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=30PosClub width=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30GFwidth=30GAwidth=30GDwidth=30Pts
1Minnesota Kicks241595433+21138
2Seattle Sounders2414104031+9123
3Vancouver Whitecaps2414103830+8120
4Portland Timbers248162341-1871
5St. Louis Stars245192857-2958
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
April 16, 1976Vancouver WhitecapsA3* - 2 (OT)11,352Betts, MacKay
April 25, 1976Seattle SoundersA0 - 1 (OT)24,983
May 1, 1976St. Louis StarsH3 - 222,147McMahon, Betts, Dangerfield
May 8, 1976Dallas TornadoH0 - 225,905
May 14, 1976San Diego JawsA2 - 09,200MacKay (2)
May 19, 1976San Antonio ThunderH1 - 019,223Betts
June 2, 1976San Diego JawsH1 - 218,337Rioch
June 5, 1976Los Angeles AztecsA0 - 17,921
June 12, 1976New York CosmosH0 - 332,247
June 19, 1976St. Louis StarsA1 - 35,900Kelly
June 20, 1976Miami TorosA1 - 33,299Betts
June 25, 1976San Jose EarthquakesH1 - 019,294Rioch
June 30, 1976Boston MinutemenH2 - 018,621Rogers, Liotart
July 3, 1976San Jose EarthquakesA0 - 320,807
July 5, 1976Los Angeles AztecsH1 - 219,375Smith
July 9, 1976Rochester LancersA0 - 17,797
July 11, 1976Toronto Metros-CroatiaA1 - 2 (OT)3,490Dangerfield
July 18, 1976Vancouver WhitecapsH2 - 117,456Rioch, Betts
July 23, 1976San Antonio ThunderA1 - 05,163Smith
July 24, 1976Dallas TornadoA0 - 314,206
August 1, 1976Minnesota KicksH0 - 217,153
August 4, 1976Minnesota KicksA1 - 225,509Betts
August 7, 1976Seattle SoundersH0 - 317,049
August 14, 1976Tampa Bay RowdiesH2 - 317,199Smith, Rogers

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.