1979 Portland Timbers season

March 2026 August 2023 Portland Timbers 1979 Head coach ENG Don Megson Oregon Soccer, Inc. Owner Civic Stadium NASL Division: 4thPlayoffs: Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Did not enter SCO John BainBER Clyde Best(8 goals) 18,254vs. NYC (May 26) 6,244vs. MIN (Apr 14) 11,172 true 1978 1980 The 1979 Portland Timbers season was the fifth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. Squad Roster players The 1979 squadPortland Timbers rosters http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Timbers_Rosters.htm North American Soccer League Jerseys May 6, 2011 00 ENG GK Mick Poole 2 ENG FW David Butler 3 ENG DF Clive Charles 4 USA DF Kelvin Norman 5 ENG DF Graham Day 6 SCO MF John Bain 7 SCO FW Stewart Scullion 8 IRL MF Jimmy Conway 9 USA DF Paul Toomey 10 BER FW Clyde Best 11 BAR FW Elson Seale 12 ENG FW Willie Anderson 13 CAN DF Peter Stanley 14 CAN DF Bruce Gant 15 ENG DF Alan Thompson 16 CAN MF Brian Gant 17 USA FW Mike Flater 18 MEX MF Ignacio Baez 18 CAN FW Dale Mitchell 20 CAN DF Garry Ayre 22 USA GK Jim Gorsek Replacement players This list shows players used during the brief player strike on April 14, 1979. 2 USA FW Terry White 6 ENG FW Chris Hopper 19 USA FW Scott Meiggs 26 USA DF Ed Schott — USA DF Brian Baker — USA MF Mike Davis — USA DF Grant Herreid — USA MF Dell Herreid — USA DF Lars McNaughton — USA MF Tony Rodrigues — USA MF Alan Schaufler — USA DF Sharp North American Soccer League 1979 North American Soccer League season National Conference, Western Division standings Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1Vancouver Whitecaps3020105434+201722Los Angeles Aztecs3018126247+151623Seattle Sounders3013175852+61254Portland Timbers3011195075−25122 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSource:The Year in American Soccer – 1979 http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1979.html American Soccer History Archives May 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130510021010/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1979.html May 10, 2013 dead League results DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMarch 31, 1979San Jose EarthquakesA4–317,111Conway, Bri. Gant (2), SealeApril 8, 1979San Diego SockersH2–3* (OT)12,017Scullion, BestApril 14, 1979Minnesota KicksH0–26,244April 21, 1979Vancouver WhitecapsA1–223,137BainApril 29, 1979Edmonton DrillersH3–210,327Day, Best (2)May 5, 1979Tulsa RoughnecksH4*–3 (OT)9,159Conway, Best, ThompsonMay 13, 1979Houston HurricaneA1–2 (OT)3,957BestMay 19, 1979California SurfH1–010,191BainMay 26, 1979New York CosmosH1–2* (OT)18,254BainMay 28, 1979Minnesota KicksA1–223,211Bri. GantJune 2, 1979Los Angeles AztecsA1–516,741BestJune 6, 1979Chicago StingH1–57,621ScullionJune 9, 1979Seattle SoundersH2–112,175Best, ButlerJune 13, 1979Edmonton DrillersA2–16,280Bain, ButlerJune 15, 1979Toronto BlizzardH3*–2 (OT)10,417Best, ButlerJune 20, 1979San Jose EarthquakesH1–29,711ConwayJune 22, 1979Rochester LancersA1–2* (OT)5,822ConwayJune 27, 1979New York CosmosA1–333,271Bri. GantJune 30, 1979Seattle SoundersA1–534,012ButlerJuly 4, 1979Washington DiplomatsH0–117,613July 8, 1979Atlanta ChiefsH0–37,664July 11, 1979Tulsa RoughnecksA1–014,378Bri. GantJuly 14, 1979Dallas TornadoA4–3 (OT)8,744Bri. Gant, Seale, Thompson, ButlerJuly 18, 1979California SurfA1–2 (OT)9,911MitchellJuly 21, 1979Ft. Lauderdale StrikersH4–111,097Day, Bain (2), MitchellJuly 28, 1979Vancouver WhitecapsH2–3 (OT)12,727Mitchell (2)August 1, 1979Toronto BlizzardA3*–2 (OT)11,868Bain, MitchellAugust 4, 1979Philadelphia FuryA0–55,934August 8, 1979San Diego SockersA3–511,032Bain, Thompson, ButlerAugust 12, 1979Los Angeles AztecsH1–312,367Day * = Shootout winSource:1979 Portland Timbers http://1979.timbersfanpage.com/ Timbers Fan Page May 6, 2011 References 1979 Category:American soccer clubs 1979 season Category:1979 in sports in Oregon Category:1979 North American Soccer League season Category:1979 in Portland, Oregon