1975 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
1975 season
President Flag of the United States.svg John Gilbertson
Head coach Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Vic Crowe
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 1st
Playoffs: Soccer Bowl '75
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Flag of England.svg Peter Withe (16 goals)
All:
Flag of England.svg Peter Withe (18 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 27,310
vs. SEA (Jul 26)
All: 33,503
vs. STL (Aug 17)
Lowest home attendance6,918
vs. ROC (May 27)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 14,503
All: 17,274
1976  →

The 1975 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers, an expansion team in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Timbers first year of existence, the club won the Western Division title while amassing more points than any other club in the league. In the playoffs, the Timbers needed overtime to get past the Seattle Sounders and then defeated the St. Louis Stars en route to a berth in Soccer Bowl '75. Portland lost the championship game 2–0 to fellow expansion side Tampa Bay Rowdies at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California on August 24.

Contents

Squad

The 1975 squad [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Graham Brown
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ray Martin
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Barrie Lynch
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mick Hoban
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Graham Day
6 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Brian Godfrey
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tommy McLaren
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Barry Powell
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Withe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Don Gardner
11 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Jimmy Kelly
12 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Willie Anderson
13 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Dangerfield
14 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tony Betts
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roger Goldingay
18 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nick Nicolas
22 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dave Landry

North American Soccer League

Regular season

Western Division standings

PosClubPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 Portland Timbers 221664327+16138
2 Seattle Sounders 221574228+14129
3 Los Angeles Aztecs 2212104233+9107
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 2211113828+1099
5 San Jose Earthquakes 228143748−1183

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: [2]

League results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 2, 1975 Seattle Sounders H0–16,913
May 7, 1975 Toronto Metros-Croatia H1–08,500 Withe
May 11, 1975 Denver Dynamos A1–34,267 Withe
May 16, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps A2–07,815 Powell, Betts
May 27, 1975 Rochester Lancers H3–2 (OT)6,918 Godfrey, Withe, Anderson
May 30, 1975 Chicago Sting H2–09,526 Withe, Anderson
June 7, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps H3–2 (OT)11,335 Day, Godfrey, Betts
June 14, 1975 San Jose Earthquakes A1–217,889 Kelly
June 18, 1975 Dallas Tornado H3–014,688 Powell, Betts, Kelly
June 21, 1975 San Antonio Thunder H1–0 (OT)14,080 Anderson
June 27, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs A2–1 (OT)6,609 Withe (2)
June 28, 1975 San Jose Earthquakes A2–118,883 Withe, Dangerfield
July 3, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps H2–118,278 Betts, Dangerfield
July 8, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs H4–117,765 Withe, Betts, Kelly, Dangerfield
July 11, 1975 Hartford Bicentennials A3–12,582 Day, Withe, Betts
July 12, 1975 Boston Minutemen A1–22,800 Dangerfield
July 16, 1975 New York Cosmos A2–113,423 Godfrey, Withe
July 19, 1975 St. Louis Stars A3–2 (OT)6,902Lynch, McLaren, Withe
July 26, 1975 Seattle Sounders H2–127,310 Withe (2)
July 29, 1975 San Jose Earthquakes H3–223,003 Withe (2), Powell
August 2, 1975 Seattle Sounders A2–3 (OT)17,925 Powell, Withe
August 9, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs A0–110,231

Source: [3]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finals Soccer Bowl '75
         
W1 Portland Timbers 2
W2 Seattle Sounders 1
W1 Portland Timbers 1
C1 St. Louis Stars 0
C1 St. Louis Stars 1(5)
W3 Los Angeles Aztecs 1(4)
W1 Portland Timbers 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
E2 Miami Toros 2
N1 Boston Minutemen 1
E2 Miami Toros 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
N2 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1

Playoff results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 12, 1975 Seattle Sounders H2–1 (OT)31,523 Powell, Betts
August 17, 1975 St. Louis Stars H1–033,503 Withe
August 24, 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies N 0–217,009

Source: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1975". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "1975 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.