1981 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
1981 season
Owner Louisiana-Pacific
Manager Wales Vic Crowe
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 3rd
Playoffs: First round
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer League:
Scotland John Bain
Canada Dale Mitchell
(11 goals)
All:
Scotland John Bain (12 goals)
Highest home attendance 17,318
vs. VAN (Jul 4)
Lowest home attendance 4,669
vs. SJE (May 6)
Average home league attendance League: 10,516
All: 10,834
← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Portland Timbers season was the seventh season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Squad

The 1981 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
1 Scotland GK Keith MacRae
2 United States DF Glenn Myernick
3 England DF Clive Charles
4 England DF Gary Collier
5 England DF Graham Day
6 Scotland MF John Bain
7 Canada FW Dale Mitchell
8 England MF Barry Powell
9 Scotland FW Willie Donachie
10 Bermuda FW Clyde Best
11 England FW Stuart Lee
No. Position Player
12 England FW Willie Anderson
14 Canada DF Bruce Gant
15 England MF John Pratt
16 Canada MF Brian Gant
18 England DF Bernie Fagan
19 Scotland FW Ally Brown
20 United States FW Mike Farebrother
21 Northern Ireland FW Jimmy Kelly
23 South Korea DF Young-Jeung Cho
24 United States MF Chris Hellenkamp
31 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia GK Dragan Radovich

North American Soccer League

Regular season

Northwest Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Vancouver Whitecaps 3221117443+31186
2Calgary Boomers 3217155954+5151
3Portland Timbers 3217155249+3141
4Seattle Sounders 3215176062−2137
5Edmonton Drillers 3212206079−19123

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
March 28, 1981 California Surf A 2–0 7,663 Lee, Mitchell
April 4, 1981 Seattle Sounders A 1–2* (OT) 24,065 Pratt
April 11, 1981 Calgary Boomers H 3–1 8,524 Mitchell (2), Anderson
April 18, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H 1–2 (OT) 13,153 Lee
April 26, 1981 Calgary Boomers A 2–1 10,114 Mitchell (2)
May 2, 1981 Tulsa Roughnecks H 1–3 7,766 Bain
May 6, 1981 San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 4,669 Bain (2), Lee
May 10, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A 3–1 3,306 Bain, Mitchell, Lee
May 16, 1981 Calgary Boomers H 2–0 10,510 Mitchell, Bain
May 24, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A 1–2 12,812 Lee
May 27, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–2 23,541
June 3, 1981 Minnesota Kicks H 1–0 8,318 Bri. Gant
June 9, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs A 1–2 3,117 Brown
June 13, 1981 Seattle Sounders H 2–1 15,316 o.g., Bain
June 17, 1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers H 0–3 11,093
June 20, 1981 Chicago Sting H 2–4 12,510 Mitchell, Brown
June 23, 1981 Chicago Sting A 1–0 9,568 Bri. Gant
June 27, 1981 Tulsa Roughnecks A 1*–0 (OT) 19,232
June 30, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A 1–2 7,892 Mitchell
July 4, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–3 (OT) 17,318 Mitchell, Donachie
July 8, 1981 Washington Diplomats H 2–1 8,155 Brown, Lee
July 11, 1981 Minnesota Kicks A 3*–2 (OT) 15,302 Bain, Brown
July 15, 1981 Dallas Tornado A 0–1 2,905
July 18, 1981 California Surf H 2–3 (OT) 9,134 Powell, Anderson
July 22, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 1–3 10,268 Bain
July 25, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 0–2 8,493
July 29, 1981 New York Cosmos A 0–2 28,640
August 1, 1981 San Jose Earthquakes A 2*–1 (OT) 11,166 Brown
August 5, 1981 Edmonton Drillers H 3–1 8,423 Cho, Bain, Brown
August 8, 1981 Dallas Tornado H 5–2 8,954 Bain, Brown (2), Cho, Mitchell
August 15, 1981 Seattle Sounders A 2–1 (OT) 16,747 o.g., Powell
August 19, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H 2–1 15,923 Brown, Bain

* = Shootout win
Source:[3]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

Best of 3 series
  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                                         
Portland Timbers 2 1 0  
San Diego Sockers 1 5 2  
  San Diego Sockers 1 2 3  
  Jacksonville Tea Men 2 1 1  
Jacksonville Tea Men 3 2 —
Atlanta Chiefs 2 1 —  
  San Diego Sockers 2 1 0
  Chicago Sting 1 2 1
Seattle Sounders 2 2 2  
Chicago Sting 3 0 3  
  Chicago Sting 2 4 4
  Montreal Manic 3 2 2  
Montreal Manic 5 2 2
Los Angeles Aztecs 3 3 1  

Source:[2]

Playoff results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 22, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 2–1 15,923 Brown, Bain
August 26, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 1–5 12,039 Day
August 30, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 0–2 15,244

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Year in American Soccer – 1981". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "1981 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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