1979 Portland Timbers season

The 1979 Portland Timbers season was the fifth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Portland Timbers

1979 season
Owner	Oregon Soccer, Inc.
Manager	Don Megson
Stadium	Civic Stadium
NASL	Division: 4th Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	John Bain Clyde Best (8 goals)
Highest home attendance	18,254 vs. NYC (May 26)
Lowest home attendance	6,244 vs. MIN (Apr 14)
Average home league attendance	11,172

Squad

Roster players

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 Player 00 GK  ENG Mick Poole 2 FW  ENG David Butler 3 DF  ENG Clive Charles 4 DF  USA Kelvin Norman 5 DF  ENG Graham Day 6 MF  SCO John Bain 7 FW  SCO Stewart Scullion 8 MF  IRL Jimmy Conway 9 DF  USA Paul Toomey 10 FW  BER Clyde Best 11 FW  BRB Elson Seale

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW  ENG Willie Anderson 13 DF  CAN Peter Stanley 14 DF  CAN Bruce Gant 15 DF  ENG Alan Thompson 16 MF  CAN Brian Gant 17 FW  USA Mike Flater 18 MF  MEX Ignacio Baez 18 FW  CAN Dale Mitchell 20 DF  CAN Garry Ayre 22 GK  USA Jim Gorsek

Replacement players

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 Player 2 FW  USA Terry White 6 FW  ENG Chris Hopper 19 FW  USA Scott Meiggs 26 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 Sharp

North American Soccer League

National Conference, Western Division standings

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	20	10	54	34	+20	172
2	Los Angeles Aztecs	30	18	12	62	47	+15	162
3	Seattle Sounders	30	13	17	58	52	+6	125
4	Portland Timbers	30	11	19	50	75	−25	122

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, 1979	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–3	17,111	Conway, Bri. Gant (2), Seale
April 8, 1979	San Diego Sockers	H	2–3* (OT)	12,017	Scullion, Best
April 14, 1979	Minnesota Kicks	H	0–2	6,244
April 21, 1979	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	1–2	23,137	Bain
April 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, Thompson
May 13, 1979	Houston Hurricane	A	1–2 (OT)	3,957	Best
May 19, 1979	California Surf	H	1–0	10,191	Bain
May 26, 1979	New York Cosmos	H	1–2* (OT)	18,254	Bain
May 28, 1979	Minnesota Kicks	A	1–2	23,211	Bri. Gant
June 2, 1979	Los Angeles Aztecs	A	1–5	16,741	Best
June 6, 1979	Chicago Sting	H	1–5	7,621	Scullion
June 9, 1979	Seattle Sounders	H	2–1	12,175	Best, Butler
June 13, 1979	Edmonton Drillers	A	2–1	6,280	Bain, Butler
June 15, 1979	Toronto Blizzard	H	3*–2 (OT)	10,417	Best, Butler
June 20, 1979	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	9,711	Conway
June 22, 1979	Rochester Lancers	A	1–2* (OT)	5,822	Conway
June 27, 1979	New York Cosmos	A	1–3	33,271	Bri. Gant
June 30, 1979	Seattle Sounders	A	1–5	34,012	Butler
July 4, 1979	Washington Diplomats	H	0–1	17,613
July 8, 1979	Atlanta Chiefs	H	0–3	7,664
July 11, 1979	Tulsa Roughnecks	A	1–0	14,378	Bri. Gant
July 14, 1979	Dallas Tornado	A	4–3 (OT)	8,744	Bri. Gant, Seale, Thompson, Butler
July 18, 1979	California Surf	A	1–2 (OT)	9,911	Mitchell
July 21, 1979	Ft. Lauderdale Strikers	H	4–1	11,097	Day, Bain (2), Mitchell
July 28, 1979	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	2–3 (OT)	12,727	Mitchell (2)
August 1, 1979	Toronto Blizzard	A	3*–2 (OT)	11,868	Bain, Mitchell
August 4, 1979	Philadelphia Fury	A	0–5	5,934
August 8, 1979	San Diego Sockers	A	3–5	11,032	Bain, Thompson, Butler
August 12, 1979	Los Angeles Aztecs	H	1–3	12,367	Day

* = Shootout win
Source:[3]

References

1. "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1979". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
3. "1979 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.