The Pittsburgh Canons were an American soccer club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was a member of the American Soccer League during the 1972 season.
Overview The franchise was granted by the ASL in early June 1972, and was formed largely from players on the Canonsburg Maggis club that played in the amateur Keystone Soccer League. The team's president was James T. Maggi, with Scotty Foley serving as both the coach and general manager. Not realizing that the team's roots were in the borough of Canonsburg, out-of-town newspapers frequently misspelled their nickname as the "Cannons."
The Canons played the first of their four home games at South Stadium (now George K. Cupples Stadium) in the South Side of Pittsburgh, drawing about a thousand fans; the other three games were held at Memorial Stadium in Canonsburg. After losing what owner Maggi said was "a great deal of money", the club returned to amateur status and qualified for the 1973 U.S. Open Cup, losing to eventual runners-up Inter-Italian SC.
Year-by-year
YearLeagueRecordGFGAPositionPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup1972ASL2–1–511184th, Midwesterndid not qualifydid not enter
Final conference standings Midwest ConferenceGWDLGFGAPTSCincinnati Comets861119713Cleveland Stars860223106Detroit Mustangs822413286Pittsburgh Canons821511185St. Louis Frogs820613164Chicago Americans*??????? *Chicago Americans played only a few games
Regular season results DateOpponentVenueResultGoal scorersRefJuly 2, 1972Detroit MustangsA2–2Gus Theofilos, Don DreherJuly 8, 1972Cincinnati CometsH1–2Nick PascarellaJuly 12, 1972Cleveland StarsA0–1 –July 22, 1972St. Louis FrogsH2–3Don Dreher (2)July 29, 1972Detroit MustangsH3–1Nick Liberati (2), Bill SmytheAugust 5, 1972Cincinnati CometsA1–4Nick LiberatiAugust 13, 1972Cleveland StarsH1–5???August 27, 1972St. Louis FrogsA1–0Don Dreher
References
External links The Year in American Soccer - 1972