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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

Honors

Seven different Rowdies received nine individual honors following the 1976 NASL season.[4][5][6][7]

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
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
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
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
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

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Statistics

Season scoring

GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points[3]

Player GP G A Pts
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
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
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
Arnie Mausser 2 180 17 3 1.50 1 1

Player movement

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
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

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Hammond Шаблон:Flagicon Crystal Palace returned from loan August 28, 1975 [23]
14 FW Шаблон:Flagicon John Sissons Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea returned from loan August 28, 1975 [24]
4 MF Шаблон:Flagicon John Boyle none released September 13, 1975 [25]
6 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Connell none compulsory military service December 17, 1975 [26][27]
1 GK Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Hewitt Шаблон:Flagicon San Jose Earthquakes sold contract February 20, 1976 [28]
7 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Bernard Hartze Шаблон:Flagicon Tacoma Tides on loan April 7, 1976 [29]
5 DF Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Linton Шаблон:Flagicon Los Angeles Aztecs sold contract April 14, 1976 [30]
8 MF Шаблон:Flagicon Randy Garber Шаблон:Flagicon Los Angeles Aztecs traded for draft pick May 17, 1976 [31]
10 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Engerth Шаблон:Flagicon Philadelphia Atoms traded for draft pick June 10, 1976 [32]
11 FW Шаблон:Flagicon Doug Wark Шаблон:Flagicon San Diego Jaws player trade July 12, 1976 [33]

See also

References

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Шаблон:Tampa Bay Rowdies seasons Шаблон:1976 in American soccer