1981 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
1981 season
Owner Louisiana-Pacific
Head coach Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Vic Crowe
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 3rd
Playoffs: First round
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Flag of Scotland.svg John Bain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dale Mitchell
(11 goals)
All:
Flag of Scotland.svg John Bain (12 goals)
Highest home attendance17,318
vs. VAN (Jul 4)
Lowest home attendance4,669
vs. SJE (May 6)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 10,516
All: 10,834
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The 1981 Portland Timbers season was the seventh season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

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Squad

The 1981 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 Scotland.svg  SCO Keith MacRae
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Glenn Myernick
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Clive Charles
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Gary Collier
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Graham Day
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Bain
7 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dale Mitchell
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Barry Powell
9 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Willie Donachie
10 FW Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Clyde Best
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Stuart Lee
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Willie Anderson
14 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bruce Gant
15 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG John Pratt
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brian Gant
18 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bernie Fagan
19 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ally Brown
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Farebrother
21 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Jimmy Kelly
23 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Young-Jeung Cho
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Hellenkamp
31 GK Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Dragan Radovich

North American Soccer League

Regular season

Northwest Division standings

PosClubPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 3221117443+31186
2 Calgary Boomers 3217155954+5151
3 Portland Timbers 3217155249+3141
4 Seattle Sounders 3215176062−2137
5 Edmonton Drillers 3212206079−19123

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 28, 1981 California Surf A2–07,663 Lee, Mitchell
April 4, 1981 Seattle Sounders A1–2* (OT)24,065 Pratt
April 11, 1981 Calgary Boomers H3–18,524 Mitchell (2), Anderson
April 18, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H1–2 (OT)13,153 Lee
April 26, 1981 Calgary Boomers A2–110,114 Mitchell (2)
May 2, 1981 Tulsa Roughnecks H1–37,766 Bain
May 6, 1981 San Jose Earthquakes H3–04,669 Bain (2), Lee
May 10, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A3–13,306 Bain, Mitchell, Lee
May 16, 1981 Calgary Boomers H2–010,510 Mitchell, Bain
May 24, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A1–212,812 Lee
May 27, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps A0–223,541
June 3, 1981 Minnesota Kicks H1–08,318 Bri. Gant
June 9, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs A1–23,117 Brown
June 13, 1981 Seattle Sounders H2–115,316 o.g., Bain
June 17, 1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers H0–311,093
June 20, 1981 Chicago Sting H2–412,510 Mitchell, Brown
June 23, 1981 Chicago Sting A1–09,568 Bri. Gant
June 27, 1981 Tulsa Roughnecks A1*–0 (OT)19,232
June 30, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A1–27,892 Mitchell
July 4, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H2–3 (OT)17,318 Mitchell, Donachie
July 8, 1981 Washington Diplomats H2–18,155 Brown, Lee
July 11, 1981 Minnesota Kicks A3*–2 (OT)15,302 Bain, Brown
July 15, 1981 Dallas Tornado A0–12,905
July 18, 1981 California Surf H2–3 (OT)9,134 Powell, Anderson
July 22, 1981 San Diego Sockers A1–310,268 Bain
July 25, 1981 San Diego Sockers H0–28,493
July 29, 1981 New York Cosmos A0–228,640
August 1, 1981 San Jose Earthquakes A2*–1 (OT)11,166 Brown
August 5, 1981 Edmonton Drillers H3–18,423 Cho, Bain, Brown
August 8, 1981 Dallas Tornado H5–28,954 Bain, Brown (2), Cho, Mitchell
August 15, 1981 Seattle Sounders A2–1 (OT)16,747 o.g., Powell
August 19, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H2–115,923 Brown, Bain

* = Shootout win
Source: [3]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

Best of 3 series
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
               
Portland Timbers 2 1 0
San Diego Sockers 1 5 2
San Diego Sockers 1 2 3
Jacksonville Tea Men 2 1 1
Jacksonville Tea Men 3 2 —
Atlanta Chiefs 2 1 —
San Diego Sockers 2 1 0
Chicago Sting 1 2 1
Seattle Sounders 2 2 2
Chicago Sting 3 0 3
Chicago Sting 2 4 4
Montreal Manic 3 2 2
Montreal Manic 5 2 2
Los Angeles Aztecs 3 3 1

Source: [2]

Playoff results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 22, 1981 San Diego Sockers H2–115,923 Brown, Bain
August 26, 1981 San Diego Sockers A1–512,039 Day
August 30, 1981 San Diego Sockers A0–215,244

Source: [3]

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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 – 1981". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "1981 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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