1979 Portland Timbers Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 11-19 - 122 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Coach: Don Megson (11-19)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 167,584, Avg. 11,172 in 15 home dates
1979 Portland Timbers Statistics

The Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 19 losses for 122 points in the NASL's Western Division.

The Timbers scored 50 goals and yielded 75. John Bain and Clyde Best netted 8 goals each for Portland, while Dave Butler, Brian Gant and Dale Mitchell each contributed five or more, too. John Bain and Willie Anderson each recorded 11 assists. Mick Poole recorded a 1.54 goals against average, topping goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Don Megson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Willie AndersonFJanuary 26, 19475'8"165Liverpool, England
Garry AyreD,D/M,MOctober 12, 19535'11"170Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Ignacio BaezMAugust 12, 19595'8"150, Mexico
John BainM,FJune 23, 19575'8"167Glasgow, Scotland
Brian BakerD, England
Clyde BestFFebruary 24, 19576'2"195Somerset, Bermuda
Dave ButlerF,MMarch 30, 19535'8"155West Bromwich, England
Clive CharlesDOctober 3, 19515'9"160London, England
Jimmy ConwayMOctober 8, 19465'8"160Dublin, Ireland
Mike DavisM
Graham DayDNovember 22, 19536'1"170Bristol, England
Mike FlaterFJanuary 22, 19506'0"170Chicago, IL
Brian GantMApril 23, 19526'0"155Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Bruce GantD,FSeptember 26, 19566'0"155Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Jim GorsekGOctober 12, 19555'11"180Oregon City, OR
Del HerreidG
Grant HerreidD
Chris HopperF, England
Lars McNaughtonD
Scott MeiggsF
Dale MitchellM,FApril 21, 19586'0"160Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Kelvin NormanDOctober 10, 19555'10"170Cambridge, MA
Mick PooleGApril 23, 19556'1"185Morley, England
Tony RodriguesM
SchaefferG
Ed SchottD, Indonesia
Stewart ScullionFApril 18, 19475'8"160Bo'ness, Scotland
Elson SealeFJune 13, 19555'7"150Bridgetown, Barbados
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Peter StanleyDSeptember 17, 19555'9"160Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Alan ThompsonDFebruary 20, 19525'11"168Liverpool, England
Paul ToomeyDAugust 28, 19566'0"175New London, CT
Terry WhiteM,D,FNovember 20, 19555'10"160Tokyo, Japan



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