1979 Philadelphia Fury Roster
Team Record: 10-20 - 111 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Marko Valok (10-20)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 84,356, Avg. 5,624 in 15 home dates
The Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 20 losses for 111 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
The Fury chalked up 55 goals and allowed 60. David Robb scored 16 goals for Philadelphia, while Miro Djordjevic, Pat Fidelia, Frank Worthington and Dusan Lukic each contributed five or more, too. David Robb accounted for 20 assists. Keith Van Eron registered a 1.18 goals against average, topping regular keepers.
Marko Valok coached the team. The 1979 Philadelphia Fury lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Allan Ball | M | March 12, 1945 | Farnworth, Lancashire England | ||
Brooks Cryder | D | January 13, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA |
John Dempsey | D | March 15, 1946 | London, England | ||
Miro Djordjevic | M | , Yugoslavia | |||
Pat Fidelia | F | April 16, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Tony Glavin | F,M | April 29, 1958 | 5'6" | 150 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Florian Kempf | M | May 25, 1957 | 5'10" | 155 | Philadelphia, PA |
Matt Kennedy | G | April 7, 1958 | 5'11" | 174 | Levittown, PA |
Karoly Kremer | M | February 8, 1947 | Nagybaracska, Hungary | ||
Curtis Leeper | D,M,F | December 28, 1955 | 5'11" | 165 | Lebanon, PA |
Dusan Lukic | M,F | December 13, 1948 | 5'10" | 165 | Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia |
Peter Mannino | M | April 11, 1955 | , Italy | ||
Radi Martinovic | D | April 21, 1949 | 5'10" | 162 | Bor, Serbia Yugoslavia |
Jim McKeown | D | March 6, 1956 | Trenton, NJ | ||
Jim Miller | G | May 30, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Kevin Murphy | D | July 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Trenton, NJ |
Stojan Nikolic | D | September 13, 1949 | 5'10" | 176 | Nis, Serbia Yugoslavia |
Fran O'Brien | M,D | April 7, 1955 | 5'7" | 150 | Dublin, Ireland |
Jim Redfern | F | January 8, 1952 | Liverpool, England | ||
Rich Reice | F | June 18, 1956 | 5'7" | 150 | Levittown, PA |
Bob Rigby | G | July 3, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Ridley Park, PA |
David Robb | F | December 15, 1947 | 5'11" | 175 | Broughty Ferry, Scotland |
Keith Van Eron | G | November 17, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY |
Tom Wieboldt | F | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Frank Worthington | F | November 23, 1948 | Halifax, England |