Portland Timbers
1976 season
OwnerOregon Soccer, Inc.
Head coachWales Vic Crowe
StadiumCivic Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerEngland Tony Betts (6 goals)
Highest home attendance32,247
vs. NYC (Jun 12)
Lowest home attendance17,049
vs. SEA (Aug 7)
Average home league attendance20,515
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The 1976 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Squad

The 1976 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
2 DF England ENG Ray Martin
4 DF England ENG Mick Hoban
6 DF United States USA Chuck Carey
10 MF United States USA Hank Liotart
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR Jimmy Kelly
13 FW England ENG Chris Dangerfield
14 FW England ENG Tony Betts
15 MF Scotland SCO Pat McMahon
16 FW United States USA Roger Goldingay
17 DF England ENG Neil Rioch
18 DF Canada CAN Nick Nicolas
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Scotland SCO Paul Hendrie
20 GK England ENG Jim Cumbes
21 FW England ENG Malcolm Smith
22 GK Canada CAN Dave Landry
23 DF England ENG Brian Tiler
24 FW Canada CAN Ike MacKay
25 FW Scotland SCO John Smillie
27 FW United States USA Kit Zell
29 DF United States USA Chip Smallwood
32 FW England ENG John Rogers
36 DF Canada CAN Danny Lomas

North American Soccer League

See also: 1976 North American Soccer League season

Pacific Conference, Western Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minnesota Kicks 24 15 9 54 33 +21 138
2 Seattle Sounders 24 14 10 40 31 +9 123
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 24 14 10 38 30 +8 120
4 Portland Timbers 24 8 16 23 41 −18 71
5 St. Louis Stars 24 5 19 28 57 −29 58

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source:[2]

League results

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
April 16, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps A 3*–2 (OT) 11,352 Betts, MacKay
April 25, 1976 Seattle Sounders A 0–1 (OT) 24,983
May 1, 1976 St. Louis Stars H 3–2 22,147 McMahon, Betts, Dangerfield
May 8, 1976 Dallas Tornado H 0–2 25,905
May 14, 1976 San Diego Jaws A 2–0 9,200 MacKay (2)
May 19, 1976 San Antonio Thunder H 1–0 19,223 Betts
June 2, 1976 San Diego Jaws H 1–2 18,337 Rioch
June 5, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs A 0–1 7,921
June 12, 1976 New York Cosmos H 0–3 32,247
June 19, 1976 St. Louis Stars A 1–3 5,900 Kelly
June 20, 1976 Miami Toros A 1–3 3,299 Betts
June 25, 1976 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 19,294 Rioch
June 30, 1976 Boston Minutemen H 2–0 18,621 Rogers, Liotart
July 3, 1976 San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 20,807
July 5, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–2 19,375 Smith
July 9, 1976 Rochester Lancers A 0–1 7,797
July 11, 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 1–2 (OT) 3,490 Dangerfield
July 18, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–1 17,456 Rioch, Betts
July 23, 1976 San Antonio Thunder A 1–0 5,163 Smith
July 24, 1976 Dallas Tornado A 0–3 14,206
August 1, 1976 Minnesota Kicks H 0–2 17,153
August 4, 1976 Minnesota Kicks A 1–2 25,509 Betts
August 7, 1976 Seattle Sounders H 0–3 17,049
August 14, 1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 2–3 17,199 Smith, Rogers

* = Won coin-flip
Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1976". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "1976 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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