1977 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
1977 season
OwnerOregon Soccer, Inc.
Head coachEngland Brian Tiler
StadiumCivic Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerScotland 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.

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

North American Soccer League

See also: 1977 North American Soccer League season

Pacific Conference, Western Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minnesota Kicks 26 16 10 44 36 +8 137
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 26 14 12 43 36 +7 124
3 Seattle Sounders 26 14 12 43 34 +9 123
4 Portland Timbers 26 10 16 39 42 −3 98

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

League results

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
April 8, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–0 10,519 Scullion
April 15, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers H 2–3 14,584 Alcock, Roboostoff
April 24, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs A 1–2 (OT) 8,554 Alcock
April 30, 1977 Seattle Sounders A 2–3 25,237 Best (2)
May 6, 1977 Team Hawaii H 2*–1 (OT) 13,677 MacKay
May 11, 1977 St. Louis Stars H 1*–0 (OT) 12,780
May 14, 1977 San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 17,555 Scullion, Best
May 20, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–0 14,872 Hendrie
May 22, 1977 Minnesota Kicks A 0–1 23,491
May 27, 1977 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers H 0–2 12,900
May 30, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers A 1–2 (OT) 7,609 Day
June 3, 1977 Connecticut Bicentennials H 3–1 8,794 Gant (2), Roboostoff
June 11, 1977 Seattle Sounders H 3–0 15,764 Best (2), Day
June 17, 1977 Rochester Lancers A 3–2 (OT) 4,120 Roboostoff (2), Anderson
June 22, 1977 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 14,565 Scullion
June 29, 1977 Minnesota Kicks H 1–2 14,773 Scullion
July 1, 1977 Team Hawaii A 2–1 (OT) 3,723 Own goal, McMahon
July 6, 1977 Chicago Sting A 1–2 4,137 Scullion
July 8, 1977 Dallas Tornado H 1–2 (OT) 13,085 Scullion
July 14, 1977 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 1–2 (OT) 5,351 Scullion
July 17, 1977 New York Cosmos A 0–2 41,205
July 20, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 2–3 (OT) 14,230 Scullion, Best
July 22, 1977 Washington Diplomats H 3–1 11,592 Scullion, Betts, Day
July 27, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 4–1 13,328 Scullion (2), Liotart, Best
July 30, 1977 Dallas Tornado A 1–2 (OT) 20,389 Lynch
August 7, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps H 0–2 11,094

* = 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.