# 1974 New York Cosmos season

The 1974 New York Cosmos season was the fourth season for the New York Cosmos in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Cosmos' fourth year of existence the club finished last in the four-team Northern Division and 13th out of 15 in the overall league table, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their short history.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | POL | Jerry Sularz |
| 1 | GK | USA | Shep Messing |
| 2 | DF | USA | Barry Mahy |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Frank Donlavey |
| 4 | DF | USA | Werner Roth |
| 6 | MF | CAN | John Kerr, Sr. |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Harold Jarman |
| 10 | MF | USA | Carlos Scott |
| 11 | FW | USA | Jorge Siega |
| 12 | FW | USA | Joey Fink |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Emanuel Carrette |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Mike Wardrop |
| 15 | MF | HUN | Bela Monoki |
| 16 | FW | BER | Randy Horton |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Florial Rodriguez |
| 20 | MF | ECU | Germy Rivera |
| 22 | DF | USA | Angelo Anastasio |
| 23 | DF | USA | Len Renery |
| 24 | DF | USA | Gordon Bradley |
| 6,8 | DF | ENG | Malcolm Dawes |
| 6,9 | FW | USA | Mark Liveric |
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## Results

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### Regular season

Pld = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored (up to three per game).

#### Overall League Placing

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#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| May 5, 1974 | Baltimore Comets | H | 2-3 | 5,700 | Horton (2) |
| May 12, 1974 | Miami Toros | H | 1-1 (SOL) | 1,428 | Fink |
| May 19, 1974 | Rochester Lancers | H | 1-2 | 4,952 | Dawes |
| May 22, 1974 | Philadelphia Atoms | A | 1-0 | 10,117 | |
| June 2, 1974 | Boston Minutemen | H | 2-1 | 1,153 | Horton, Vowden |
| June 9, 1974 | Philadelphia Atoms | H | 0-0 (SOW) | 8,009 | |
| June 14, 1974 | Miami Toros | A | 5-3 | 8,309 | Jarman, Fink, Liveric |
| June 22, 1974 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 2-2 (SOL) | 15,445 | Jarman (2) |
| June 23, 1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 3-2 | 4,107 | Horton, Kerr |
| June 29, 1974 | Boston Minutemen | A | 3-0 | 10,849 | |
| June 30, 1974 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 0-2 | 2,835 | |
| July 4, 1974 | Washington Diplomats | H | 3-1 | 1,301 | Horton (2), Scott |
| July 6, 1974 | Denver Dynamos | A | 2-0 | 3,915 | |
| July 12, 1974 | Baltimore Comets | A | 2-2 (SOL) | 3,467 | Scott (2) |
| July 19, 1974 | Rochester Lancers | A | 1-0 | 9,255 | |
| July 21, 1974 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2-1 | 4,326 | Siega, Liveric |
| July 28, 1974 | Toronto Metros | H | 2-2 (SOW) | 3,003 | Jarman, Horton |
| July 31, 1974 | Toronto Metros | A | 1-1 (SOL) | 2,226 | Horton |
| August 4, 1974 | St. Louis Stars | H | 2-1 | 3,074 | Fink, Dawes |
| August 11, 1974 | Washington Diplomats | A | 2-1 | 3,621 | Horton |

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Att. | Scorers |
| May 26 | Napoli | H | 2–2 | 9,752 | Horton, Renery |
| June 16 | Universidad de Honduras | H | 4–1 | 500 | Horton, Dawes, Liveric, Rivera |
| July 7 | Puerto Rico | H | 4–1 | n/a | Liveric (3), Donlic |
| July 14 | Italian Army team | H | 1–3 | 500 | Scott |