1974 Boston Minutemen Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 10-9-1 - 94 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Hubert Vogelsinger (10-9-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 96,422, Avg. 9,642 in 10 home dates
1974 Boston Minutemen StatisticsTeam Record: 10-9-1 - 94 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Hubert Vogelsinger (10-9-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 96,422, Avg. 9,642 in 10 home dates
The Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League ended the 1974 season with a record of 10 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 94 points in the NASL's North Division.
The Minutemen recorded 36 goals and surrendered 23. Ade Coker scored 8 goals for Boston, while Carlos Metidieri, Manfred Eickerling and John Coyne each contributed five or more, too. Ian McKechnie recorded a 0.65 goals against average, topping goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Hubert Vogelsinger coached the team. The 1974 Boston Minutemen lost in the Semifinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Bachner | M,F | September 16, 1946 | 5'10" | 155 | , Czechoslovakia |
| Frank Barlow | D | October 15, 1956 | 5'9" | 158 | Mexborough, England |
| Henning Boel | M,D | August 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 174 | Ikast, Denmark |
| Ben Brewster | D | September 26, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | Newton, MA |
| Ade Coker | F,M | May 19, 1954 | 5'9" | 155 | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Dan Counce | F,D | October 22, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| John Coyne | F | July 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 166 | Liverpool, England |
| Manfred Eickerling | M | September 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 170 | , Germany |
| Kazimierz Frankiewicz | F | January 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 158 | Pultisk, Poland |
| Graham French | M | April 6, 1945 | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Paddy Greenwood | D | October 19, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Hull, England |
| Tony Hateley | F | June 13, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | Derby, England |
| Josef Jelinek | M,F | January 9, 1945 | 5'11" | 168 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Tom Lieberman | M | ||||
| Ian McKechnie | G | October 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 186 | Lenzie, Scotland |
| Jack McManus | D | 5'11" | 178 | , Ireland | |
| Carlos Metidieri | F | December 18, 1942 | 5'4" | 150 | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| Jan Michniewski | G | 6'2" | 183 | , Poland | |
| Alec Papadakis | M | January 27, 1948 | 5'9" | 155 | Athens, Greece |
| Jose Soroa | M | July 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Steve Twellman | D | December 14, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| Alan Wooler | D | August 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 170 | Poole, Dorset England |
