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Denver Dynamos
The Denver Dynamos were a soccer team based in Denver that played in the NASL from 1974 to 1975. Their home field was Mile High Stadium. After the 1975 season, they moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Kicks. History Between the 1973 and 1974 North American Soccer League seasons the league added eight new expansion teams, including one located in Denver. English full-back and NASL veteran Ken Bracewell was hired as player-coach and Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Andy Lochhead and Ian Wood were brought over on loan. The team lost its first game to the Toronto Metros 3-2 and finished the 1974 season in last place of the Central Division with a record of five wins and fifteen losses. During the season, the Dynamos went 523 minutes without scoring a goal, setting a record that held until the Philadelphia Fury went 524 minutes and 18 seconds without scoring during the 1978 NASL season. Following the season, GM Norman Sutherland announced that Bracewell's contract would no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 North American Soccer League Season
The 1978 North American Soccer League season was the 66th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 11th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada. Changes from the previous season New teams *Colorado Caribous *Detroit Express *Houston Hurricane *Memphis Rogues *New England Tea Men *Philadelphia Fury Teams folding *None Teams moving *Connecticut Bicentennials to Oakland Stompers *Las Vegas Quicksilver to San Diego Sockers *St. Louis Stars to California Surf *Team Hawaii to Tulsa Roughnecks Name changes *None Season recap Bolstered by the success of the previous season, the league added six teams to reach 24 in total. The Colorado Caribous launched in Denver, the Detroit Express and Houston Hurricane became the second and third teams to play in fully enclosed indoor stadiums, the Philadelphia Fury brought soccer back to Philadelphia, the New England Tea Men would be the third attempt to have NASL soccer succeed in the Boston area and the Memphis Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Soccer Clubs In Colorado
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denver Dynamos
The Denver Dynamos were a soccer team based in Denver that played in the NASL from 1974 to 1975. Their home field was Mile High Stadium. After the 1975 season, they moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Kicks. History Between the 1973 and 1974 North American Soccer League seasons the league added eight new expansion teams, including one located in Denver. English full-back and NASL veteran Ken Bracewell was hired as player-coach and Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Andy Lochhead and Ian Wood were brought over on loan. The team lost its first game to the Toronto Metros 3-2 and finished the 1974 season in last place of the Central Division with a record of five wins and fifteen losses. During the season, the Dynamos went 523 minutes without scoring a goal, setting a record that held until the Philadelphia Fury went 524 minutes and 18 seconds without scoring during the 1978 NASL season. Following the season, GM Norman Sutherland announced that Bracewell's contract would no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Ntsoelengoe
Patrick Pule "Ace" Ntsoelengoe OIS (26 February 1952 – 8 May 2006) was a South African soccer player who is widely considered as one of the greatest the country has ever produced. Early life Ntsoelengoe was born to Daniel Ndimande and Margaret Ntsoelengoe. Ntsoelengoe did not grow up with his parents, as they were not yet married when he was born. The Ntsoelengoe surname comes from his grandmother, who raised him until his parents got married. His surname remained unchanged after this. Ntsoelengoe was a close friend to Mbongeni Ngema. Before starting his soccer career, he played tennis and used to practice at a tennis court next to his home. He also played the organ and the guitar, earning the nickname "Quincy Jones". Ntsoelengoe grew up playing soccer with other boys in the street. He later joined an amateur coloured team, Powerlines and when he moved to Mohlakeng he joined Mohlakeng Home Stars and started to gain popularity. In 1969, when Kaizer XI played Randfontein XI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Fisher (footballer)
Hugh Donnelly Fisher (born 9 January 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at Blackpool before moving to Southampton in 1967. During his time with Southampton, he was a substitute in the 1976 FA Cup final. After ten years at Southampton, he left to join Southport as player-manager before leaving when they left the Football League. Fisher continued to play semi-professional football before retiring in 1980. Career Early career Born in Pollok, Glasgow, Hugh Fisher is the son of another professional footballer Peter Fisher. He was playing for his local youth team when he was spotted by Blackpool and signed by them in August 1962, aged 18. On 31 December 1966, he was part of the Blackpool side that defeated Southampton 5–1 at The Dell, and scored the opening goal. This was Blackpool's only away win of the 1966–67 season, in which they finished bottom with only 21 points and were relegated. He played 55 Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Young (soccer Coach)
