1972 Dallas Tornado Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 6-5-3 - 60 points
in the NASL's South Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Ron Newman (6-5-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 28,649, Avg. 4,093 in 7 home dates
1972 Dallas Tornado StatisticsTeam Record: 6-5-3 - 60 points
in the NASL's South Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Ron Newman (6-5-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 28,649, Avg. 4,093 in 7 home dates
The Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League ended the 1972 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses and 3 ties for 60 points in the NASL's South Division.
The Tornado paced the league with just 12 goals allowed. Dallas chalked up 15 goals, worst in the league. Mike Renshaw scored 5 goals for the squad, while Ken Cooper recorded a 0.57 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Ron Newman coached the team. The 1972 Dallas Tornado lost in the Semifinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benedek | D,F | June 9, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | Budapest, Hungary |
| John Best | D | July 11, 1940 | 5'11" | 175 | Liverpool, England |
| Ray Bloomfield | F | October 15, 1944 | 5'10" | 160 | London, England |
| Otey Cannon | F | October 16, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, California |
| David Carlton | M | November 21, 1952 | 5'11" | 156 | London, England |
| Ken Cooper | G | October 11, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Blackpool, England |
| Damian Ferguson | F | October 9, 1951 | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Dick Hall | D | July 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 168 | Portland, England |
| Frank Hason | G | June 8, 1935 | 5'10" | 173 | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Luiz Juracy | F | May 3, 1939 | 5'8" | 168 | , Brazil |
| Paul Mitas | D | ||||
| Bobby Moffat | D | October 7, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Portsmouth, England |
| Oreco | D | June 13, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | , Brazil |
| Robin Poole | D | December 1, 1948 | 5'9" | 168 | Liverpool, England |
| Billy Psifidis | D | June 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 154 | Salonika, Greece |
| Mike Renshaw | F,D | April 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 164 | Manchester, England |
| John Richardson | F | February 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 164 | Ashington, England |
| Phillip Tinney | F | January 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 171 | Liverpool, England |
| Roy Turner | M | October 30, 1943 | 5'10" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
