North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1974

Honors
champion Los Angeles Aztecs
mvp Peter Silvester
golden boot Paul Child

156 games 3.13 goals / game 7,849 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Los Angeles Aztecs 20 11 2 7 110 41 36 5.50 1.14
Miami Toros 20 9 6 5 107 38 24 5.35 1.58
Baltimore Comets 20 10 2 8 105 42 46 5.25 0.91
San Jose Earthquakes 20 9 8 3 103 43 38 5.15 1.13
Seattle Sounders 20 10 3 7 101 37 17 5.05 2.18
Dallas Tornado 20 9 3 8 100 39 27 5.00 1.44
Boston Minutemen 20 10 1 9 94 36 23 4.70 1.57
Toronto Metros 20 9 1 10 87 30 31 4.35 0.97
Rochester Lancers 20 8 2 10 77 23 30 3.85 0.77
Philadelphia Atoms 20 8 1 11 74 25 25 3.70 1.00
Washington Diplomats 20 7 1 12 70 29 36 3.50 0.81
Vancouver Whitecaps 20 5 4 11 70 29 30 3.50 0.97
New York Cosmos 20 4 2 14 58 28 40 2.90 0.70
St. Louis Stars 20 4 1 15 54 27 42 2.70 0.64
Denver Dynamos 20 5 0 15 49 21 42 2.45 0.50

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Paul Child 15
  2. Peter Silvester 14
  3. Steve David 13
  4. Dave Butler 10
  5. Doug McMillan 10
  6. Ilija Mitic 10
  7. John Rowlands 10
  8. Andy Provan 9
  9. Frank Large 9
  10. Gary Darrell 9

Assists

  1. Doug McMillan 10
  2. Geoff Butler 9
  3. Archie Roboostoff 8
  4. John Rowlands 8
  5. Hank Liotart 7
  6. John Coyne 7
  7. Josef Jelínek 7
  8. Keith Aqui 7
  9. Roberto Aguirre 7
  10. Steve Baumann 7

Appearances

  1. Karl Minor 40
  2. Alan Spavin 20
  3. Alan Wooler 20
  4. Andy Lochhead 20
  5. Andy Provan 20
  6. Barry Barto 20
  7. Barry Watling 20
  8. Bertrand Grell 20
  9. Bobby Moffat 20
  10. Bobby Smith 20

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Aug. 25, 1974 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs (SO) 3 - 3 Miami Toros Miami Orange Bowl 15507 1
Aug. 17, 1974 1974 Boston Minutemen 0 - 2 Los Angeles Aztecs Weingart Stadium 5485 1
Aug. 17, 1974 1974 Dallas Tornado 1 - 3 Miami Toros Miami Orange Bowl 5045 1
Aug. 15, 1974 1974 Baltimore Comets 0 - 1 Boston Minutemen Alumni Stadium 9713 1
Aug. 14, 1974 1974 Dallas Tornado 3 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Texas Stadium 8652 1
Aug. 11, 1974 1974 Seattle Sounders 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Memorial Stadium 14876 1
Aug. 11, 1974 1974 Rochester Lancers 0 - 1 Toronto Metros Holleder Memorial Stadium 5051 1
Aug. 11, 1974 1974 New York Cosmos 1 - 2 Washington Diplomats RFK Stadium 3621 1
Aug. 10, 1974 1974 Baltimore Comets 2 - 1 Dallas Tornado Texas Stadium 3184 1
Aug. 10, 1974 1974 Boston Minutemen 2 - 1 Denver Dynamos Alumni Stadium 12842 1
Aug. 10, 1974 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs 0 - 5 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 20738 1
Aug. 9, 1974 1974 Rochester Lancers 0 - 3 Seattle Sounders Memorial Stadium 11282 1
Aug. 9, 1974 1974 Miami Toros 2 - 0 Philadelphia Atoms Miami Orange Bowl 7047 1
Aug. 7, 1974 1974 Denver Dynamos 0 - 1 Los Angeles Aztecs Mile High Stadium 3045 1
Aug. 7, 1974 1974 Boston Minutemen 0 - 3 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 3501 1
Aug. 7, 1974 1974 Seattle Sounders (SO) 0 - 0 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 5500 1
Aug. 5, 1974 1974 Dallas Tornado 3 - 0 Denver Dynamos Mile High Stadium 4015 1
Aug. 4, 1974 1974 New York Cosmos 2 - 1 St. Louis Stars Downing Stadium 3074 1
Aug. 4, 1974 1974 Rochester Lancers (SO) 2 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium 7892 1
Aug. 4, 1974 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs 3 - 1 Washington Diplomats Weingart Stadium 5081 1
Aug. 3, 1974 1974 San Jose Earthquakes 2 - 3 Washington Diplomats Spartan Stadium 19478 1
Aug. 2, 1974 1974 Baltimore Comets 3 - 2 Toronto Metros Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 6408 1
Aug. 2, 1974 1974 Boston Minutemen 1 - 0 Philadelphia Atoms Alumni Stadium 11197 1
Aug. 2, 1974 1974 Dallas Tornado 0 - 0 (SO) Miami Toros Miami Orange Bowl 7070 1
July 31, 1974 1974 Dallas Tornado 2 - 0 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 4068 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Ronnie Sharp
All-Star Team Albert Jackson
All-Star Team Barry Watling
All-Star Team Chris Dunleavy
All-Star Team Dick Hall
All-Star Team Geoff Butler
All-Star Team Ilija Mitic
All-Star Team John Rowlands
All-Star Team Paul Child
All-Star Team Peter Silvester
All-Star Team Roberto Aguirre
Champion Los Angeles Aztecs
Coach of the Year Al Miller
MVP Peter Silvester
Rookie of the Year Kyle Rote Jr.

