The 1974 New York Cosmos season was the fourth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fourth year of existence the club finished last in the four-team Northern Division and 13th out of 15 in the overall league table, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their short history.
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Regular season Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).
Northern Division Standings Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts1Boston Minutemen20 10 9 1 36 23 +13942Toronto Metros20 9 10 1 30 31 -1873Rochester Lancers20 8 10 2 23 30 -7774New York Cosmos20 4 14 2 28 40 -1258
Overall League Placing Pos Club Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts11Washington Diplomats20 7 12 1 29 36-77012Vancouver Whitecaps20 5 11 4 29 31-27013New York Cosmos20 4 14 2 28 40 -12 5814St. Louis Stars20 4 15 1 27 42 -15 5415Denver Dynamos20 5 15 0 21 42 21 49 Source:
Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMay 5, 1974Baltimore CometsH2-35,700Horton (2)May 12, 1974Miami TorosH1-1 (SOL)1,428FinkMay 19, 1974Rochester LancersH1-24,952DawesMay 22, 1974Philadelphia AtomsA1-010,117June 2, 1974Boston MinutemenH2-11,153Horton, VowdenJune 9, 1974Philadelphia AtomsH0-0 (SOW)8,009June 14, 1974Miami TorosA5-38,309Jarman, Fink, LivericJune 22, 1974San Jose EarthquakesA2-2 (SOL)15,445Jarman (2)June 23, 1974Los Angeles AztecsA3-24,107Horton, KerrJune 29, 1974Boston MinutemenA3-010,849June 30, 1974Vancouver WhitecapsH0-22,835July 4, 1974Washington DiplomatsH3-11,301Horton (2), ScottJuly 6, 1974Denver DynamosA2-03,915July 12, 1974Baltimore CometsA2-2 (SOL)3,467Scott (2)July 19, 1974Rochester LancersA1-09,255July 21, 1974Seattle SoundersH2-14,326Siega, LivericJuly 28, 1974Toronto MetrosH2-2 (SOW)3,003Jarman, HortonJuly 31, 1974Toronto MetrosA1-1 (SOL)2,226HortonAugust 4, 1974St. Louis StarsH2-13,074Fink, DawesAugust 11, 1974Washington DiplomatsA2-13,621Horton
Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResult Scorers Ref. May 26 NapoliH 2–2 9,752 New York Cosmos 1974-75 Friendlies on NASL Jerseys.com June 16 Universidad de Honduras H 4–1 500 July 7 H 4–1 n/a July 14 Italian Army team H 1–3 500
See also 1974 North American Soccer League season
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