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1979, portland, timbers, season, fifth, season, portland, timbers, defunct, north, american, soccer, league, portland, timbers1979, seasonowneroregon, soccer, managerdon, megsonstadiumcivic, stadiumnasldivision, 4thplayoffs, qualifyu, open, cupdid, entertop, g. The 1979 Portland Timbers season was the fifth season for the Portland Timbers in the now defunct North American Soccer League Portland Timbers1979 seasonOwnerOregon Soccer Inc ManagerDon MegsonStadiumCivic StadiumNASLDivision 4thPlayoffs Did not qualifyU S Open CupDid not enterTop goalscorerJohn Bain Clyde Best 8 goals Highest home attendance18 254vs NYC May 26 Lowest home attendance6 244vs MIN Apr 14 Average home league attendance11 172 19781980 Contents 1 Squad 1 1 Roster players 1 2 Replacement players 2 North American Soccer League 2 1 National Conference Western Division standings 2 2 League results 3 ReferencesSquad EditRoster players Edit The 1979 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 Player00 GK ENG Mick Poole2 FW ENG David Butler3 DF ENG Clive Charles4 DF USA Kelvin Norman5 DF ENG Graham Day6 MF SCO John Bain7 FW SCO Stewart Scullion8 MF IRL Jimmy Conway9 DF USA Paul Toomey10 FW BER Clyde Best11 FW BRB Elson Seale No Pos Nation Player12 FW ENG Willie Anderson13 DF CAN Peter Stanley14 DF CAN Bruce Gant15 DF ENG Alan Thompson16 MF CAN Brian Gant17 FW USA Mike Flater18 MF MEX Ignacio Baez18 FW CAN Dale Mitchell20 DF CAN Garry Ayre22 GK USA Jim GorsekReplacement players Edit This list shows players used during the brief player strike on April 14 1979 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 FW USA Terry White6 FW ENG Chris Hopper19 FW USA Scott Meiggs26 DF USA Ed Schott DF USA Brian Baker MF USA Mike Davis No Pos Nation Player DF USA Grant Herreid MF USA Dell Herreid DF USA Lars McNaughton MF USA Tony Rodrigues MF USA Alan Schaufler DF USA SharpNorth American Soccer League EditSee also 1979 North American Soccer League season National Conference Western Division standings Edit Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 20 10 54 34 20 1722 Los Angeles Aztecs 30 18 12 62 47 15 1623 Seattle Sounders 30 13 17 58 52 6 1254 Portland Timbers 30 11 19 50 75 25 122Pld Matches played W Matches won L Matches lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsSource 2 League results Edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance ScorersMarch 31 1979 San Jose Earthquakes A 4 3 17 111 Conway Bri Gant 2 SealeApril 8 1979 San Diego Sockers H 2 3 OT 12 017 Scullion BestApril 14 1979 Minnesota Kicks H 0 2 6 244April 21 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1 2 23 137 BainApril 29 1979 Edmonton Drillers H 3 2 10 327 Day Best 2 May 5 1979 Tulsa Roughnecks H 4 3 OT 9 159 Conway Best ThompsonMay 13 1979 Houston Hurricane A 1 2 OT 3 957 BestMay 19 1979 California Surf H 1 0 10 191 BainMay 26 1979 New York Cosmos H 1 2 OT 18 254 BainMay 28 1979 Minnesota Kicks A 1 2 23 211 Bri GantJune 2 1979 Los Angeles Aztecs A 1 5 16 741 BestJune 6 1979 Chicago Sting H 1 5 7 621 ScullionJune 9 1979 Seattle Sounders H 2 1 12 175 Best ButlerJune 13 1979 Edmonton Drillers A 2 1 6 280 Bain ButlerJune 15 1979 Toronto Blizzard H 3 2 OT 10 417 Best ButlerJune 20 1979 San Jose Earthquakes H 1 2 9 711 ConwayJune 22 1979 Rochester Lancers A 1 2 OT 5 822 ConwayJune 27 1979 New York Cosmos A 1 3 33 271 Bri GantJune 30 1979 Seattle Sounders A 1 5 34 012 ButlerJuly 4 1979 Washington Diplomats H 0 1 17 613July 8 1979 Atlanta Chiefs H 0 3 7 664July 11 1979 Tulsa Roughnecks A 1 0 14 378 Bri GantJuly 14 1979 Dallas Tornado A 4 3 OT 8 744 Bri Gant Seale Thompson ButlerJuly 18 1979 California Surf A 1 2 OT 9 911 MitchellJuly 21 1979 Ft Lauderdale Strikers H 4 1 11 097 Day Bain 2 MitchellJuly 28 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2 3 OT 12 727 Mitchell 2 August 1 1979 Toronto Blizzard A 3 2 OT 11 868 Bain MitchellAugust 4 1979 Philadelphia Fury A 0 5 5 934August 8 1979 San Diego Sockers A 3 5 11 032 Bain Thompson ButlerAugust 12 1979 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1 3 12 367 Day Shootout winSource 3 References Edit Portland Timbers rosters North American Soccer League Jerseys Retrieved May 6 2011 The Year in American Soccer 1979 American Soccer History Archives Archived from the original on May 10 2013 Retrieved May 6 2011 1979 Portland Timbers Timbers Fan Page Retrieved May 6 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 Portland Timbers season amp oldid 1172291854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,