Where the appearances came from

England: 985 games, 26.4%United States: 542 games, 14.6%United States: 542 games, 14.6%Scotland: 240 games, 6.4%Canada: 100 games, 2.7%Brazil: 83 games, 2.2%Uruguay: 65 games, 1.7%Bermuda: 35 games, 0.9%Turkey: 7 games, 0.2%Trinidad and Tobago: 47 games, 1.3%Trinidad and Tobago: 47 games, 1.3%Spain: 17 games, 0.5%Spain: 17 games, 0.5%Spain: 17 games, 0.5%South Africa: 15 games, 0.4%South Africa: 15 games, 0.4%Serbia: 3 games, 0.1%Serbia: 3 games, 0.1%Poland: 15 games, 0.4%Nigeria: 18 games, 0.5%Mexico: 59 games, 1.6%Kenya: 10 games, 0.3%Jamaica: 26 games, 0.7%Italy: 50 games, 1.3%Italy: 50 games, 1.3%Italy: 50 games, 1.3%Italy: 50 games, 1.3%Ireland: 18 games, 0.5%India: 15 games, 0.4%India: 15 games, 0.4%India: 15 games, 0.4%India: 15 games, 0.4%Hungary: 21 games, 0.6%Greece: 6 games, 0.2%Ghana: 27 games, 0.7%Germany: 73 games, 2.0%Guadeloupe: 11 games, 0.3%Denmark: 10 games, 0.3%Denmark: 10 games, 0.3%Croatia: 59 games, 1.6%Bolivia: 32 games, 0.9%Belgium: 16 games, 0.4%Belgium: 16 games, 0.4%Belgium: 16 games, 0.4%Austria: 23 games, 0.6%Armenia: 7 games, 0.2%Argentina: 65 games, 1.7%
  • 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 1,006 27.0%
England 985 26.4%
United States 542 14.6%
Scotland 240 6.4%
Canada 100 2.7%
Brazil 83 2.2%
Germany 73 2.0%
Argentina 65 1.7%
Uruguay 65 1.7%
Croatia 59 1.6%
Mexico 59 1.6%
Italy 50 1.3%
Trinidad and Tobago 47 1.3%
Bermuda 35 0.9%
Bolivia 32 0.9%
Ghana 27 0.7%
Jamaica 26 0.7%
Austria 23 0.6%
Hungary 21 0.6%
Yugoslavia 19 0.5%
Ireland 18 0.5%
Nigeria 18 0.5%
Spain 17 0.5%
Belgium 16 0.4%
India 15 0.4%
Poland 15 0.4%
South Africa 15 0.4%
Guadeloupe 11 0.3%
Denmark 10 0.3%
Kenya 10 0.3%
Armenia 7 0.2%
Turkey 7 0.2%
Greece 6 0.2%
Serbia 3 0.1%

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