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- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season abstract "The 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the fifth season of the Whitecaps, and their fifth year in the North American Soccer League and the top flight of Canadian soccer.This was manager Tony Waiter’s first full season with the club. The team was dominant in the 1978 with 68 goals scored, a thirteen game winning streak, and a 24-6 record - tied with the dramatically higher spending powerhouse New York Cosmos for the best record in the NASL. The Whitecaps achieved this with mainly unrecognized players, nicknamed the “English Mafia” for primarily English foreign players coupled with locals including Italian-Canadians. Due to the large number of teams, 24, the season was not set up with a balanced home and away schedule with some teams played twice, others once, and still others not at all. After the league during the playoff tournament in which 16 of 24 teams competed, the Whitecaps defeated Toronto Metros-Croatia in front of 30,811 at Empire Stadium (at the time the largest crowd to see two Canadian teams play against each other) before being upset by the Portland Timbers in the quarterfinals two games to nil.‘King’ Kevin Hector led the Whitecaps with 21 goals and ten assists while tying for fourth in the golden boot race. Bob Lenarduzzi also had a strong season on the score sheet with ten goals and seventeen assists along with Bob Campbell and John Craven. Phil Parkes was the top goalkeeper in the NASL with 29 games played, a 0.95 GAA and 10 clean sheets. Alan Hinton, Steve Kember, and Bob Bolitho also were main contributors over the season. Despite the team’s record and strong attendance at fifth highest in the league, the club received little recognition at the All Star Game with only Kevin Hector and John Craven named to the second team. They recouped that recognition though with Tony Waiters awarded Coach of the Year and the North American Player of the Year awarded to Bob Lenarduzzi.".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season chairman Herb_Capozzi.
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- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season manager Tony_Waiters.
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season predecessor 1977_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season.
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season season 1978_North_American_Soccer_League_season.
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season successor 1979_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season.
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season team Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1974%E2%80%9384).
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season wikiPageExternalLink north-american-soccer-league.
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- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season chairman Herb_Capozzi.
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season club Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1974%E2%80%9384).
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season cup Soccer_Bowl.
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season cup1Result "Quarterfinals".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season date "1975-06-05".
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- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season date "Aug 3, 1978".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season date "Aug 6, 1978".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season date "January 2014".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Ace Ntsoelengoe".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Alan Hinton".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Alan Willey".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Archie Roboostoff".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Billy Gazonas".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Bob Campbell".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Bob Lenarduzzi".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Bobby Campbell".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Brian Kettle".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Buzz Parsons".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Clyde Best".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Derek Possee".
- 1978_Vancouver_Whitecaps_season goals "Doganovic".