1977 Portland Timbers season

The 1977 Portland Timbers season was the third season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Portland Timbers
1977 season
OwnerOregon Soccer, Inc.
Manager Brian Tiler
StadiumCivic Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Top goalscorer Stewart Scullion (11 goals)
Highest home attendance15,764
vs. SEA (Jun 11)
Lowest home attendance8,794
vs. CON (Jun 3)
Average home league attendance13,216

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

North American Soccer League
See also: 1977 North American Soccer League season

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. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. "1977 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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