1986–87 Dallas Sidekicks season

March 2026 August 2023 Dallas Sidekicks 1986-87 Reunion Arena MISL 3rd (Eastern Division) Owner Sidekicks I, Ltd. Head Coach England Gordon Jago 8,637 MISL Playoffs Won MISL Championship (vs. Tacoma Stars, 4-3) 1984–85 1987–88 The 1986–87 Dallas Sidekicks season was the third season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The team was purchased in the off-season by a group of 37 limited partners under the banner Sidekicks I, Ltd. The team was purchased from Don Carter in order to prevent filing for bankruptcy. This season saw the team win the MISL Championship for the first time in franchise history. Roster 0 USA GK Billy Phillips 1 USA GK Mark White 2 ENG DF David Stride 3 IRL DF Victor Moreland 4 CAN DF Mike Uremovich 5 USA DF Mike Powers 6 USA MF Ed Radwanski 8 ENG MF Wes McLeod 9 BRA FW Tatu 10 USA FW Kevin Smith 11 POR MF Pedro DeBrito 12 TRI DF Hayden Knight 14 USA FW Perry Van der Beck 15 BRA FW Marcio Leite 15 HUN MF Alex Tarnoczi 18 CAN MF Mark Karpun 19 USA MF Mickey Kydes 20 USA DF John Hedlund 20 ENG FW Howard Gayle 21 COL FW Willie Molano 22 USA FW Doc Lawson 31 POL GK Krys Sobieski Schedule and results Preseason Preseason (4–1) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 1 October 18 Dallas Sidekicks 9-6 Memphis Storm N/A Memphis, Tennessee 1-0 N/A 2 October 19 Memphis Storm 2-8 Dallas Sidekicks N/A Memphis, Tennessee 2-0 N/A 3 October 24 Dallas Sidekicks 3-7 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 2-1 6,183 4 October 30 Wichita Wings 2-5 Dallas Sidekicks Inwood Sports Center 3-1 300 5 November 7 Dallas Sidekicks 5-2 Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 4-1 N/A Regular season 1986–87 regular season (28–24) November (3-3) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 1 November 13 Chicago Sting 3-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 1-0 9,822 2 November 16 St. Louis Steamers 3-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-0 7,309 3 November 21 Dallas Sidekicks 3-4 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 2-1 16,197 4 November 22 Tacoma Stars 5-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-2 10,640 5 November 29 Dallas Sidekicks 3-2 Minnesota Strikers Reunion Arena 3-2 6,298 6 November 30 Baltimore Blast 2-0 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-3 5,141 December (5–3) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 7 December 6 New York Express 2-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 4-3 8,770 8 December 12 Los Angeles Lazers 4-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 5-3 6,323 9 December 14 Tacoma Stars 1-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 6-3 4,372 10 December 20 Dallas Sidekicks 2-4 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 6-4 8,655 11 December 21 Dallas Sidekicks 4-6 Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 6-5 5,048 12 December 23 Cleveland Force 5-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 6-6 6,053 13 December 26 Minnesota Strikers 2-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 7-6 8,017 14 December 27 Dallas Sidekicks 9-4 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 8-6 8,408 January (9–2) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 15 January 2 Dallas Sidekicks 8-4 New York Express Nassau Coliseum 9-6 4,109 16 January 3 Chicago Sting 4-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 10-6 8,316 17 January 7 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 11-6 10,471 18 January 10 New York Express 2-7 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 12-6 10,558 19 January 14 Dallas Sidekicks 5-4 New York Express Nassau Coliseum 13-6 2,776 20 January 16 Dallas Sidekicks 3-5 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 13-7 12,585 21 January 17 Wichita Wings 7-8 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 14-7 10,353 22 January 23 Los Angeles Lazers 0-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 15-7 10,553 23 January 24 Dallas Sidekicks 2-6 Chicago Sting Rosemont Horizon 15-8 8,006 24 January 28 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 (2OT) Minnesota Strikers Met Center 16-8 4,847 25 January 31 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 17-8 13,763 February (3–5) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 26 February 3 San Diego Sockers 5-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 17-9 5,525 27 February 7 Dallas Sidekicks 6-7 (OT) Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 17-10 10,014 28 February 13 Cleveland Force 6-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 17-11 8,722 29 February 15 Kansas City Comets 1-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 18-11 6,006 30 February 20 Dallas Sidekicks 3-2 (OT) St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Arena 19-11 7,983 31 February 22 Baltimore Blast 4-3 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 19-12 12,886 32 February 27 Dallas Sidekicks 5-6 (2OT) Kansas City Comets Kemper Arena 19-13 12,012 33 February 28 Minnesota Strikers 2-3 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 20-13 14,854 March (4–5) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 34 March 6 Dallas Sidekicks 4-5 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 20-14 11,323 35 March 8 Dallas Sidekicks 7-5 Chicago Sting Rosemont Horizon 21-14 7,175 36 March 10 Wichita Wings 3-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 21-15 7,806 37 March 13 Dallas Sidekicks 6-3 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 22-15 7,561 38 March 15 Chicago Sting 3-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 23-15 10,036 39 March 20 Chicago Sting 7-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 23-16 11,456 40 March 22 San Diego Sockers 2-4 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 24-16 9,489 41 March 24 Dallas Sidekicks 0-8 Minnesota Strikers Met Center 24-17 7,219 42 March 28 Dallas Sidekicks 3-6 Chicago Sting Rosemont Horizon 24-18 7,219 April (4–5) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 43 April 2 Cleveland Force 3-4 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 25-18 6,533 44 April 4 Dallas Sidekicks 6-3 Wichita Wings Kansas Coliseum 26-18 9,432 45 April 10 Dallas Sidekicks 1-3 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 26-19 7,743 46 April 11 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 San Diego Sockers San Diego Sports Arena 27-19 9,946 47 April 14 St. Louis Steamers 4-1 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 27-20 7,017 48 April 17 Baltimore Blast 4-2 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 27-21 11,877 49 April 19 Dallas Sidekicks 3-5 Minnesota Strikers Reunion Arena 27-22 6,139 50 April 26 Dallas Sidekicks 7-3 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 28-22 11,366 51 April 29 Dallas Sidekicks 2-4 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 28-23 10,213 May (0–1) # Date Away Score Home Arena Record Attendance 52 May 2 Dallas Sidekicks 2-3 Los Angeles Lazers The Forum 28-24 6,991Legend: #ccffcc Win 1px solid #ccffcc #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #ffcccc Postseason Eastern Division Semifinals (3–2) # Date Away Score Home Arena Series Attendance 1 May 7 Dallas Sidekicks 2-3 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 0-1 6,224 2 May 9 Dallas Sidekicks 7-6 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 1-1 7,306 3 May 15 Baltimore Blast 3-2 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 1-2 9,189 4 May 17 Baltimore Blast 3-4 (OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-2 5,149 5 May 21 Dallas Sidekicks 7-4 Baltimore Blast Baltimore Arena 3-2 7,918 Eastern Division Finals (4–1) # Date Away Score Home Arena Series Attendance 51 May 23 Dallas Sidekicks 3-5 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 0-1 12,034 51 May 24 Dallas Sidekicks 9-6 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 1-1 13,051 51 May 27 Cleveland Force 2-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-1 9,107 51 May 29 Cleveland Force 4-9 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-1 16,824 51 May 31 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 Cleveland Force Richfield Coliseum 4-1 8,859 MISL Finals (4–3) # Date Away Score Home Arena Series Attendance 1 June 9 Dallas Sidekicks 4-10 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 0-1 11,496 2 June 11 Dallas Sidekicks 5-7 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 0-2 14,643 3 June 13 Tacoma Stars 3-5 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 1-2 16,824 4 June 14 Tacoma Stars 5-6 Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 2-2 13,597 5 June 16 Dallas Sidekicks 3-5 Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 2-3 20,284 6 June 18 Tacoma Stars 4-5 (2OT) Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena 3-3 16,824 7 June 20 Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 (OT) Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome 4-3 21,728 Final standings + Eastern Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses Pct Win percentage GB Games back GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 y-Cleveland Force 52 34 18 .654 -- 252 218 2 x-Baltimore Blast 52 33 19 .635 1 239 201 3 x-Dallas Sidekicks 52 28 24 .538 6 209 197 4 x-Minnesota Strikers 52 26 26 .500 8 205 198 5 Chicago Sting 52 23 29 .442 11 263 265 6 New York Express* 26 3 23 .115 -- 97 159 y – division champions, x – clinched playoff berth, * - The New York Express folded midseason. 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