Portland Timbers
1981 season
OwnerLouisiana-Pacific
Head coachWales Vic Crowe
StadiumCivic Stadium
NASLDivision: 3rd
Playoffs: First round
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland John Bain
Canada Dale Mitchell
(11 goals)
All:
Scotland 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
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The 1981 Portland Timbers season was the seventh season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

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

North American Soccer League

See also: 1981 North American Soccer League season

Regular season

Northwest Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 32 21 11 74 43 +31 186
2 Calgary Boomers 32 17 15 59 54 +5 151
3 Portland Timbers 32 17 15 52 49 +3 141
4 Seattle Sounders 32 15 17 60 62 −2 137
5 Edmonton Drillers 32 12 20 60 79 −19 123

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

* = Shootout win
Source:[3]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

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

Source:[2]

Playoff results

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
August 22, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 2–1 15,923 Brown, Bain
August 26, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 1–5 12,039 Day
August 30, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 0–2 15,244

Source:[3]

References

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