1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season
1977 season | |||
President | George W. Strawbridge, Jr. | ||
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Manager | Eddie Firmani | ||
Stadium | Bayfront Center | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: All: 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 | ||
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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 |
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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
February 27, 1977 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9–8 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Lindsay Smethurst , , , Wegerle , Quraishi Alston |
Report | Mulroy Sharp , , Nanchoff Ceballos Chadwick Hamlyn |
Stadium: Bayfront Center Attendance: 5,016 |
March 9, 1977 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7–8 | Zenit Leningrad | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Wegerle Marsh , , , Smethurst Glover |
Report | Lokhov , Jakimtsev , Orlov Rasputin Davydov Golubev |
Stadium: Bayfront Center Attendance: 6,354 |
Statistics
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points
Player | G | A | Pts |
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Derek Smethurst | 5 | 2 | 12 |
Steve Wegerle | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Rodney Marsh | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Adrian Alston | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Farrukh Quraishi | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Len Glover | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mark Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Dennis Wit | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alex Pringle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mike Connell | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fFlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jlgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4763,3078494&dq=indoor+awry&hl=en
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LK8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kV0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5596,2564302&dq=soccer+bowl+78+strawbridge&hl=en
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19770227&id=Hb0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UGcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1895,4785641&hl=en
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19770228&id=IUdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oFgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2449,2772946/
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770228&id=G4hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kl0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,4657087&hl=en
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770309&id=US0VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kV0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6292,213870&hl=en