1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season

Vancouver Whitecaps 1977 soccer season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1974 football season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC1974 season

Chairman| Herb Capozzi
Head coach| Eckhard Krautzun
NASL| Division: 2nd
Conference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
NASL Playoffs| Play-In Round
Highest home attendance| 30,277
vs. NY (Jun 30)
Lowest home attendance| 6,922
vs. CON (Jun 5)
Average home league attendance| 11,897

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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[edit]

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[edit]

### Roster[edit]

## Squad[edit]

The 1977 squad[1]

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

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1  | GK |  ENG | Graham Moseley
2  | DF |  CAN | Garry Ayre
3  | DF |  CAN | Bruce Wilson
4  | DF |  GER | Holgar Osieck
5  | DF |  CAN | Bob Lenarduzzi
6  | DF |  ITA | Sam Lenarduzzi
7  | MF |  CAN | Buzz Parsons
8  | FW |  CAN | Glen Johnson
9  | FW |  CAN | Brian Budd
10  | MF |  CAN | Bob Bolitho
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11  | DF |  CAN | Les Wilson
12  | MF |  GER | Horst Köppel
12  | MF |  YUG | Marko Vujkovic
13  | MF |  CAN | Darryl Samson
14  | MF |  ENG | Brian Bason
14  | DF |  ENG | Peter Simpson
15  | MF |  GER | Peter Stollwerk
16  | FW |  ENG | Tommy Ord
17  | FW |  ENG | Tony Funnell
18  | DF |  CAN | Gary Thompson

### Team management and staff[edit]

## Competitions[edit]

### Preseason[edit]

### NASL[edit]

Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season

#### Standings[edit]

Pos  | Club  | Pld  | W  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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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[edit]

#### Results by round[edit]

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26

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Ground| H| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| A
Result| L| W| W| L| L| W| L| L| L| W| W| W| W| W| L| L| W| W| W| L| L| W| L| W| L| W

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

#### Match results[edit]

Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland Timbers April 8, 1977 1|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–1|  Portland Timbers | Vancouver

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PT |  | Report | Scullion | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,519

Vancouver Whitecaps v San Jose Earthquakes April 17, 1977 2|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–0|  San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver

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PT | Osieck
Johnson | Report |  | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,494

Vancouver Whitecaps v Minnesota Kicks April 24, 1977 3|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0|  Minnesota Kicks | Vancouver

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PT | Funnell  | Report |  | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,147

Team Hawaii v Vancouver Whitecaps April 29, 1977 4|  Team Hawaii | 2–1|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Honolulu, Hawaii

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PT | Henry
Tinnion | Report | Vujkovic  | Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 4,124

San Jose Earthquakes v Vancouver Whitecaps May 9, 1977 5|  San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1|  Vancouver Whitecaps | San Jose, California

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PT |  | Report |  | Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,553

Vancouver Whitecaps v Dallas Tornado May 15, 1977 6|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  Dallas Tornado | Vancouver

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PT | Parsons
Ord | Report | Rote, Jr. | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 8,471

Las Vegas Quicksilvers v Vancouver Whitecaps May 20, 1977 7|  Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Whitney, Nevada

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PT |  | Report |  | Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
Attendance: 5,527

Los Angeles Aztecs v Vancouver Whitecaps May 22, 1977 8|  Los Angeles Aztecs | 3–1|  Vancouver Whitecaps | University Park, California

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PT | David
McAlinden  | Report | Bolitho | Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 8,267

Minnesota Kicks v Vancouver Whitecaps May 25, 1977 9|  Minnesota Kicks | 4–2|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Bloomington, Minnesota

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PT | Futcher
Willey | Report | Bolitho
Ord | Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 27,742

Vancouver Whitecaps v Fort Lauderdale Strikers May 29, 1977 10|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1|  Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Vancouver

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PT | Bason
Vujkovic  | Report | Irving | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,241

Vancouver Whitecaps v Connecticut Bicentennials June 5, 1977 11|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1|  Connecticut Bicentennials | Vancouver

