1978 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
1978 season
OwnerOregon Soccer, Inc.
Head coach Flag of England.svg Don Megson
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 2nd
Playoffs: National Conference final
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Flag of Bermuda.svg Clyde Best (12 goals)
All:
Flag of Bermuda.svg Clyde Best (14 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 23,536
vs. VAN (Jul 21)
All: 24,515
vs. NYC (Aug 18)
Lowest home attendance6,495
vs. COL (Apr 19)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 11,803
All: 12,902
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The 1978 Portland Timbers season was the fourth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

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Squad

The 1978 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
00 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Mick Poole
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dave Givens
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Brian McNeill
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Clive Charles
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mick Hoban
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelvin Norman
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Graham Day
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Bain
7 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Stewart Scullion
8 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jimmy Conway
9 FW Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Clyde Best
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ike MacKay
11 FW Flag of Barbados.svg  BRB Elson Seale
12 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Willie Anderson
13 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Peter Stanley
14 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Pat Howard
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Archie Roboostoff
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brian Gant
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Flater
18 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Ignacio Baez
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jim Gorsek

North American Soccer League

Preseason

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 12, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes A0–1
March 19, 1978 Colorado Caribous H2–07,877 Scullion, Roboostoff
March 25, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A1–2 Bain

Regular season

National Conference, Western Division standings

PosClubPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 302466829+39199
2 Portland Timbers 3020105036+14167
3 Seattle Sounders 3015155045+5138
4 Los Angeles Aztecs 309213669−3388

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
March 31, 1978 California Surf A0–115,206
April 8, 1978 Oakland Stompers H1–010,554 Roboostoff
April 15, 1978 San Diego Sockers H2–38,355 Best (2)
April 19, 1978 Colorado Caribous H2–16,495 Scullion (2)
April 22, 1978 Rochester Lancers H3–2 (OT)8,667 Bain, Scullion, Anderson
April 29, 1978 San Diego Sockers A3–53,830 Gant, Best, Scullion
May 3, 1978 California Surf H2*–1 (OT)8,328 Seale
May 7, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A0–113,155
May 10, 1978 Detroit Express A1–06,729 Howard
May 13, 1978 Memphis Rogues H1–06,955 Flater
May 17, 1978 New York Cosmos H2*–1 (OT)12,484 Best
May 20, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes A3–213,856 Bain, Best, Flater
May 24, 1978 Washington Diplomats H2*–1 (OT)10,558 Bain
May 29, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs A4–15,206 Seale, Best, Scullion, Flater
June 7, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs H1–09,054 Conway
June 10, 1978 Seattle Sounders H1*–0 (OT)15,526
June 16, 1978 New England Tea Men H2*–1 (OT)14,615 Scullion
June 21, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies A0–213,777
June 24, 1978 Washington Diplomats A1–210,816 Best
June 28, 1978 Rochester Lancers A1–05,025McNeill
June 30, 1978 Minnesota Kicks H1–014,125 Best
July 4, 1978 Oakland Stompers A1–015,890 Flater
July 7, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes H5–115,827 Best, Scullion, Anderson, Flater (2)
July 13, 1978 Tulsa Roughnecks A0–19,620
July 15, 1978 Dallas Tornado A3–16,388 Seale, Best, Flater
July 19, 1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia A1–36,490 Best
July 21, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H0–223,536
July 25, 1978 Dallas Tornado H2–111,971 Gant, Anderson
July 31, 1978 Seattle Sounders A2–3 (OT)22,042 Gant, Best
August 2, 1978 Colorado Caribous A3–18,638 Bain (3)

* = Shootout win
Source: [3]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

1st round
   
Portland Timbers (OT) 2
Washington Diplomats 1
Conference semifinals Conference finals Soccer Bowl '78
             
1 Portland Timbers 1 2 —
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 —
Portland Timbers 0 0 —
New York Cosmos 1 5 —
4 Minnesota Kicks 9 0 0
5 New York Cosmos (MG) 2 4 1
New York Cosmos 3
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
2 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (MG) 4* 0 1
7 Detroit Express 3 1 0
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 3 1 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) 2 3 1
3 San Diego Sockers 0 2 0
6 Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) 1 1 1

* = Shootout win; MG = Series decided by 30-minute mini-game (score of mini-game in 3rd column)
Source: [2]

Playoff results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 9, 1978 Washington Diplomats H2–1 (OT)14,230 Bain, McNeill
August 12, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H1–016,437 Best
August 16, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A2–132,266 Best, Anderson
August 18, 1978 New York Cosmos H0–124,515
August 23, 1978 New York Cosmos A0–565,287

Source: [3]

International friendlies

DateOpponent [4] VenueResultAttendanceScorers
May 27, 1978Galasca (Guatemala)H5–06,715 Scullion (2), Gant, Flater (2)
June 1, 1978 Bristol City F.C. H0–18,038

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References

  1. ↑ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Year in American Soccer – 1978". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "1978 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Timbers%20Friendlies.htm