = Goals, A = Assists

Results[]

Standings[]

This section is transcluded from United Soccer Association#Western Division. ( | )
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

Match results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

May 28 1 San Francisco 6–1 Vancouver San Francisco, California
Houwaart Goal Goal Goal
Maassen Goal Goal
Goal		 [2] Suggett Goal Stadium: Kezar Stadium
Attendance: 8,177[2]
June 4 2 Detroit 1–1 Vancouver Detroit, Michigan
Trainor Goal [3] Herd Goal Stadium: University of Detroit Stadium
Attendance: 11,629
June 7 3 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas Vancouver, British Columbia
Martin Goal
Suggett Goal 47'
Mulhall GoalGoal		 [4] Goal 38' Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,053[5]
June 11 4 Vancouver 1–0 Boston Vancouver, British Columbia
O'Hare Goal 21' [6] Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,616[6]
June 14 5 Los Angeles 5–1 Vancouver Los Angeles, California
Hunt Goal
Buckley Goal Goal
Dougan Goal
Knowles Goal		 [7] Heslop Goal Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 5,251[8]
June 18 6 Vancouver 1–4 Houston Vancouver, British Columbia
[9] GoalGoalGoal Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,785
June 21 7 Vancouver 2–4 Toronto Vancouver, British Columbia
Martin Goal 27'
Herd Goal		 [10] Heslop Goal 31' (o.g.)
Stein Goal 55'
Scott Goal
Stevenson Goal		 Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,114
June 25 8 Toronto 2–2 Vancouver Toronto, Ontario
Stein Goal
Davis Goal 78'		 [11] Gauden Goal 33'
Mulhall Goal		 Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 4,385[12]
Referee: Harry Sadler
June 28 9 Washington 1–1 Vancouver Washington, D.C.
Munro Goal 14' [13] Gauden Goal 48' 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 Goal 83' Goal 10' Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,533
July 9 12 Vancouver 3–1 Cleveland Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,012[12]

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[]

  1. ^ a b Associated Press (14 December 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
  2. ^ a b "New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston". The Miami News. 29 May 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ Kearney, Jim (5 June 1967). "The Tie Was Unfortunate". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ Jukich, Roy (8 June 1967). "Canadians Click For Home Folks". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Gales Highest In United League". The Miami News. 8 June 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b Jukich, Roy (12 June 1967). "Royal Canadians Win By O'Hare". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  7. ^ Jukich, Roy (15 June 1967). "Buckley's Pair Leads Second Half Outburst". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Houston-Detroit Soccer Game Ended By Brawl". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. 15 June 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Fans, Too, Like 'Kicks'". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 20 June 1967. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  10. ^ Jukich, Roy (22 June 1967). "Leaky Defence Plagues McColl". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Referee Incurs Pickburn's Ire". The Vancouver Sun. 26 June 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  12. ^ a b c Creel, Daniel. "1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians". soccer-almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Stout Defence Earns a Draw". The Vancouver Sun. 29 June 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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