1976 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
1976 season
Owner Oregon Soccer, Inc.
Manager Wales Vic Crowe
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 4th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer England Tony Betts (6 goals)
Highest home attendance 32,247
vs. NYC (Jun 12)
Lowest home attendance 17,049
vs. SEA (Aug 7)
Average home league attendance 20,515
← 1975
1977 →

The 1976 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Squad

The 1976 squad[1]

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF Ray Martin
4 England DF Mick Hoban
6 United States DF Chuck Carey
10 United States MF Hank Liotart
11 Northern Ireland FW Jimmy Kelly
13 England FW Chris Dangerfield
14 England FW Tony Betts
15 Scotland MF Pat McMahon
16 United States FW Roger Goldingay
17 England DF Neil Rioch
18 Canada DF Nick Nicolas
No. Position Player
19 Scotland MF Paul Hendrie
20 England GK Jim Cumbes
21 England FW Malcolm Smith
22 Canada GK Dave Landry
23 England DF Brian Tiler
24 Canada FW Ike MacKay
25 Scotland FW John Smillie
27 United States FW Kit Zell
29 United States DF Chip Smallwood
32 England FW John Rogers
36 Canada DF Danny Lomas

North American Soccer League

Pacific Conference, Western Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Minnesota Kicks 241595433+21138
2Seattle Sounders 2414104031+9123
3Vancouver Whitecaps 2414103830+8120
4Portland Timbers 248162341−1871
5St. Louis Stars 245192857−2958

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 16, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps A 3*–2 (OT) 11,352 Betts, MacKay
April 25, 1976 Seattle Sounders A 0–1 (OT) 24,983
May 1, 1976 St. Louis Stars H 3–2 22,147 McMahon, Betts, Dangerfield
May 8, 1976 Dallas Tornado H 0–2 25,905
May 14, 1976 San Diego Jaws A 2–0 9,200 MacKay (2)
May 19, 1976 San Antonio Thunder H 1–0 19,223 Betts
June 2, 1976 San Diego Jaws H 1–2 18,337 Rioch
June 5, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs A 0–1 7,921
June 12, 1976 New York Cosmos H 0–3 32,247
June 19, 1976 St. Louis Stars A 1–3 5,900 Kelly
June 20, 1976 Miami Toros A 1–3 3,299 Betts
June 25, 1976 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 19,294 Rioch
June 30, 1976 Boston Minutemen H 2–0 18,621 Rogers, Liotart
July 3, 1976 San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 20,807
July 5, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–2 19,375 Smith
July 9, 1976 Rochester Lancers A 0–1 7,797
July 11, 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 1–2 (OT) 3,490 Dangerfield
July 18, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–1 17,456 Rioch, Betts
July 23, 1976 San Antonio Thunder A 1–0 5,163 Smith
July 24, 1976 Dallas Tornado A 0–3 14,206
August 1, 1976 Minnesota Kicks H 0–2 17,153
August 4, 1976 Minnesota Kicks A 1–2 25,509 Betts
August 7, 1976 Seattle Sounders H 0–3 17,049
August 14, 1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 2–3 17,199 Smith, Rogers

* = Won coin-flip
Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1976". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "1976 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.