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PT | Osieck
Vujkovic  | Report | Moia | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,922

St. Louis Stars v Vancouver Whitecaps June 8, 1977 12|  St. Louis Stars | 1–3|  Vancouver Whitecaps | St. Louis, Missouri

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PT | Daly  | Report | Possee
Parsons | Stadium: Francis Field
Attendance: 5,607

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Vancouver Whitecaps June 11, 1977 13|  Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Tampa, Florida

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PT | Smethurst | Report | Taylor
Possee | Stadium: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 15,225

Vancouver Whitecaps v Rochester Lancers June 14, 1977 14|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–0|  Rochester Lancers | Vancouver

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PT | Bason
Parsons | Report |  | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,872

Vancouver Whitecaps v Toronto Blizzard June 21, 1977 15|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Toronto Blizzard | Vancouver

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PT |  |  |  | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 9,455

Chicago Sting v Vancouver Whitecaps June 24, 1977 16|  Chicago Sting | 5–2|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Chicago

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PT | Moore | Report | Ord
Parsons | Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 3,203

Vancouver Whitecaps v Cosmos June 30, 1977 17|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 5–3|  Cosmos | Vancouver

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PT | Possee
Parsons
Funnell  | Report | Chinaglia
Roth
Field | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 30,277

Vancouver Whitecaps v Seattle Sounders July 5, 1977 18|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0|  Seattle Sounders | Vancouver

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PT | Possee | Report |  | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 14,559

Vancouver Whitecaps v Team Hawaii July 11, 1977 19|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 4–3|  Team Hawaii | Vancouver

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PT | Parsons
Bolitho
Bason
Possee | Report | Nover
Henry
Counce | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 12,473

Seattle Sounders v Vancouver Whitecaps July 15, 1977 20|  Seattle Sounders | 3–1|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Seattle

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PT | Crossley
Gillett
Buttle |  | Parsons | Stadium: Kingdome
Attendance: 25,023

Dallas Tornado v Vancouver Whitecaps July 21, 1977 21|  Dallas Tornado | 3–0|  Vancouver Whitecaps | University Park, Texas

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PT | Kewley
O'Hare | Report |  | Stadium: Ownby Stadium
Attendance: 12,929

Vancouver Whitecaps v Las Vegas Quicksilvers July 24, 1977 22|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1|  Las Vegas Quicksilvers | Vancouver

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PT | Ayre
Possee | Report | Joy | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 11,193

Toronto Blizzard v Vancouver Whitecaps July 28, 1977 23|  Toronto Blizzard | 6–1|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Toronto

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PT | Tukša
Vabec
Zutelja  | Report | Possee | Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 8,276

Washington Diplomats v Vancouver Whitecaps July 30, 1977 24|  Washington Diplomats | 0–3|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Washington, D.C.

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PT |  | Report | Possee
Parsons | Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,225

Vancouver Whitecaps v Los Angeles Aztecs August 4, 1977 25|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2|  Los Angeles Aztecs | Vancouver

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PT |  | Report | Rys
Best | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 18,037

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps August 7, 1977 26|  Portland Timbers | 0–2|  Vancouver Whitecaps | Portland, Oregon

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PT |  | Report | Possee
Own goal  | Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 11,094

### NASL Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season § Playoffs

Vancouver Whitecaps v Seattle Sounders August 10, 1977 First round|  Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2|  Seattle Sounders | Vancouver

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PT |  | Report | Tommy Ord
Mel Machin  | Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 21,915

### Mid-season friendlies[edit]

Vancouver Whitecaps v  Roma June 22, 1977 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–2|  Roma | Vancouver

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PT |  | Report |  | Stadium: Empire Stadium

## Statistics[edit]

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## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

### Out[edit]

### Loan in[edit]

No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source

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12  | MF  |  Horst Köppel |  Mönchengladbach | April 1977  | October 1977  |

### Loan out[edit]

## See also[edit]

* 1977 in American soccer
* 1977 in Canadian soccer
* History of Vancouver Whitecaps FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984)
* Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

## References[edit]

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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