1967 Washington Whips season

Washington Whips

1967 season
Chairman	Earl Foreman
Manager	Eddie Turnbull
USA	Division: 1st Overall: 1st
USA Championship	Runners-up
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Home colours Away colours
1968 →

The 1967 Washington Whips season was the club's first season of existence, participating in the United Soccer Association, which, at the time, was the top division of American soccer. The Whips were an imported team of Aberdeen F.C. of Scotland.

Competitions

United Soccer Association

Standings

Eastern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Washington Whips (Q)	12	5	5	2	19	11	+8	15	1967 USA Championship
2	Cleveland Stokers	12	5	4	3	19	13	+6	14
3	Toronto City	12	4	5	3	23	17	+6	13
4	Detroit Cougars	12	3	6	3	11	18	−7	12
5	New York Skyliners	12	2	6	4	15	17	−2	10
6	Boston Rovers	12	2	3	7	12	26	−14	7

Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss

Match results

Source^[1]

Washington Whips v Cleveland Stokers

May 26, 1967 1	Washington Whips	1–2	Cleveland Stokers	Washington, D.C.
	Storrie	Report	Vernon Setters	Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 9,403

Toronto City v Washington Whips

May 31, 1967 2	Toronto City	1–2	Washington Whips	Toronto, Ontario
	Cormack	Report	Storrie Smith	Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 12,000

Washington Whips v Chicago Mustangs

June 4, 1967 3	Washington Whips	1–1	Chicago Mustangs	Washington, D.C.
	Storrie	Report	Boninsegna	Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 6,125

Washington Whips v New York Skyliners

June 7, 1967 4	Washington Whips	3–0	New York Skyliners	Washington, D.C.
	Wilson Own goal Smith	Report		Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 5,112

Detroit Cougars v Washington Whips

June 11, 1967 5	Detroit Cougars	2–2	Washington Whips	Detroit, Michigan
	Thompson	Report	J. Wilson P. Wilson	Stadium: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 5,134

Cleveland Stokers v Washington Whips

June 14, 1967 6	Cleveland Stokers	2–2	Washington Whips	Cleveland, Ohio
	Dobing Eastham	Report	Shewan P. Wilson	Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium Attendance: 6,162

Washington Whips v Los Angeles Wolves

June 20, 1967 7	Washington Whips	1–1	Los Angeles Wolves	Washington, D.C.
	Burnside	Report	J. Wilson	Stadium: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 7,847

USA Championship

Los Angeles Wolves v Washington Whips

July 14, 1967 Final	Los Angeles Wolves	6–5 (aet)	Washington Whips	Los Angeles, California
	Knowles  3' Burnside  65', 67', 82' Dougan  113' Shewan  122'  (o.g.)		Smith  21' Munro  64', 89', 120' Storrie  66'	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 17,842[2]

See also

• 1966–67 Aberdeen F.C. season
• 1967–68 Aberdeen F.C. season
• 1967 in American soccer
• United Soccer Association
• Washington Whips
• Washington Darts
• Washington Diplomats
• D.C. United

References

1. "Washington Whips 1967 Game Results". SoccerStats.us. SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
2. United Press International (July 16, 1967). "Wolves capture U.S. soccer title". The New York Times. p. 152. Retrieved November 2, 2012.