North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1973

Honors
champion Philadelphia Atoms
mvp Warren Archibald
golden boot Warren Archibald

93 games 2.65 goals / game 6,282 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Dallas Tornado 19 11 4 4 111 36 25 5.84 1.44
Philadelphia Atoms 19 9 8 2 104 29 14 5.47 2.07
New York Cosmos 19 7 7 5 91 31 23 4.79 1.35
Toronto Metros 19 6 9 4 89 32 18 4.68 1.78
Miami Toros 19 8 6 5 88 26 21 4.63 1.24
St. Louis Stars 19 7 5 7 82 27 27 4.32 1.00
Montreal Olympique 19 5 4 10 64 25 32 3.37 0.78
Atlanta Apollos 19 3 7 9 62 23 40 3.26 0.58
Rochester Lancers 19 4 6 9 59 17 27 3.11 0.63

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Ilija Mitic 12
  2. Warren Archibald 12
  3. Andy Provan 11
  4. Joey Fink 11
  5. Gene Geimer 10
  6. Kyle Rote Jr. 10
  7. Bruno Pilas 9
  8. Miguel Perrichon 9
  9. Randy Horton 9
  10. Paul Child 8

Assists

  1. Kyle Rote Jr. 10
  2. George O'Neill 9
  3. Ian Filby 8
  4. Andy Provan 6
  5. Richard Reynolds 6
  6. Ronnie Sharp 6
  7. Tibor Vigh 6
  8. Tommy Ord 6
  9. Gary Darrell 5
  10. Gene Geimer 5

Appearances

  1. Andy Provan 19
  2. Bobby Smith 19
  3. Carlos Metidierii 19
  4. Derek Trevis 19
  5. Dick Hall 19
  6. Eli Durante 19
  7. Freddie Mwila 19
  8. Gary Darrell 19
  9. Gary Rensing 19
  10. Gene Geimer 19

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Aug. 25, 1973 1973 Dallas Tornado 0 - 2 Philadelphia Atoms Texas Stadium 18824 1
Aug. 18, 1973 1973 Philadelphia Atoms 3 - 0 Toronto Metros Veterans Stadium 18766 1
Aug. 15, 1973 1973 Dallas Tornado 1 - 0 New York Cosmos Texas Stadium 9009 1
Aug. 12, 1973 1973 Rochester Lancers 0 - 0 Toronto Metros Holleder Memorial Stadium 2706 1
Aug. 11, 1973 1973 Dallas Tornado 3 - 4 New York Cosmos Hofstra Stadium 7250 1
Aug. 10, 1973 1973 Atlanta Apollos 2 - 2 Toronto Metros Grant Field 2089 1
Aug. 10, 1973 1973 Philadelphia Atoms 5 - 1 St. Louis Stars Veterans Stadium 18375 1
Aug. 9, 1973 1973 Montreal Olympique 0 - 0 New York Cosmos Autostade 1100 1
Aug. 8, 1973 1973 Miami Toros 2 - 0 Rochester Lancers Miami Orange Bowl 5102 1
Aug. 7, 1973 1973 Montreal Olympique 1 - 5 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 5614 1
Aug. 4, 1973 1973 Dallas Tornado 2 - 1 New York Cosmos Texas Stadium 5359 1
Aug. 4, 1973 1973 Rochester Lancers 0 - 0 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 5133 1
Aug. 3, 1973 1973 Atlanta Apollos 1 - 2 Philadelphia Atoms Grant Field 2147 1
Aug. 1, 1973 1973 Miami Toros 0 - 0 Toronto Metros Miami Orange Bowl 4821 1
July 31, 1973 1973 Montreal Olympique 4 - 1 Rochester Lancers Autostade 1108 1
July 29, 1973 1973 Atlanta Apollos 1 - 4 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 9416 1
July 28, 1973 1973 Dallas Tornado 5 - 2 Montreal Olympique Texas Stadium 5178 1
July 28, 1973 1973 Rochester Lancers 2 - 3 Toronto Metros Holleder Memorial Stadium 6047 1
July 28, 1973 1973 Miami Toros 0 - 1 New York Cosmos Hofstra Stadium 4520 1
July 27, 1973 1973 Atlanta Apollos 1 - 3 New York Cosmos Grant Field 2671 1
July 25, 1973 1973 Rochester Lancers 1 - 1 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 6350 1
July 24, 1973 1973 Miami Toros 0 - 0 Philadelphia Atoms Veterans Stadium 17449 1
July 24, 1973 1973 Montreal Olympique 2 - 2 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 4817 1
July 22, 1973 1973 Atlanta Apollos 1 - 1 Montreal Olympique Autostade 1519 1
July 21, 1973 1973 Dallas Tornado 3 - 1 Rochester Lancers Texas Stadium 4801 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Warren Archibald
All-Star Team Andy Provan
All-Star Team Brian Rowan
All-Star Team Chris Dunleavy
All-Star Team David Sadler
All-Star Team Fernando Pinto
All-Star Team Ian McPhee
All-Star Team Ilija Mitic
All-Star Team Jim Fryatt
All-Star Team John Best
All-Star Team Ken Cooper
Champion Philadelphia Atoms
Coach of the Year Al Miller
MVP Warren Archibald
Rookie of the Year Mike Winter

Where the appearances came from

England: 567 games, 26.9%United States: 332 games, 15.7%United States: 332 games, 15.7%Scotland: 138 games, 6.5%Poland: 61 games, 2.9%Germany: 68 games, 3.2%Brazil: 54 games, 2.6%Zambia: 32 games, 1.5%Bermuda: 33 games, 1.6%Northern Ireland: 11 games, 0.5%Trinidad and Tobago: 9 games, 0.4%Trinidad and Tobago: 9 games, 0.4%South Africa: 9 games, 0.4%South Africa: 9 games, 0.4%Kenya: 19 games, 0.9%Jamaica: 11 games, 0.5%Italy: 41 games, 1.9%Italy: 41 games, 1.9%Italy: 41 games, 1.9%Italy: 41 games, 1.9%Hungary: 42 games, 2.0%Guyana: 14 games, 0.7%Greece: 15 games, 0.7%Ghana: 30 games, 1.4%Croatia: 15 games, 0.7%Austria: 1 game, 0.0%Argentina: 17 games, 0.8%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
games by country of origin
countrygamesshare
not recorded 571 27.1%
England 567 26.9%
United States 332 15.7%
Scotland 138 6.5%
Germany 68 3.2%
Poland 61 2.9%
Brazil 54 2.6%
Hungary 42 2.0%
Italy 41 1.9%
Bermuda 33 1.6%
Zambia 32 1.5%
Ghana 30 1.4%
Kenya 19 0.9%
Yugoslavia 19 0.9%
Argentina 17 0.8%
Croatia 15 0.7%
Greece 15 0.7%
Guyana 14 0.7%
Jamaica 11 0.5%
Northern Ireland 11 0.5%
South Africa 9 0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago 9 0.4%
Austria 1 0.0%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played. Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.