1977 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
1977 season
Owner Oregon Soccer, Inc.
Manager England Brian Tiler
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 4th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Scotland Stewart Scullion (11 goals)
Highest home attendance 15,764
vs. SEA (Jun 11)
Lowest home attendance 8,794
vs. CON (Jun 3)
Average home league attendance 13,216
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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

North American Soccer League

Pacific Conference, Western Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Minnesota Kicks 2616104436+8137
2Vancouver Whitecaps 2614124336+7124
3Seattle Sounders 2614124334+9123
4Portland Timbers 2610163942−398

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 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. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "1977 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.