1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

March 2026 August 2023 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1977 England Ron Newman USA Elizabeth Robbie Krikor Yepremianhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/232245370/?terms=Strikers 13 Jan 1977, Page 58 – Fort Lauderdale News at Newspapers.com 1977-01-13 2022-06-05 General manager Lockhart Stadium NASL Eastern Division: First placeRegular season: Champions USA George Nanchoff (8) ENG Maurice Whittle (9) 8,148 True _red_hoops _Fort12Home _red_hoops _udeg1718h _redstripe FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 000000 000000 _redborder _horizontalonwhite _redborder _redbottom _redstripe FFFFFF FFFF99 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1976 Toros 1978 Strikers The 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the new team, and the club's eleventh season in professional soccer. It is also the first ever incarnation of the club's new name. Previously they were known as the Miami Toros. The 1977 squad won the North American Soccer League's Eastern Division of the Atlantic Conference, and was the top team in regular season with 19 victories for 161 points. Background First ever match The Strikers first-ever game was a preseason indoor match played on February 27, 1977 at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.Rowdies Vs. Strikers In Exhibition Tonight February 27, 1977 Sarasota Herald-Tribune https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19770227&id=Hb0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UGcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1895,4785641&hl=en 3-D September 19, 2016 Though only an exhibition, this was the first meeting in what was to become one of the most enduring rivalries in North American soccer, the Florida Derby. It would also set the tone for many years of indoor frustration for the Strikers as they fell, 9–8, to the hosts.Meyer John Rowdies: Bombs Away! February 28, 1977 Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19770228&id=IUdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oFgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2449,2772946/ 1-C September 19, 2016Blankenship Ken Smethurst-led Rowdies clip Strikers 9–8 February 28, 1977 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770228&id=G4hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kl0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1675,4657087&hl=en 1C September 19, 2016 Match report 1 February 27, 1977 8:00 p.m. (EST) Tampa Bay Rowdies 9–8 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19770228&id=IUdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oFgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2449,2772946/ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Lindsay 4:21 Wegerle Smethurst 33:13 Smethurst 34:04 Alston Quraishi 41:34 Smethurst Smethurst 41:57 Wegerle Wegerle 48:29 Smethurst 49:30 Wegerle Wegerle 50:41 Alston 51:47 Smethurst Mulroy 12:07 Nanchoff, Sharp Sharp 12:27 Nanchoff 26:40 Chadwick Ceballos 44:20 Sharp Chadwick 47:40 Hamlyn, Sharp Sharp 50:41 Sharp 58:04 Hamlyn 59:57 Bayfront Center St. Petersburg, Florida 5,016 Sam Hornich L Review November 2013 Competitions Friendlies DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersFebruary 27, 1977Tampa Bay RowdiesBayfront Center9–85,016 (indoor)Sharp (3), Mulroy, Nanchoff, Ceballos, Chadwick, HamlynMarch 5, 1977Rollins College TarsSandspur Bowl1–6March 12, 1977Washington DiplomatsWilde Lake High School3–21,093Sergio Ceballos (2)March 13, 1977Washington DiplomatsCity Stadium3–4David Chadwick, Fred Pereira, Sergio Ceballos, Curtis Leeper March 26, 1977Miami Dade SouthMDC South Campus March 27, 1977FIU SunblazersFIU Soccer Stadium0–51,100 April 6, 1977Rochester LancersLockhart Stadium2–0Bobby Bell, Tony WhelanJune 10, 1977Italy S.S. LazioLockhart Stadium1–43,500Norman PiperOctober 2, 1977Business Machines, Inc.Leonard High School2–3500Tony Whelan, David Proctor, Mike Fazee NASL regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= point system 6 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game. Atlantic Conference Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home RoadFort Lauderdale Strikers19749294716111–28–5 Cosmos151160395014010–35–8Tampa Bay Rowdies141255454713111–23–10 Washington Diplomats1016324932926–74–9 Northern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road Toronto Metros-Croatia13134238371158–55–8 St. Louis Stars12143335321047–65–8Rochester Lancers11153441339910–31–12 Chicago Sting1016314328884–96–7 Connecticut Bicentennials719346530724–93–10 Results summaries November 2013 Results by round November 2013 Match reports November 2013 NASL Playoffs Divisional Championships Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2 (lower seed hosts Game 1)Fort Lauderdale Strikers – Cosmos 3–8 2–3 (SO, 0–3) August 14 • Giants Stadium • 77,691August 17 • Lockhart Stadium 14,152 Bracket First Round Division Championships Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '77 35px 150px E2 Cosmos 3 E3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 N2 St. Louis Stars 0(2) N3 Rochester Lancers 0(4) S2 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 S3 San Jose Earthquakes 1 W2 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 W3 Seattle Sounders 2 E1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 E2 Cosmos 2 N1 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0 N3 Rochester Lancers 2 S1 Dallas Tornado 0 S2 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 W1 Minnesota Kicks 0 W3 Seattle Sounders 2 E2 Cosmos 2 N3 Rochester Lancers 0 S2 Los Angeles Aztecs 0 W3 Seattle Sounders 2 E2 Cosmos 2 W3 Seattle Sounders 1 Match reports November 2013 Statistics November 2013 Transfers November 2013 See also 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers References 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale