Philadelphia Fury
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| Full name | Philadelphia Fury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Fury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dissolved | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Veterans Stadium (Capacity 60,000) |
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| League | North American Soccer League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Philadelphia Fury was a soccer team based in Philadelphia that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980. Among the club's investors were rock musicians Rick Wakeman, Peter Frampton and Paul Simon. The team played at Veterans Stadium.
The Fury returned NASL soccer to Philadelphia for the first time since the Philadelphia Atoms folded in 1976. Although never posting a winning season, they did make the playoffs in two of their three seasons. But attendance declined with each season and after a poor year on the pitch and at the gate in 1980, the club was sold and moved to become the Montreal Manic.
Notable Philadelphia Fury players included Johnny Giles, Alan Ball and Peter Osgood, all of whom starred in England before joining the club; although Osgood was a major disappointment (1 goal in 23 matches), Giles was a solid performer, and Ball was a star (and served as player-coach in 1978 after the dismissal of manager Richard Dinnis).
Other star performers for the Fury included all-league defender John Dempsey, Pat Fidelia, David Robb, Frank Worthington and Bob Rigby.
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[edit] Players
Alan Ball (1978-79) 34 apps 5 goals- Peter Osgood (1978) 22 apps 1 goal
- Derek Trevis (1978) [1]
- Colin Waldron (1978) [2]
- Frank Worthington (1979) 21 apps 10 goals.
John Dempsey (footballer) (1978-80)- Johnny Giles (1978) [3]
- Pierce O'Leary (1978)
Tony Glavin (1978-80)- Martin Henderson (footballer) (1978)
- Andy Lynch (soccer) (1980)
- Keith MacRae (1978)
- Davie Robb (1979) [4]
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Record | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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| 1978 | 12-18 | 4th, Eastern Division, American Conference | First Round |
| 1979 | 10-20 | 3rd, Eastern Division, American Conference | American Conference Semifinals |
| 1980 | 10-22 | 4th, Eastern Division, American Conference | Did Not Qualify |
[edit] Honors
NASL championships
- none
Division titles
- none
All-star second team selections
- 1978 Alan Ball, Jr.
[edit] Head coaches
- Richard Dinnis 1978
- Alan Ball, Jr. 1978
- Marko Valok 1979
Eddie Firmani 1980
[edit] Yearly average attendance
- 1978 - 8,280
- 1979 - 5,626
- 1980 - 4,465
[edit] External links
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