1981 Portland Timbers season

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

Portland Timbers
1981 season
OwnerLouisiana-Pacific
Manager Vic Crowe
StadiumCivic Stadium
NASLDivision: 3rd
Playoffs: First round
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Bain
Dale Mitchell
(11 goals)

All:
John Bain (12 goals)
Highest home attendance17,318
vs. VAN (Jul 4)
Lowest home attendance4,669
vs. SJE (May 6)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 10,516
All: 10,834

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Keith MacRae
2 DF  USA Glenn Myernick
3 DF  ENG Clive Charles
4 DF  ENG Gary Collier
5 DF  ENG Graham Day
6 MF  SCO John Bain
7 FW  CAN Dale Mitchell
8 MF  ENG Barry Powell
9 FW  SCO Willie Donachie
10 FW  BER Clyde Best
11 FW  ENG Stuart Lee
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  ENG Willie Anderson
14 DF  CAN Bruce Gant
15 MF  ENG John Pratt
16 MF  CAN Brian Gant
18 DF  ENG Bernie Fagan
19 FW  SCO Ally Brown
20 FW  USA Mike Farebrother
21 FW  NIR Jimmy Kelly
23 DF  KOR Young-Jeung Cho
24 MF  USA Chris Hellenkamp
31 GK  YUG Dragan Radovich

North American Soccer League

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 32151760622137
5Edmonton Drillers 321220607919123

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 20 7,663 Lee, Mitchell
April 4, 1981 Seattle Sounders A 12* (OT) 24,065 Pratt
April 11, 1981 Calgary Boomers H 31 8,524 Mitchell (2), Anderson
April 18, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H 12 (OT) 13,153 Lee
April 26, 1981 Calgary Boomers A 21 10,114 Mitchell (2)
May 2, 1981 Tulsa Roughnecks H 13 7,766 Bain
May 6, 1981 San Jose Earthquakes H 30 4,669 Bain (2), Lee
May 10, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A 31 3,306 Bain, Mitchell, Lee
May 16, 1981 Calgary Boomers H 20 10,510 Mitchell, Bain
May 24, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A 12 12,812 Lee
May 27, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps A 02 23,541
June 3, 1981 Minnesota Kicks H 10 8,318 Bri. Gant
June 9, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs A 12 3,117 Brown
June 13, 1981 Seattle Sounders H 21 15,316 o.g., Bain
June 17, 1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers H 03 11,093
June 20, 1981 Chicago Sting H 24 12,510 Mitchell, Brown
June 23, 1981 Chicago Sting A 10 9,568 Bri. Gant
June 27, 1981 Tulsa Roughnecks A 1*0 (OT) 19,232
June 30, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A 12 7,892 Mitchell
July 4, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H 23 (OT) 17,318 Mitchell, Donachie
July 8, 1981 Washington Diplomats H 21 8,155 Brown, Lee
July 11, 1981 Minnesota Kicks A 3*2 (OT) 15,302 Bain, Brown
July 15, 1981 Dallas Tornado A 01 2,905
July 18, 1981 California Surf H 23 (OT) 9,134 Powell, Anderson
July 22, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 13 10,268 Bain
July 25, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 02 8,493
July 29, 1981 New York Cosmos A 02 28,640
August 1, 1981 San Jose Earthquakes A 2*1 (OT) 11,166 Brown
August 5, 1981 Edmonton Drillers H 31 8,423 Cho, Bain, Brown
August 8, 1981 Dallas Tornado H 52 8,954 Bain, Brown (2), Cho, Mitchell
August 15, 1981 Seattle Sounders A 21 (OT) 16,747 o.g., Powell
August 19, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H 21 15,923 Brown, Bain

* = Shootout win
Source:[3]

Playoff bracket

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

Source:[2]

Playoff results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 22, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 21 15,923 Brown, Bain
August 26, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 15 12,039 Day
August 30, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 02 15,244

Source:[3]

References

  1. "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1981". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. "1981 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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