Английская Википедия:1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies season
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The 1976 season was the original Tampa Bay Rowdies second season of existence, and their second season in the North American Soccer League, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada at that time. Tampa Bay entered the season as the defending Soccer Bowl champions.
Overview
The defense of the Rowdies' NASL title began with the club going on a four-match preseason tour of Haiti. After winning the 1976 indoor tournament, the team later played two addition preseason games against the San Antonio Thunder at high schools in the Tampa Bay Area. The mercurial English star, Rodney Marsh was introduced as team captain on April 22,[1] but resigned the post after just eleven days, handing the job to fellow Englishman, Tommy Smith.[2] In the NASL season, the Rowdies finished with a league-best record of 18–6, which placed them first in the Eastern Division of the Atlantic Conference. As regular season champions, they qualified for the playoffs with home field advantage throughout. In an upset, they fell to Toronto Metros-Croatia, 0–2, in the conference finals. Toronto went on to win the Soccer Bowl. For the second consecutive season South African striker, Derek Smethurst was the club leader in scoring with 20 goals, a total which also led the league.[3]
Club
Roster
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Management and technical staff
- Шаблон:Flagicon George W. Strawbridge, Jr., owner
- Шаблон:Flagicon Beau Rodgers, general manager
- Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Firmani, head coach
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Shields, trainer
- Шаблон:Flagicon Francisco Marcos, public relations director
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alfredo Beronda, equipment manager
Honors
Seven different Rowdies received nine individual honors following the 1976 NASL season.[4][5][6][7]
- NASL North American Player of the Year: Arnie Mausser
- NASL Coach of the Year: Eddie Firmani
- NASL Leading goal scorer: Derek Smethurst (20 goals)
- NASL All-Star, First Team: Arnie Mausser
- NASL All-Star, First Team: Tommy Smith
- NASL All-Star, First Team: Rodney Marsh
- NASL All-Star, Second Team: Stewart Jump
- NASL All-Star, Second Team: Derek Smethurst
- NASL All-Star, Second Team: Stewart Scullion
Competitions
Preseason friendlies
In January 1976 Tampa Bay made a four match tour of Haiti. The first was a, 1–1, draw on January 13 versus the Haitian National Team before a crowd of 21,000.[8] Two days later another 21,000 witnessed the National Team defeat the Rowdies, 1–0.[9] The third match of the tour was played on January 17, against the club side Racing CH with Tampa Bay dominating, 4–1, as 21,500 looked on.[10] In the final Haitian game, the Rowdies edged Victory SC, 2–1, before 13,000 fans.[11]
In early April Tampa Bay also played back-to-back friendlies with the San Antonio Thunder. The first was a 1–2 defeat, played at Sarasota High School which drew 2,845 fans.[12] The following night as Tarpon Springs High School the teams played to a 0–0 draw before 2,500 onlookers.[13] Tampa Bay finished the preseason with a record of 2–2–2.
Results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Шаблон:LeftJanuary 13, 1976 | Шаблон:Left Шаблон:Flagicon Haiti National Team | Stade Sylvio Cator | 1–1 | 21,000 | Joe Fink |
Шаблон:LeftJanuary 15, 1976 | Шаблон:Left Шаблон:Flagicon Haiti National Team | Stade Sylvio Cator | 1–0 | 21,000 | – |
Шаблон:LeftJanuary 17, 1976 | Шаблон:Left Шаблон:Flagicon Racing CH | Stade Sylvio Cator | 1–4 | 21,500 | Joe Fink (2), Rodney Marsh, Doug Wark |
Шаблон:LeftJanuary 19, 1976 | Шаблон:Left Шаблон:Flagicon Victory SC | Stade Sylvio Cator | 1–2 | 13,000 | Rodney Marsh, Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftApril 9, 1976 | Шаблон:Left Шаблон:Flagicon San Antonio Thunder | Ihrig Field | 1–2 | 2,845 | Clyde Best |
Шаблон:LeftApril 10, 1976 | Шаблон:Left Шаблон:Flagicon San Antonio Thunder | Tarpon Springs HS | 0–0 | 2,500 | – |
North American Soccer League season
The Rowdies finished the regular season with 154 points, positioning them in 1st place in the Eastern Division of the Atlantic Conference, and first overall out of 20 NASL teams. After a solid 8–4 start to the season, Tampa Bay finished even stronger with a 10–2 record the rest of the way for a league-best record of 18–6. They earned two more victories than their nearest foe. They scored 58 goals, which was second in the league, while their 30 goals-against tied them with three other clubs as the fewest. As regular season champions, Tampa Bay also earned home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The club averaged 16,452 fans per game in the regular season, with three matches surpassing 15,000, one reaching 32,000, and still another topping 42,000.
Regular-season standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= point system
6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.
- Шаблон:Color box-League Premiers (most points). Шаблон:Color box-Other playoff teams.
Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Home | Road |
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Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | 6 | 58 | 30 | 46 | 154 | 12-0 | 6-6 |
New York Cosmos | 16 | 8 | 65 | 34 | 52 | 148 | 9-3 | 7-5 |
Washington Diplomats | 14 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 42 | 126 | 10-2 | 4-8 |
Philadelphia Atoms | 8 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 32 | 80 | 6-6 | 2-10 |
Miami Toros | 6 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 27 | 63 | 4-8 | 2-10 |
Regular season results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Шаблон:LeftApril 24, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftChicago Sting | H | 2–1 | 32,611 | Rodney Marsh, Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftApril 30, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftBoston Minutemen | H | 1–0 | 11,417 | Joey Fink |
Шаблон:LeftMay 2, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftWashington Diplomats | A | 2–0 | 8,238 | – |
Шаблон:LeftMay 7, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftChicago Sting | A | 0–1 | 2,865 | Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftMay 14, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftSeattle Sounders | H | 3–2 | 10,342 | Rodney Marsh (2), Scullion |
Шаблон:LeftMay 16, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftToronto Metros-Croatia | A | 2–0 | 3,890 | – |
Шаблон:LeftMay 19, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftHartford Bicentennials | H | 5–2 | 7,692 | Derek Smethurst (3), Clyde Best, Rodnet Marsh |
Шаблон:LeftJune 6, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftNew York Cosmos | H | 5–1 | 42,611 | Derek Smethurst (3), Clyde Best, Stewart Scullion |
Шаблон:LeftJune 8, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftPhiladelphia Atoms | A | 2–1 | 4,241 | Stewart Scullion |
Шаблон:LeftJune 12, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftSan Antonio Thunder | H | 0–0 (SO, 5–4) | 11,158 | – |
Шаблон:LeftJune 18, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftSan Diego Jaws | A | 0–2 | 8,246 | Mark Lindsay, Stewart Scullion |
Шаблон:LeftJune 19, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftLos Angeles Aztecs | A | 2–1 (OT) | 9,354 | Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftJune 23, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftRochester Lancers | H | 2–0 | 7,276 | Rodney Marsh (2) |
Шаблон:LeftJuly 2, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftMiami Toros | A | 1–2 | 3,500 (est.) | Derek Smethurst (2) |
Шаблон:LeftJuly 10, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftWashington Diplomats | H | 1–0 | 18,233 | Stewart Scullion |
Шаблон:LeftJuly 14, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftNew York Cosmos | A | 5–4 | 27,892 | Clyde Best (3), Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftJuly 17, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftToronto Metros-Croatia | H | 4–1 | 12,869 | Mark Lindsay, Rodney Marsh, Derek Smethurst, own goal |
Шаблон:LeftJuly 21, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftPhiladelphia Atoms | H | 2–1 (OT) | 10,262 | Clyde Best, Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftJuly 24, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftMiami Toros | H | 4–1 | 15,951 | Stewart Scullion (3), Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftJuly 30, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftHartford Bicentennials | A | 0–7 | 3,800 | Derek Smethurst (4), Clyde Best, Stewart Jump, Mark Lindsay |
Шаблон:LeftAugust 1, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftBoston Minutemen | A | 2–4 | 981 | Clyde Best (2), Rodney Marsh, Derek Smethurst |
Шаблон:LeftAugust 7, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftMinnesota Kicks | H | 2–1 | 17,007 | Stewart Scullion, Rodney Marsh |
Шаблон:LeftAugust 11, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftRochester Lancers | A | 2–1 | 6,797 | Len Glover |
Шаблон:LeftAugust 14, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftPortland Timbers | A | 2–3 (OT) | 17,199 | Stewart Scullion, Mark Lindsay, Derek Smethurst |
NASL playoffs
Tampa Bay's two home playoff matches drew more than 36,000 and 28,000 respectively.
Playoff results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Шаблон:LeftAugust 20, 1976 | Шаблон:LeftNew York Cosmos | H | 3–1 | 36,863 | Derek Smethurst, Stewart Scullion, Rodney Marsh |
Шаблон:LeftAugust 24, 1977 | Шаблон:LeftToronto Metros-Croatia | H | 0–2 | 28,046 | – |
Playoff bracket
Statistics
Season scoring
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points[3]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Derek Smethurst | 24 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
Rodney Marsh | 21 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
Stewart Scullion | 24 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Clyde Best | 19 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
Mark Lindsay | 21 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Len Glover | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Joey Fink | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Ringo Cantillo | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Dennis Wit | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Stewart Jump | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Alex Pringle | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Randy Garber | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Arnie Mausser | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arsène Auguste | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Smith | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Farrukh Quraishi | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Bluem | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Wark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Austin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Stetler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colin Fowles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season goalkeeping
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses[3]
Player | GP | Min | Svs | GA | GAA | W | L |
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Arnie Mausser | 24 | 2011 | 201 | 28 | 1.17 | 18 | 6 |
Bob Stetler | 4 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 4.19 | 0 | 0 |
Playoff scoring
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points[3]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Rodney Marsh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Derek Smethurst | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Stewart Scullion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Alex Pringle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Clyde Best | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Lindsay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Len Glover | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joey Fink | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ringo Cantillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stewart Jump | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arnie Mausser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Austin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Wit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoff goalkeeping
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses[3]
Player | GP | Min | Svs | GA | GAA | W | L |
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Arnie Mausser | 2 | 180 | 17 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 |
Player movement
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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14 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon Joey Fink | Шаблон:Flagicon New York Cosmos | purchased | November 18, 1975 | [14] |
1 | GK | Шаблон:Flagicon Arnie Mausser | Шаблон:Flagicon Hartford Bicentennials | purchased | November 25, 1975 | [15] |
10 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon Rodney Marsh | Шаблон:Flagicon Manchester City | $100,000 transfer fee | January 11, 1976 | [16] |
6 | DF | Шаблон:Flagicon Colin Fowles | Шаблон:Flagicon LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | amateur draft | January 14, 1976 | [17] |
4 | DF | Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Smith | Шаблон:Flagicon Liverpool | on loan | February 24, 1976 | [18] |
5 | DF | Шаблон:Flagicon Ringo Cantillo | Шаблон:Flagicon New York Inter-Giuliana SC | on loan | April 20, 1976 | [19] |
19 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon Len Glover | Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester City | on loan | April 22, 1976 | [20][21] |
11 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Wit | Шаблон:Flagicon San Diego Jaws | player trade | July 12, 1976 | [22] |
Out
See also
References
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