1980 Portland Timbers season

The 1980 Portland Timbers season was the sixth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Portland Timbers

1980 season
Owner	Louisiana-Pacific
Managers	Don Megson (to May 28) Peter Warner (interim; from May 31 to June 14) Vic Crowe (from June 21)
Stadium	Civic Stadium
NASL	Division: 4th Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	Clyde Best (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	16,095 vs. LAA (Aug 20)
Lowest home attendance	8,108 vs. WAS (Jul 2)
Average home league attendance	10,210

Squad

The 1980 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 1 GK  USA John Benbow 2 DF  USA Glenn Myernick 3 DF  ENG Clive Charles 4 DF  ENG Gary Collier 5 DF  ENG Graham Day 6 MF  SCO John Bain 7 FW  CAN Dale Mitchell 8 MF  IRL Jimmy Conway 9 FW  SCO Willie Donachie 10 FW  BER Clyde Best

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  ENG Stuart Lee 12 FW  ENG Willie Anderson 13 DF  CAN Garry Ayre 14 DF  CAN Bruce Gant 15 MF  ENG John Pratt 16 MF  CAN Brian Gant 17 FW  USA Mike Flater 18 DF  ENG Bernie Fagan 19 FW  NED Rob Rensenbrink 22 GK  USA Jim Gorsek

North American Soccer League

National Conference, Western Division standings

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Seattle Sounders	32	25	7	74	31	+43	207
2	Los Angeles Aztecs	32	20	12	61	52	+9	174
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	32	16	16	52	47	+5	139
4	Portland Timbers	32	15	17	50	53	−3	133

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 12, 1980	Los Angeles Aztecs	A	0–1	3,120
April 19, 1980	California Surf	A	1–5	10,504	Best
April 26, 1980	Detroit Express	H	2–1	14,595	Conway, Mitchell
April 30, 1980	Seattle Sounders	A	0–1	12,278
May 3, 1980	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	0–1	13,615
May 11, 1980	Washington Diplomats	A	4–2	10,634	Mitchell (2), Rensenbrink (2)
May 14, 1980	Minnesota Kicks	A	1–2* (OT)	10,851	Pratt
May 21, 1980	Edmonton Drillers	A	2–1	6,520	Bain, Lee
May 24, 1980	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	9,674	Mitchell, Lee
May 28, 1980	California Surf	H	1–3	8,948	Best
May 31, 1980	Ft. Lauderdale Strikers	A	2–4	12,302	Best, Rensenbrink
June 4, 1980	Atlanta Chiefs	A	1–2	2,368	Rensenbrink
June 7, 1980	Rochester Lancers	H	0–1	8,806
June 11, 1980	San Diego Sockers	A	0–1	7,958
June 14, 1980	Seattle Sounders	H	0–1* (OT)	10,131
June 21, 1980	Atlanta Chiefs	H	1–0	9,950	Bri. Gant
June 24, 1980	Dallas Tornado	H	0–1* (OT)	8,619
July 2, 1980	Washington Diplomats	H	2–1	8,108	Rensenbrink (2)
July 6, 1980	New York Cosmos	A	1–4	41,260	Anderson
July 9, 1980	Rochester Lancers	A	0–2	7,204
July 12, 1980	San Diego Sockers	H	1–0	8,895	Best
July 16, 1980	Dallas Tornado	A	3*–2 (OT)	4,454	Lee (2)
July 19, 1980	Houston Hurricane	H	0–1 (OT)	11,083
July 26, 1980	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	5–1	8,877	Bain (3), Best (2)
July 29, 1980	Toronto Blizzard	H	2–1	9,233	Lee (2)
August 2, 1980	New England Tea Men	A	1–2 (OT)	7,214	Conway
August 5, 1980	Memphis Rogues	A	1–2	7,090	Mitchell
August 9, 1980	Tulsa Roughnecks	H	4–2	8,433	Bain (2), Mitchell, Lee
August 13, 1980	Edmonton Drillers	H	4–1	8,298	Mitchell, Anderson, Lee, Best
August 16, 1980	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–2	14,287	Bain, Mitchell, Best
August 20, 1980	Los Angeles Aztecs	H	3*–2 (OT)	16,095	Donachie, Best
August 23, 1980	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	3–2	32,301	Mitchell, Best (2)

* = Shootout win
Source:[3]

References

1. "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
2. "The Year in American Soccer – 1980". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
3. "1980 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.