1977 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
1977 season
OwnerOregon Soccer, Inc.
Head coach Flag of England.svg Brian Tiler
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 4th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Scullion (11 goals)
Highest home attendance15,764
vs. SEA (Jun 11)
Lowest home attendance8,794
vs. CON (Jun 3)
Average home league attendance13,216
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The 1977 Portland Timbers season was the third season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Contents

Squad

The 1977 squad [1]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Mick Poole
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Graham Brown
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ray Martin
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Murphy
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mick Hoban
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Graham Day
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Terry Alcock
7 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Stewart Scullion
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Archie Roboostoff
9 FW Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Clyde Best
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hank Liotart
12 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Willie Anderson
14 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tony Betts
15 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Pat McMahon
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brian Gant
17 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Barrie Lynch
19 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Paul Hendrie
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jim Gorsek
24 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ike MacKay
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chip Smallwood

North American Soccer League

Pacific Conference, Western Division standings

PosClubPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 Minnesota Kicks 2616104436+8137
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2614124336+7124
3 Seattle Sounders 2614124334+9123
4 Portland Timbers 2610163942−398

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
April 8, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps A1–010,519 Scullion
April 15, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers H2–314,584 Alcock, Roboostoff
April 24, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs A1–2 (OT)8,554 Alcock
April 30, 1977 Seattle Sounders A2–325,237 Best (2)
May 6, 1977 Team Hawaii H2*–1 (OT)13,677 MacKay
May 11, 1977 St. Louis Stars H1*–0 (OT)12,780
May 14, 1977 San Jose Earthquakes A2–317,555 Scullion, Best
May 20, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs H1–014,872 Hendrie
May 22, 1977 Minnesota Kicks A0–123,491
May 27, 1977 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers H0–212,900
May 30, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers A1–2 (OT)7,609 Day
June 3, 1977 Connecticut Bicentennials H3–18,794 Gant (2), Roboostoff
June 11, 1977 Seattle Sounders H3–015,764 Best (2), Day
June 17, 1977 Rochester Lancers A3–2 (OT)4,120 Roboostoff (2), Anderson
June 22, 1977 San Jose Earthquakes H1–214,565 Scullion
June 29, 1977 Minnesota Kicks H1–214,773 Scullion
July 1, 1977 Team Hawaii A2–1 (OT)3,723 Own goal, McMahon
July 6, 1977 Chicago Sting A1–24,137 Scullion
July 8, 1977 Dallas Tornado H1–2 (OT)13,085 Scullion
July 14, 1977 Toronto Metros-Croatia A1–2 (OT)5,351 Scullion
July 17, 1977 New York Cosmos A0–241,205
July 20, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies A2–3 (OT)14,230 Scullion, Best
July 22, 1977 Washington Diplomats H3–111,592 Scullion, Betts, Day
July 27, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies H4–113,328 Scullion (2), Liotart, Best
July 30, 1977 Dallas Tornado A1–2 (OT)20,389 Lynch
August 7, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps H0–211,094

* = Shootout win
Source: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1977". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "1977 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.