Draft:1974 Seattle Sounders season

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Seattle Sounders
1974 season
General managerWalter Daggatt
Head coachJohn Best
StadiumMemorial Stadium
NASLConference: 3rd
Overall: 6th
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Heritage CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Rowlands (10)
All: Rowlands (10)
1975 →

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
Goalkeepers
1 Barry Watling England GK (1946-07-16)July 16, 1946 (aged 27) 1974 1975 England Hartlepool United
22 Ballan Campeau United States GK (1952-01-22)January 22, 1952 (aged 22) 1974 1975 United States Santa Clara Broncos
23 Dave Landry Canada GK (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 Canada Saskatchewan Huskies
Defenders
3 David D'Errico United States CB, LB (1952-06-03)June 3, 1952 (aged 21) 1974 1976 United States Hartwick Hawks
6 Jimmy Gabriel Scotland CB (1940-10-10)October 10, 1940 (aged 33) 1974 1978 England Brentford
12 Alan Stephens England CB, RB (1952-10-13)October 13, 1952 (aged 21) 1974 1975 England Crewe Alexandra
14 Bobby Cram England RB (1939-11-19)November 19, 1939 (aged 34) 1974 1975 England Bath City
15 Bernie Fagan England CB, LB, RB (1949-01-29)January 29, 1949 (aged 25) 1974 1976 England Scarborough
16 Adrian Webster England CB, DM (1951-11-06)November 6, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 Canada Vancouver Spartans
17 Dave Gillett Scotland CB, LB, RB (1951-04-02)April 2, 1951 (aged 23) 1974 1975 England Crewe Alexandra
Midfielders
4 Willie Penman Scotland RM, CM (1939-08-07)August 7, 1939 (aged 34) 1974 1975 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
5 Phil Trenter England CM (1953-06-26)June 26, 1953 (aged 20) 1974 1975 Canada Olympic Columbians
7 Roy Sinclair England CM (1944-12-10)December 10, 1944 (aged 29) 1974 1975 England Tranmere Rovers
10 Hank Liotart Netherlands LM, RM, CM (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 Netherlands NEC
Forwards
8 Dave Butler England AM, ST (1953-11-15)November 15, 1953 (aged 20) 1974 1975
9 Pepe Fernández Uruguay RW, CF (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 Netherlands HFC Haarlem
11 Roger Goldingay United States AM, ST (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975
15 Chris Bartels United States ST (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 United States Bowling Green Falcons
18 John Rowlands England CB, CF (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 England Crewe Alexandra
19 Tjeert Van't Land Netherlands CF, ST (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 Netherlands Wageningen
20 Otey Cannon United States ST (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 (aged 22) 1974 1975 United States Dallas Tornado

Coaching and management staff[edit]

Player movement[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Name From Fee Ref.
January 23, 1974 DF United States David D'Errico United States Hartwick Hawks 1974 NASL Draft [5]
January 23, 1974 FW United States Denny Hadican United States Saint Louis Billikens 1974 NASL Draft [5]
1974 FW Uruguay Pepe Fernández Netherlands HFC Haarlem Free
1974 FW Scotland Willie Penman Republic of Ireland Dundalk Free
1974 FW England John Rowlands England Crewe Alexandra Free
1974 FW Netherlands Tjeerd van't Land Netherlands Wageningen Free

Loans in[edit]

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
May 1, 1974 GK England Barry Watling England Hartlepool United End of season

NASL Draft picks[edit]

Round Selection Player Position College
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]

Main article: 1974 North American Soccer League season

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
Source: ASHA
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

Source

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Barry Watling 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA David D'Errico 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Willie Penman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF England ENG Phil Trenter 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gabriel 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Roy Sinclair 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW England ENG David Butler 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Uruguay URU Pepe Fernández 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Netherlands NED Hank Liotart 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW United States USA Roger Goldingay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF England ENG Alan Stephens 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England ENG Bobby Cram 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Bernie Fagan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF England ENG Adrian Webster 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Dave Gillett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW England ENG John Rowlands 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF Netherlands NED Tjeert Van't Land 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW United States USA Otey Cannon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK United States USA Ballan Campeau 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK Canada 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 England Barry Watling NASL First-Team All-Star

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zimmerman, Hy (September 6, 1973). "Soccer to get succor in L. A.". The Seattle Times. p. E2.
  2. ^ Zimmerman, Hy (December 11, 1973). "Seattle business elite back pro soccer team". The Seattle Times. p. E1.
  3. ^ "What name do you like?". The Seattle Times. January 13, 1974. p. H6.
  4. ^ "Sounders is the new name, soccer's the name of the game". The Seattle Times. January 22, 1974. p. D3.
  5. ^ a b "1974 NASL Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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