1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1974 season
ChairmanHerb Capozzi
Head coachEckhard Krautzun
NASLDivision: 2nd
Conference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
NASL PlayoffsPlay-In Round
Highest home attendance30,277
vs. NY (Jun 30)
Lowest home attendance6,922
vs. CON (Jun 5)
Average home league attendance11,897
← 1976
1978 →

The 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the fourth season of the Whitecaps, and their fourth season in the North American Soccer League, which was at the time, the top flight of American Canadian soccer.

Qualifying for the playoffs for the second-straight season, the Whitecaps were eliminated by their Cascadian rivals, the Seattle Sounders, for the second straight season, in the first round of the postseason. The 'Caps finished second in their division, behind the Minnesota Kicks.

Background

Main article: 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season

The Vancouver Whitecaps came into their fourth season riding off the most successful season in franchise history. The 1976 squad qualified for the NASL playoffs for the first time, but lost to their Cascadian rivals, Seattle Sounders in the first round of the playoffs. Entering the 1977 season, the club made several defensive upgrades.

Club

Roster

Squad

The 1977 squad[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Graham Moseley
2 DF Canada CAN Garry Ayre
3 DF Canada CAN Bruce Wilson
4 DF Germany GER Holgar Osieck
5 DF Canada CAN Bob Lenarduzzi
6 DF Italy ITA Sam Lenarduzzi
7 MF Canada CAN Buzz Parsons
8 FW Canada CAN Glen Johnson
9 FW Canada CAN Brian Budd
10 MF Canada CAN Bob Bolitho
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF Canada CAN Les Wilson
12 MF Germany GER Horst Köppel
12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Marko Vujkovic
13 MF Canada CAN Darryl Samson
14 MF England ENG Brian Bason
14 DF England ENG Peter Simpson
15 MF Germany GER Peter Stollwerk
16 FW England ENG Tommy Ord
17 FW England ENG Tony Funnell
18 DF Canada CAN Gary Thompson

Team management and staff

Competitions

Preseason

NASL

Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minnesota Kicks 26 16 10 44 36 +8 137
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 26 14 12 43 36 +7 124
3 Seattle Sounders 26 14 12 43 34 +9 123
4 Portland Timbers 26 10 16 39 42 −3 98

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source:[2]

Results summary

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHHAAHAAAHHAAHHAHHHAAHAAHA
ResultLWWLLWLLLWWWWWLLWWWLLWLWLW
Source: soccerstats.us
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

April 8, 1977 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver
PT Report Scullion Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,519
April 17, 1977 2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver
PT Osieck
Johnson 		Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,494
April 24, 1977 3 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Minnesota Kicks Vancouver
PT Funnell Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,147
April 29, 1977 4 Team Hawaii 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Honolulu, Hawaii
PT Henry
Tinnion 		Report Vujkovic Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
May 9, 1977 5 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps San Jose, California
PT Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,553
May 15, 1977 6 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 (a.e.t.) Dallas Tornado Vancouver
PT Parsons
Ord 		Report Rote, Jr. Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 8,471
May 20, 1977 7 Las Vegas Quicksilvers 0–0 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps Whitney, Nevada
PT Report Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
Attendance: 5,527
May 22, 1977 8 Los Angeles Aztecs 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps University Park, California
PT David
McAlinden 		Report Bolitho Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 8,267
May 25, 1977 9 Minnesota Kicks 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Bloomington, Minnesota
PT Futcher
Willey 		Report Bolitho
Ord 		Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 27,742
May 29, 1977 10 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Vancouver
PT Bason
Vujkovic 		Report Irving Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,241
June 5, 1977 11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Connecticut Bicentennials Vancouver
PT Osieck
Vujkovic 		Report Moia Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,922
June 8, 1977 12 St. Louis Stars 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps St. Louis, Missouri
PT Daly Report Possee
Parsons 		Stadium: Francis Field
Attendance: 5,607
June 11, 1977 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Tampa, Florida
PT Smethurst Report Taylor
Possee 		Stadium: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 15,225
June 14, 1977 14 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 Rochester Lancers Vancouver
PT Bason
Parsons 		Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,872
June 21, 1977 15 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–0 (a.e.t.) Toronto Blizzard Vancouver
PT Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 9,455
June 24, 1977 16 Chicago Sting 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Chicago
PT Moore Report Ord
Parsons 		Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 3,203
June 30, 1977 17 Vancouver Whitecaps 5–3 Cosmos Vancouver
PT Possee
Parsons
Funnell 		Report Chinaglia
Roth
Field 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 30,277
July 5, 1977 18 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Seattle Sounders Vancouver
PT Possee Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 14,559
July 11, 1977 19 Vancouver Whitecaps 4–3 Team Hawaii Vancouver
PT Parsons
Bolitho
Bason
Possee 		Report Nover
Henry
Counce 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 12,473
July 15, 1977 20 Seattle Sounders 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle
PT Crossley
Gillett
Buttle 		Parsons Stadium: Kingdome
Attendance: 25,023
July 21, 1977 21 Dallas Tornado 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps University Park, Texas
PT Kewley
O'Hare 		Report Stadium: Ownby Stadium
Attendance: 12,929
July 24, 1977 22 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Las Vegas Quicksilvers Vancouver
PT Ayre
Possee 		Report Joy Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 11,193
July 28, 1977 23 Toronto Blizzard 6–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Toronto
PT Tukša
Vabec
Zutelja 		Report Possee Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 8,276
July 30, 1977 24 Washington Diplomats 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps Washington, D.C.
PT Report Possee
Parsons 		Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,225
August 4, 1977 25 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–2 Los Angeles Aztecs Vancouver
PT Report Rys
Best 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 18,037
August 7, 1977 26 Portland Timbers 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
PT Report Possee
Own goal 		Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 11,094

NASL Playoffs

Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season § Playoffs
August 10, 1977 First round Vancouver Whitecaps 0–2 Seattle Sounders Vancouver
PT Report Tommy Ord
Mel Machin 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 21,915

Mid-season friendlies

June 22, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps Canada 1–2 Italy Roma Vancouver
PT Report Stadium: Empire Stadium

Statistics

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
12 MF Germany Horst Köppel Germany Mönchengladbach April 1977 October 1977

Loan out

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1977". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2011.

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