1976 Portland Timbers season explained

Club:	Portland Timbers
Season:	1976
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Vic Crowe
Chairman:	Oregon Soccer, Inc.
Chrtitle:	Owner
Stadium:	Civic Stadium
League:	NASL
League Result:	Division: 4th Playoffs: Did not qualify
Cup1:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:	Did not enter
League Topscorer:	Tony Betts (6 goals)
Highest Attendance:	32,247 vs. NYC (Jun 12)
Lowest Attendance:	17,049 vs. SEA (Aug 7)
Average Attendance:	20,515
American:	true
Prevseason:	1975
Nextseason:	1977

The 1976 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Squad

The 1976 squad^[1]

North American Soccer League

See also: 1976 North American Soccer League season.

Pacific Conference, Western Division standings

width=30	Pos	Club	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	GF	width=30	GA	width=30	GD	width=30	Pts
1	Minnesota Kicks	24	15	9	54	33	+21	138
2	Seattle Sounders	24	14	10	40	31	+9	123
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	24	14	10	38	30	+8	120
4	Portland Timbers	24	8	16	23	41	-18	71
5	St. Louis Stars	24	5	19	28	57	-29	58

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 16, 1976	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	3* - 2 (OT)	11,352	Betts, MacKay
April 25, 1976	Seattle Sounders	A	0 - 1 (OT)	24,983
May 1, 1976	St. Louis Stars	H	3 - 2	22,147	McMahon, Betts, Dangerfield
May 8, 1976	Dallas Tornado	H	0 - 2	25,905
May 14, 1976	San Diego Jaws	A	2 - 0	9,200	MacKay (2)
May 19, 1976	San Antonio Thunder	H	1 - 0	19,223	Betts
June 2, 1976	San Diego Jaws	H	1 - 2	18,337	Rioch
June 5, 1976	Los Angeles Aztecs	A	0 - 1	7,921
June 12, 1976	New York Cosmos	H	0 - 3	32,247
June 19, 1976	St. Louis Stars	A	1 - 3	5,900	Kelly
June 20, 1976	Miami Toros	A	1 - 3	3,299	Betts
June 25, 1976	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1 - 0	19,294	Rioch
June 30, 1976	Boston Minutemen	H	2 - 0	18,621	Rogers, Liotart
July 3, 1976	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0 - 3	20,807
July 5, 1976	Los Angeles Aztecs	H	1 - 2	19,375	Smith
July 9, 1976	Rochester Lancers	A	0 - 1	7,797
July 11, 1976	Toronto Metros-Croatia	A	1 - 2 (OT)	3,490	Dangerfield
July 18, 1976	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	2 - 1	17,456	Rioch, Betts
July 23, 1976	San Antonio Thunder	A	1 - 0	5,163	Smith
July 24, 1976	Dallas Tornado	A	0 - 3	14,206
August 1, 1976	Minnesota Kicks	H	0 - 2	17,153
August 4, 1976	Minnesota Kicks	A	1 - 2	25,509	Betts
August 7, 1976	Seattle Sounders	H	0 - 3	17,049
August 14, 1976	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	2 - 3	17,199	Smith, Rogers

• = Won coin-flip
  Source:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portland Timbers rosters. North American Soccer League Jerseys. May 6, 2011.
2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1976. American Soccer History Archives. May 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107061400/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html. January 7, 2015. dead.
3. Web site: 1976 Portland Timbers. Timbers Fan Page. May 6, 2011.