1971 Dallas Tornado Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 10-6-8 - 119 points
in the NASL's South Division
Won Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (10-6-8)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 46,562, Avg. 3,326 in 14 home dates
1971 Dallas Tornado StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6-8 - 119 points
in the NASL's South Division
Won Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (10-6-8)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 46,562, Avg. 3,326 in 14 home dates
The Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League ended the 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses and 8 ties for 119 points in the NASL's South Division.
The Tornado relinquished 24 goals, fewest in the league. Dallas netted 38 goals. Kirk Apostolidis scored 11 goals for the team, while Thomas Youlden and Tony McLoughlin tallied five or more also. Tom Reynolds recorded a 0.46 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.
Ron Newman coached the team. The 1971 Dallas Tornado won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Apostolidis | F | , Greece | |||
| Jim Benedek | D,F | June 9, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Berto | D | June 4, 1947 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
| John Best | D | July 11, 1940 | 5'11" | 175 | Liverpool, England |
| Ray Bloomfield | F | October 15, 1944 | 5'10" | 160 | London, England |
| Ken Cooper | G | October 11, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Blackpool, England |
| Momcilo Gavric | D | August 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 170 | Sinj, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Dick Hall | D | July 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 168 | Portland, England |
| Frank Hason | G | June 8, 1935 | 5'10" | 173 | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Lauriberto Ignacio | F | June 4, 1949 | San Pedro, Brazil | ||
| Luiz Juracy | F | May 3, 1939 | 5'8" | 168 | , Brazil |
| Tony McLoughlin | F | ||||
| Bobby Moffat | D | October 7, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Portsmouth, England |
| Tibor Molnar | F,M | June 6, 1952 | 5'11" | 170 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Ron Newman | M,F | January 19, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | Foreham, England |
| Oreco | D | June 13, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | , Brazil |
| Mike Renshaw | F,D | April 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 164 | Manchester, England |
| Tom Reynolds | G | September 6, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Alameda, California |
| Barry Rowan | F | April 24, 1942 | 5'9" | 163 | Willesden, England |
| Mirko Stojanovic | G | July 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Phillip Tinney | F | January 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 171 | Liverpool, England |
| Roy Turner | M | October 30, 1943 | 5'10" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
| Thomas Youlden | D | August 7, 1940 | London, England |
