Chicago Spurs
Chicago, Illinois1967
Order Chicago Spurs tees, long sleeve tees, hoodies and crewnecks. The Spurs played one season, 1967, at Soldier Field, where crowds averaged about 2,600 in a stadium with room for at least 60,000. Forward Willy Roy scored 17 goals and was named Rookie of the Year before the franchise moved to Kansas City. Pick a style below, then read the full Spurs history further down. Down Home Apparel is an American small business remembering the best places and teams of yesteryear, and every shirt is printed to order in the USA.
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Chicago Spurs History
The Chicago Spurs, based in Chicago, Illinois, played one season, 1967, as a charter member of the National Professional Soccer League. Home games were at Soldier Field. The owners included William Cutler and Michael Butler, who brought the musical Hair to Broadway the following spring. Alan Rogers of England coached.
The team opened on April 16, 1967, with a win over St. Louis and finished 10-11-11, third in the Western Division and out of the playoffs. Willy Roy, a 24-year-old forward born in Germany, scored 17 goals, was named the league's Rookie of the Year and made the All-Star first team. Crowds averaged about 2,600 in a stadium with room for at least 60,000.
After the season the league merged with the United Soccer Association to form North America's top pro soccer league. The new league avoided two-team cities, and Chicago already had a club coming in from the other side of the merger. In January 1968 the Spurs went to a Kansas City group led by John Latshaw and moved to Missouri as the Kansas City Spurs. Roy went with them. The franchise won the league title there in 1969.