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Portland Timbers
1978 season
OwnerOregon Soccer, Inc.
Head coachEngland Don Megson
StadiumCivic Stadium
NASLDivision: 2nd
Playoffs: National Conference final
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bermuda Clyde Best (12 goals)
All:
Bermuda Clyde Best (14 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 23,536
vs. VAN (Jul 21)
All: 24,515
vs. NYC (Aug 18)
Lowest home attendance6,495
vs. COL (Apr 19)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 11,803
All: 12,902
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The 1978 Portland Timbers season was the fourth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Squad

The 1978 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 England ENG Mick Poole
1 GK United States USA Dave Givens
2 DF Scotland SCO Brian McNeill
3 DF England ENG Clive Charles
4 DF England ENG Mick Hoban
4 DF United States USA Kelvin Norman
5 DF England ENG Graham Day
6 MF Scotland SCO John Bain
7 FW Scotland SCO Stewart Scullion
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jimmy Conway
9 FW Bermuda BER Clyde Best
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Canada CAN Ike MacKay
11 FW Barbados BRB Elson Seale
12 FW England ENG Willie Anderson
13 DF Canada CAN Peter Stanley
14 DF England ENG Pat Howard
14 FW United States USA Archie Roboostoff
16 MF Canada CAN Brian Gant
17 FW United States USA Mike Flater
18 MF Mexico MEX Ignacio Baez
22 GK United States USA Jim Gorsek

North American Soccer League

See also: 1978 North American Soccer League season

Preseason

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
March 12, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1
March 19, 1978 Colorado Caribous H 2–0 7,877 Scullion, Roboostoff
March 25, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–2 Bain

Regular season

National Conference, Western Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 24 6 68 29 +39 199
2 Portland Timbers 30 20 10 50 36 +14 167
3 Seattle Sounders 30 15 15 50 45 +5 138
4 Los Angeles Aztecs 30 9 21 36 69 −33 88

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
March 31, 1978 California Surf A 0–1 15,206
April 8, 1978 Oakland Stompers H 1–0 10,554 Roboostoff
April 15, 1978 San Diego Sockers H 2–3 8,355 Best (2)
April 19, 1978 Colorado Caribous H 2–1 6,495 Scullion (2)
April 22, 1978 Rochester Lancers H 3–2 (OT) 8,667 Bain, Scullion, Anderson
April 29, 1978 San Diego Sockers A 3–5 3,830 Gant, Best, Scullion
May 3, 1978 California Surf H 2*–1 (OT) 8,328 Seale
May 7, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–1 13,155
May 10, 1978 Detroit Express A 1–0 6,729 Howard
May 13, 1978 Memphis Rogues H 1–0 6,955 Flater
May 17, 1978 New York Cosmos H 2*–1 (OT) 12,484 Best
May 20, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 13,856 Bain, Best, Flater
May 24, 1978 Washington Diplomats H 2*–1 (OT) 10,558 Bain
May 29, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs A 4–1 5,206 Seale, Best, Scullion, Flater
June 7, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–0 9,054 Conway
June 10, 1978 Seattle Sounders H 1*–0 (OT) 15,526
June 16, 1978 New England Tea Men H 2*–1 (OT) 14,615 Scullion
June 21, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 0–2 13,777
June 24, 1978 Washington Diplomats A 1–2 10,816 Best
June 28, 1978 Rochester Lancers A 1–0 5,025 McNeill
June 30, 1978 Minnesota Kicks H 1–0 14,125 Best
July 4, 1978 Oakland Stompers A 1–0 15,890 Flater
July 7, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes H 5–1 15,827 Best, Scullion, Anderson, Flater (2)
July 13, 1978 Tulsa Roughnecks A 0–1 9,620
July 15, 1978 Dallas Tornado A 3–1 6,388 Seale, Best, Flater
July 19, 1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 1–3 6,490 Best
July 21, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H 0–2 23,536
July 25, 1978 Dallas Tornado H 2–1 11,971 Gant, Anderson
July 31, 1978 Seattle Sounders A 2–3 (OT) 22,042 Gant, Best
August 2, 1978 Colorado Caribous A 3–1 8,638 Bain (3)

* = Shootout win
Source:[3]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

1st round
   
Portland Timbers (OT) 2
Washington Diplomats 1
Conference semifinals Conference finals Soccer Bowl '78
             
1 Portland Timbers 1 2 —
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 —
Portland Timbers 0 0 —
New York Cosmos 1 5 —
4 Minnesota Kicks 9 0 0
5 New York Cosmos (MG) 2 4 1
New York Cosmos 3
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
2 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (MG) 4* 0 1
7 Detroit Express 3 1 0
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 3 1 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) 2 3 1
3 San Diego Sockers 0 2 0
6 Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) 1 1 1

* = Shootout win; MG = Series decided by 30-minute mini-game (score of mini-game in 3rd column)
Source:[2]

Playoff results

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
August 9, 1978 Washington Diplomats H 2–1 (OT) 14,230 Bain, McNeill
August 12, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H 1–0 16,437 Best
August 16, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 2–1 32,266 Best, Anderson
August 18, 1978 New York Cosmos H 0–1 24,515
August 23, 1978 New York Cosmos A 0–5 65,287

Source:[3]

International friendlies

Date Opponent[4] Venue Result Attendance Scorers
May 27, 1978 Galasca (Guatemala) H 5–0 6,715 Scullion (2), Gant, Flater (2)
June 1, 1978 Bristol City F.C. H 0–1 8,038

References

  1. ^ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "The Year in American Soccer – 1978". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "1978 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ http://www.nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Timbers%20Friendlies.htm
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