| Club: | New York Cosmos |
| Season: | 1974 |
| Manager: |  Gordon Bradley[1] |
| Stadium: | Downing Stadium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Division: 4th Overall: 13th Playoffs: Did not qualify |
| Cup1: | National Challenge Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not enter |
| League Topscorer: | Randy Horton (9 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Randy Horton (9 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,009 vs. PHI (June 9) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,153 vs. BOS (June 2) |
| Average Attendance: | 3,578[2] |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 1973 |
| Nextseason: | 1975 |
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.
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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).
| width=30 | Pos | Club | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | D | width=30 | GF | width=30 | GA | width=30 | GD | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Boston Minutemen | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 94 | ||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Toronto Metros | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 87 | ||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Rochester Lancers | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 77 | ||||||||
| 4 | align=left | New York Cosmos | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 58 | ||||||||
| width=30 | Pos | Club | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | D | width=30 | GF | width=30 | GA | width=30 | GD | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | align=left | Washington Diplomats | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 70 | ||||||||
| 12 | align=left | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 70 | ||||||||
| 13 | align=left | New York Cosmos | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 58 | ||||||||
| 14 | align=left | St. Louis Stars | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 54 | ||||||||
| 15 | align=left | Denver Dynamos | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 49 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 |  Napoli | H | 2–2 | 9,752 | [6] | ||
| June 16 | Universidad de Honduras | H | 4–1 | 500 | |||
| July 7 | H | 4–1 | n/a | ||||
| July 14 | Italian Army team | H | 1–3 | 500 |