1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1976 season
Chairman Herb Capozzi
Manager Eckhard Krautzun
NASL Division: 3rd
Overall:109th
NASL Playoffs Play-In Round
Highest home attendance 11,352 vs Portland Timbers April 16, 1976[1]
Lowest home attendance 6,028 vs Denver Dynamos April 30, 1976 [1]
Average home league attendance 8,655 [2]
Home colours
Away colours
← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the third season of the Whitecaps, and third second season in the North American Soccer League and the top flight of Canadian soccer.

The Whitecaps made a bit of a splash signing American goalkeeper Phil Parkes, who starred with the United Soccer Association's Los Angeles Wolves in 1967 and with Kansas City Spurs in 1969.[3]

The Vancouver Whitecaps also played some European sides on exhibition tours.[4]

In May 1976 the Glasgow Rangers made a tour of the Pacific Northwest NASL clubs. The Vancouver Whitecaps tied them 2-2 on May 18, 1976 in front of 14,000 spectators.[3]

On May 25, 1976 the Vancouver Whitecaps tied Manchester United 0-0.[3]

The Vancouver Whitecaps had a 4-3 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach on July 27, 1976 in front of 11,533 spectators.[3] This game has been noted as a very entertaining affair that earned Borussia Monchengladbach some Vancouver fans as they played competitively.

Squad

The 1976 squad[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Canada GK Greg Weber
2 Canada MF Buzz Parsons
3 Canada DF Bruce Wilson
4 England MF Tommy Ord
5 Canada DF Bob Lenarduzzi
6 Canada DF Sam Lenarduzzi
7 Canada DF Les Wilson
8 Canada FW Glen Johnson
9 Canada FW Brian Budd
10 Jamaica FW Art Welch
11 Canada MF Brian Gant
12 Germany MF Horst Köppel
12 England FW Billy Woof
No. Position Player
13 Scotland MF Tony McAndrew
14 Denmark FW Uffe Pederson
15 Canada MF Darryl Samson
16 Canada MF Brian Robinson
17 Canada FW Frank Wood
18 Canada FW Gary Thompson
19 Scotland Barrie Mitchell
19 England FW Peter Silvester
19 Germany MF Wolfgang Suhnholz
20 England DF Stephen Hetzke
21 Netherlands MF Robert Alberts
22 England Phil Parkes
Denmark FW Neils Kristensen

Competitions

NASL

Pacific Conference

Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Minnesota Kicks1595433138
Seattle Sounders14104031123
Vancouver Whitecaps14103830120
Portland Timbers816234171
St. Louis Stars519295758

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source:[6]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHAAHHAHAAAAHAAHAHAHHAHH
Result D W W L W W L D L W L L W W W L L W L D W W L W

Last updated: October 28, 2013.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

NASL Playoffs

Mid-season friendlies

See also

History of Vancouver Whitecaps FC

External links

References

  1. 1 2 http://soccerstats.us/teams/vancouver-whitecaps/games/
  2. ↑ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html
  3. 1 2 3 4 Holroyd, Steven (20 February 2007). "The Year in American Soccer – 1976". American Soccer Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Whitecaps%20Friendlies.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Whitecaps_Rosters.htm
  6. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1976". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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