Boston Shamrock Rovers
October 10, 2019
United Soccer Association (1967) Born: 1967 – USA founding franchise Folded: Postseason 1967 First Game: May 28, 1967 (T 1-1 vs. Detroit Cougars) Last Game: July 8, 1967
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Los Angeles Wolves
August 30, 2016
The Los Angeles Wolves were a pro soccer club founded in 1967 by Los Angeles Lakers and Kings owner Jack Kent Cooke. In the scramble to get ready to play the 1967 season, each United Soccer Association franchise imported an entire team from Europe or South America to cosplay as an American club. The 1967 Wolves were actually Wolverhampton of England, and the American club derived its name from the English club’s nickname. The Wolves won the 1967 United Soccer Association championship, defeating the Washington Whips at L.A. Memorial Coliseum. In 1968, the Wolves moved to the Rose Bowl and the newly formed North American Soccer League. The club disbanded following the 1968 campaign.
Houston Stars
September 18, 2015
United Soccer Association (1967) North American Soccer League(1968) Born: 1967 – USA founding franchise Folded: Postseason 1968 First Game: May 27, 1967 (T 1-1 vs. Los Angeles
Chicago Mustangs
December 20, 2014
The Chicago Mustangs soccer club was a charter member of the United Soccer Association (USA), a 1967 effort to launch a first division professional league here in the States. The USA imported entire European and South American clubs during their offseasons to play the role of American club teams. In 1967, the “Chicago Mustangs” were actually Cagliari Calcio, from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The owner of the Mustangs was Chicago White Sox boss Arthur Allyn Jr. and the soccer club played in Allyn’s South Side baseball stadium, Comiskey Park.
Detroit Cougars
August 21, 2014
The Detroit Cougars were a short-lived effort to bring pro soccer to Detroit in the late 1960’s. Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford and Detroit Tigers owner John Fetzer headlined the list of financial backers for the Cougars. The Cougars played for two seasons in 1967 and 1968 in separate leagues and with entirely different rosters each year. Both campaigns were dreadful with the club posting a combined lifetime record of 9 wins, 27 losses and 7 draws.