John Young may refer to: Academics * John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre College * John Dragon Young (1949–1996), Chinese historian * John Lorenzo Young (1826–1881), English-Australian educationalist * John Richardson Young (1782–1804), American physiologist Arts and entertainment Performing arts * Harry Anthony (a.k.a. John Young, 1870–1954), American singer * John Young (actor) (1916–1996), Scottish actor * John Young (jazz pianist) (1922–2008), American jazz pianist * John Sacret Young (1946–2021), American author, producer, director, and screenwriter * John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer * John Bell Young (1953–2017), American concert pianist, music critic and author * John Young (British musician) (born 1956), British keyboardist and vocalist * John Young (composer) (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 North American Soccer League Season
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1975. This was the 8th season of the NASL. Overview The league comprised 20 teams with the Tampa Bay Rowdies winning the championship. Pelé joined the New York Cosmos in 1975. 1975 was the first year the league used the term Soccer Bowl for their championship game. Changes from the previous season Rules changes The 1975 season saw the removal of tie games. Matches that were level after 90 minutes would go to 15 minutes of sudden death overtime, and then onto penalty kicks if needed. It would not be until 2000 that a top-tier American soccer league would again allow matches to end in a draw. New teams *Chicago Sting *Hartford Bicentennials *Portland Timbers *San Antonio Thunder *Tampa Bay Rowdies Teams folding *None Teams moving *None Name changes *Toronto Metros to Toronto Metros-Croatia* ''*after merger with Toronto Croatia of National Soccer League'' Regular season ''W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Tornado
The Dallas Tornado was a soccer team based in Dallas, Texas that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1967 to 1981. Of the twelve teams that comprised the U.S. in 1967, the Tornado franchise played the longest–15 seasons. Their home fields were Cotton Bowl (1967–1968), P.C. Cobb Stadium (1969), Franklin Field (1970–1971), Texas Stadium (1972–1975, 1980–1981) and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus (1976–1979). The club played Indoor soccer at Reunion Arena for one season (1980–81), and hosted the two-day 1975 Regionals at Fair Park Coliseum. History 1967–1971 The franchise was one of the original clubs that played in the United Soccer Association, one of the two precursors to the NASL, in 1967. That year overseas clubs played in U.S. cities as American teams. The team that played as the Dallas Tornado were Dundee United of the Scottish Football League. The following season when the USA merged with the NPSL, owners Lamar Hunt and Bill McNutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Toros
The Miami Toros was a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the 1972 season in the NASL's Southern Division as the Miami Gatos. In 1973, the club rebranded as the Miami Toros. Their home field was at times the Miami Orange Bowl, Tamiami Field and Miami Dade College's North Campus Stadium. After the 1976 season, the team moved to Fort Lauderdale and became known as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and later moved to Minnesota and became known as the Minnesota Strikers. Prominent players included 1973 league MVP Warren Archibald who was from Point Fortin, the smallest borough in Trinidad and Tobago, and 1975 league MVP Juan Carlos Moramarco who was from Rosario, Argentina. Beginning in 1975, the Toros had a rivalry with the Tampa Bay Rowdies that grew even fiercer after the Toros moved to Ft. Lauderdale and became the Strikers. Year-by-year Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Darts
The Washington Darts were an American association football, soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that played in the American Soccer League (1933-1983), American Soccer League from 1967 to 1969 and the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), North American Soccer League in the 1970 and 1971 seasons, though in 1967 they were known as Washington Britannica. They won two ASL championships and played for the NASL championship once. They also won the 1970 NASL International Cup. The club left Washington after 1971 and became the Miami Gatos (1972), Miami Toros (1973–76), Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83), and Minnesota Strikers (1984) in the NASL's final season. The club's colors were blue, white and gray. History In December 1963, Scottish people, Scottish immigrant Norman Sutherland and soccer players in the Washington, D.C. area created the amateur team, Washington Britannica. In 1967, the team went professional when it joined the American Soccer League (1933-1983), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Soccer League (1933–1983)
The American Soccer League has been a name used by four different professional soccer sports leagues in the United States. The second American Soccer League was established in summer 1933 following the collapse of the original American Soccer League, which lasted from 1921 until spring 1933. The new league was created on a smaller scale and with smaller budgets. This league existed until over-expansion and financial limitations led to its collapse in 1983. Two successor leagues later operated. History In the fall of 1933, the second American Soccer League was established, surviving until 1983. Like the original ASL, this league operated primarily in the Northeastern United States for much of its existence. The league grew to become inter-regional in 1972 by adding several teams from the Midwest; the Chicago Americans, Cincinnati Comets, Cleveland Stars, Detroit Mustangs, and St. Louis Frogs. In order to compete with the growing North American Soccer League, the ASL went nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
