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
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
Roster
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 | ![]() |
22 | Ballan Campeau | ![]() |
GK | January 22, 1952 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
23 | Dave Landry | ![]() |
GK | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
Defenders | |||||||
3 | David D'Errico | ![]() |
CB, LB | June 3, 1952 (aged 21) | 1974 | 1976 | ![]() |
6 | Jimmy Gabriel | ![]() |
CB | October 10, 1940 (aged 33) | 1974 | 1978 | ![]() |
12 | Alan Stephens | ![]() |
CB, RB | October 13, 1952 (aged 21) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
14 | Bobby Cram | ![]() |
RB | November 19, 1939 (aged 34) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
15 | Bernie Fagan | ![]() |
CB, LB, RB | January 29, 1949 (aged 25) | 1974 | 1976 | ![]() |
16 | Adrian Webster | ![]() |
CB, DM | November 6, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
17 | Dave Gillett | ![]() |
CB, LB, RB | April 2, 1951 (aged 23) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
Midfielders | |||||||
4 | Willie Penman | ![]() |
RM, CM | August 7, 1939 (aged 34) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
5 | Phil Trenter | ![]() |
CM | June 26, 1953 (aged 20) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
7 | Roy Sinclair | ![]() |
CM | December 10, 1944 (aged 29) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
10 | Hank Liotart | ![]() |
LM, RM, CM | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
11 | Roger Goldingay | ![]() |
AM, ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | |
15 | Chris Bartels | ![]() |
ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
18 | John Rowlands | ![]() |
CB, CF | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
19 | Tjeert Van't Land | ![]() |
CF, ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
20 | Otey Cannon | ![]() |
ST | July 21, 1951 (aged 22) | 1974 | 1975 | ![]() |
Coaching and management staff
Player movement
Transfers in
Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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January 23, 1974 | DF | ![]() |
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1974 NASL Draft | [5] |
January 23, 1974 | FW | ![]() |
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1974 NASL Draft | [5] |
1974 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
1974 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
1974 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
1974 | FW | ![]() |
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Free |
Loans in
Start date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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May 1, 1974 | GK | ![]() |
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End of season |
NASL Draft picks
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
North American Soccer League
Standings
- 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
Results by round
Match results
May 5 1 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | Los Angeles |
15:00 PDT | McMillan ![]() |
Report | Rowlands ![]() |
Stadium: Weingart Stadium Attendance: 4,107 |
May 12 2 | Seattle Sounders | 4–0 | Denver Dynamos | Seattle |
16:00 PDT | van't Land ![]() Rowlands ![]() Penman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,132 |
May 19 3 | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle |
16:00 PDT | Rowlands ![]() Fernández ![]() |
Report | Child ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Butler ![]() Van't Land ![]() |
Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 4,278 |
June 9 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | Vancouver |
Report | Gabriel ![]() Butler ![]() |
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
Appearances and goals
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 | ![]() |
Barry Watling | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
David D'Errico | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Willie Penman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() |
Phil Trenter | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Roy Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
David Butler | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Pepe Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Hank Liotart | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Roger Goldingay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Bobby Cram | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Bernie Fagan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Adrian Webster | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Dave Gillett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
John Rowlands | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Tjeert Van't Land | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Otey Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Ballan Campeau | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | GK | ![]() |
Dave Landry | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Awards
Individual honors
No. | Position | Name | Honor | Ref. |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
NASL First-Team All-Star |
References
- ^ 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.