1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
1977 season
President United States George W. Strawbridge, Jr.
Manager Italy Eddie Firmani
Stadium Bayfront Center
Top goalscorer League:
All:
South Africa Derek Smethurst (5 goals)
Highest home attendance 6,354
(March 9 vs. Zenit)
Lowest home attendance 5,016
(Feb. 27 vs. Strikers)
Average home league attendance 5,685

The 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the third indoor season of the club's existence. Despite much lobbying from Rowdies owner, George W. Strawbridge, Jr., the league voted not to sanction an indoor season or tournament in 1977.[1][2] As such, Tampa Bay played only two indoor matches that year.[3] The first one versus the Fort Lauderdale Strikers was played on February 27.[4][5] This marked the first meeting of what would soon become one of the most enduring rivalries in North American soccer, the Florida Derby. The Rowdies' other match was an international friendly against Zenit Leningrad on March 9. At the time Zenit was the reigning champion of the Soviet indoor league.[6] Likewise, the Rowdies were the defending NASL indoor champs. Both matches were played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.


Club

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Hammond, PaulPaul Hammond      England
1 Goalkeeper Mausser, ArnieArnie Mausser      United States
1 Goalkeeper DuBose, WinstonWinston DuBose      United States
2 Defender Quraishi, FarrukhFarrukh Quraishi      England
3 Defender Pringle (capt.), AlexAlex Pringle (capt.)      Scotland
4 Defender Auguste, ArsèneArsène Auguste      Haiti
5 Defender Agostinis, RenoReno Agostinis      Canada
6 Defender Connell, MikeMike Connell      South Africa
7 Midfielder Wegerle, SteveSteve Wegerle      South Africa
8 Midfielder McLeod, WesWes McLeod      Canada
9 Forward Alston, AdrianAdrian Alston      Australia
10 Forward Marsh, RodneyRodney Marsh      England
11 Forward Glover, LenLen Glover      England
12 Forward Smethurst, DerekDerek Smethurst      South Africa
14 Forward Fink, JoeyJoey Fink      United States
15 Midfielder Linday, MarkMark Linday      England
16 Defender Wit, DennisDennis Wit      United States
17 Forward Eagan, KevinKevin Eagan      United States
19 Defender St. Lot, FrantzFrantz St. Lot      Haiti

Competitions


Results summaries


Match reports

Statistics

GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points

Player G A Pts
Derek Smethurst5212
Steve Wegerle339
Rodney Marsh408
Adrian Alston124
Farrukh Quraishi124
Len Glover102
Mark Lindsay102
Dennis Wit011
Alex Pringle011
Mike Connell011

See also

References

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