1978 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
1978 season
Owner Oregon Soccer, Inc.
Manager England Don Megson
Stadium Civic Stadium
NASL Division: 2nd
Playoffs: National Conference final
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer League:
Bermuda Clyde Best (12 goals)
All:
Bermuda Clyde Best (14 goals)
Highest home attendance League: 23,536
vs. VAN (Jul 21)
All: 24,515
vs. NYC (Aug 18)
Lowest home attendance 6,495
vs. COL (Apr 19)
Average home league attendance League: 11,803
All: 12,902
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Portland Timbers season was the fourth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Squad

The 1978 squad[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
00 England GK Mick Poole
1 United States GK Dave Givens
2 Scotland DF Brian McNeill
3 England DF Clive Charles
4 England DF Mick Hoban
4 United States DF Kelvin Norman
5 England DF Graham Day
6 Scotland MF John Bain
7 Scotland FW Stewart Scullion
8 Republic of Ireland MF Jimmy Conway
9 Bermuda FW Clyde Best
No. Position Player
10 Canada FW Ike MacKay
11 Barbados FW Elson Seale
12 England FW Willie Anderson
13 Canada DF Peter Stanley
14 England DF Pat Howard
14 United States FW Archie Roboostoff
16 Canada MF Brian Gant
17 United States FW Mike Flater
18 Mexico MF Ignacio Baez
22 United States GK Jim Gorsek

North American Soccer League

Regular season

National Conference, Western Division standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Vancouver Whitecaps 302466829+39199
2Portland Timbers 3020105036+14167
3Seattle Sounders 3015155045+5138
4Los Angeles Aztecs 309213669−3388

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source:[2]

League results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 31, 1978 California Surf A 0–1 15,206
April 8, 1978 Oakland Stompers H 1–0 10,554 Roboostoff
April 15, 1978 San Diego Sockers H 2–3 8,355 Best (2)
April 19, 1978 Colorado Caribous H 2–1 6,495 Scullion (2)
April 22, 1978 Rochester Lancers H 3–2 (OT) 8,667 Bain, Scullion, Anderson
April 29, 1978 San Diego Sockers A 3–5 3,830 Gant, Best, Scullion
May 3, 1978 California Surf H 2*–1 (OT) 8,328 Seale
May 7, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–1 13,155
May 10, 1978 Detroit Express A 1–0 6,729 Howard
May 13, 1978 Memphis Rogues H 1–0 6,955 Flater
May 17, 1978 New York Cosmos H 2*–1 (OT) 12,484 Best
May 20, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 13,856 Bain, Best, Flater
May 24, 1978 Washington Diplomats H 2*–1 (OT) 10,558 Bain
May 29, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs A 4–1 5,206 Seale, Best, Scullion, Flater
June 7, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–0 9,054 Conway
June 10, 1978 Seattle Sounders H 1*–0 (OT) 15,526
June 16, 1978 New England Tea Men H 2*–1 (OT) 14,615 Scullion
June 21, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 0–2 13,777
June 24, 1978 Washington Diplomats A 1–2 10,816 Best
June 28, 1978 Rochester Lancers A 1–0 5,025 McNeill
June 30, 1978 Minnesota Kicks H 1–0 14,125 Best
July 4, 1978 Oakland Stompers A 1–0 15,890 Flater
July 7, 1978 San Jose Earthquakes H 5–1 15,827 Best, Scullion, Anderson, Flater (2)
July 13, 1978 Tulsa Roughnecks A 0–1 9,620
July 15, 1978 Dallas Tornado A 3–1 6,388 Seale, Best, Flater
July 19, 1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 1–3 6,490 Best
July 21, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H 0–2 23,536
July 25, 1978 Dallas Tornado H 2–1 11,971 Gant, Anderson
July 31, 1978 Seattle Sounders A 2–3 (OT) 22,042 Gant, Best
August 2, 1978 Colorado Caribous A 3–1 8,638 Bain (3)

* = Shootout win
Source:[3]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

1st round
   
Portland Timbers (OT) 2
Washington Diplomats 1
  Conference semifinals Conference finals Soccer Bowl '78
                             
 Portland Timbers 1 2 —  
 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 —  
   Portland Timbers 0 0 —  
   New York Cosmos 1 5 —  
 Minnesota Kicks 9 0 0
   New York Cosmos (MG) 2 4 1  
     New York Cosmos  
   Tampa Bay Rowdies  
   Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (MG) 4* 0 1  
 Detroit Express 3 1 0  
   Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 3 1 0
   Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) 2 3 1  
 San Diego Sockers 0 2 0
   Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) 1 1 1  

* = Shootout win; MG = Series decided by 30-minute mini-game (score of mini-game in 3rd column)
Source:[2]

Playoff results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
August 9, 1978 Washington Diplomats H 2–1 (OT) 14,230 Bain, McNeill
August 12, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H 1–0 16,437 Best
August 16, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 2–1 32,266 Best, Anderson
August 18, 1978 New York Cosmos H 0–1 24,515
August 23, 1978 New York Cosmos A 0–5 65,287

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Year in American Soccer – 1978". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "1978 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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