Wednesday, March 16, 2011

NASL STADIA



Minneapolis, Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium, home of the NASL's Minnesota Kicks.

Monday, March 14, 2011

THE NASL's LARGEST CROWD, 1977



On August 14, 1977, The New York Cosmos hammered the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 in a playoff game at Giant's Stadium. 77,691 people attended making it the largest crowd in NASL history. The holes punched in the ticket stub indicate that this ticket was provided by the league office.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

SOUNDERS vs SURF, PRE-SEASON, 1978



















I came across this photo on Flickr last year. It show Seattle's Tommy Ord (L) and Len Renery of the California Surf. What is interesting about it is the Surf's uniform. The St. Louis Stars were relocated after the 1977 season and became the Surf. They are wearing California Surf jerseys but the shorts and socks are in the colors of the Stars (red, white, and blue). Based on this, and a few other things, I believe this to be a pre-season gam
e.

Friday, March 4, 2011

COSMOS vs HARTFORD, MAY 14, 1975

























COSMOS LINE-UP:

Nusum, Mahy, Roth, Caetano, De La Fuente, Lamas, Correa, Liveric, Fink, Siega, Dillon
SUBS USED:
Kerr, Maria
BICENTENNIALS LINE-UP:
Mausser, Chodakowski, Smuda, Harba, Schellscheidt, Kelly, C. McCully, Travljanin, H. McCully, Welsh, O'Dea
SUBS USED:
Swierniak
SCORE:
Cosmos-2 (Fink)
Bicentennials-1 (H. McCully)
Shootout
ATTENDANCE:
6,103
GROUND:
Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, NY