1976 Washington Diplomats Roster
Team Record: 14-10 - 126 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Dennis Viollet (14-10)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 71,554, Avg. 5,963 in 12 home dates
The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League ended the 1976 season with a record of 14 wins and 10 losses for 126 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
Washington recorded 46 goals and conceded 38. Paul Cannell scored 13 goals for the Diplomats, while Tony Macken, Leroy DeLeon and Gerry Ingram each netted five or more, too. Eric Martin recorded a 1.01 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Dennis Viollet coached the team. The 1976 Washington Diplomats lost in the First Round.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Paul Cannell | F | September 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 158 | Newcastle, England |
Gary Darrell | M,D | January 10, 1947 | 5'9" | 155 | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Leroy DeLeon | F,D,F/M | February 7, 1948 | 5'10" | 155 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Roy Ellam | D | January 13, 1943 | Hemsworth, England | ||
John Grasser | G | 6'3" | 185 | ||
Gerry Ingram | F | August 19, 1947 | 5'10" | 160 | Hull, England |
Derek Jefferson | D | September 5, 1948 | Morpeth, England | ||
John Kerr | F | October 15, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Mark Lowenstein | D | June 28, 1952 | 5'6" | 145 | Paterson, NJ |
Alain Maca | D | February 10, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Brussels, Belgium |
Tony Macken | M | July 30, 1950 | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Eric Martin | G | March 31, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | Perth, Scotland |
Tom McConville | D | March 19, 1946 | 5'11" | 170 | Dundalk, Ireland |
Charlie McCully | M,D | April 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 165 | Motherwell, Scotland |
Roger Minton | D | June 4, 1951 | Birmingham, England | ||
Don Reiter | D | ||||
Alan Spavin | M | February 20, 1942 | Lancaster, England | ||
Trevor Thompson | D | May 21, 1955 | Newcastle, England | ||
Stojan Trickovic | F | January 13, 1946 | 5'8" | 145 | Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia |
Roy Willner | D | October 22, 1949 | 5'7" | 150 | Baltimore, MD |