1981 Atlanta Chiefs Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 17-15 - 151 points
in the NASL's South Division

Lost First Round
Coach: David Chadwick (17-15)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 99,022, Avg. 6,189 in 16 home dates
1981 Atlanta Chiefs Statistics

The Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 17 wins and 15 losses for 151 points in the NASL's South Division.

Atlanta scored 62 goals and allowed 60. Brian Kidd netted 22 goals for the Chiefs, while Brian Alderson, Paul Child and Keith Furphy each tallied five or more, too. Brian Alderson accounted for 13 assists.

David Chadwick coached the team. The 1981 Atlanta Chiefs lost in the First Round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AldersonM,FMay 5, 19505'7"160Dundee, Scotland
Bobby ArberDJanuary 13, 19515'11"165London, England
David ByrneFJanuary 11, 19605'11"172Guildford, England
Lawrence ChelinMAugust 24, 19585'7"165Durban, South Africa
Paul ChildFDecember 8, 19525'10"165Birmingham, England
Lou CioffiGFebruary 23, 19576'0"170Bronx, NY
Don DroegeDJanuary 21, 19556'0"180St. Louis, MO
Trevor FranklinDJune 2, 19575'10"160Liverpool, England
Keith FurphyFJuly 30, 19586'2"165Stocton, England
Brian KiddFMay 29, 1949Manchester, England
Hayden KnightD,F,MMarch 15, 19576'0"170Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Webster LichabaD,MOctober 8, 19545'7"150Johannesburg, South Africa
Mark MacKainDMarch 10, 19615'9"160Orlando, FL
Ken MokgojoaF,MSeptember 9, 19545'11"165Transvaal, South Africa
Victor NogueiraGJuly 17, 19596'1"185Maputo, Mozambique
Danny PayneMMarch 6, 19575'6"160
Branko RadovicD,MOctober 18, 19505'10"165Titograd, Montenegro Yugoslavia
Bruce SavageDDecember 21, 19605'7"150Hollywood, FL
Carl StrongMJanuary 21, 19585'10"160Washington, D.C.
Graham TuttGAugust 27, 19566'4"205London, England
Tony WhelanF,DNovember 20, 19526'1"185Salford, England



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