1979 New England Tea Men Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 12-18 - 110 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Noel Cantwell (12-18)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 98,433, Avg. 6,562 in 15 home dates
1979 New England Tea Men RosterTeam Record: 12-18 - 110 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Noel Cantwell (12-18)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 98,433, Avg. 6,562 in 15 home dates
The New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 12 wins and 18 losses for 110 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
New England scored 41 goals and yielded 56. Gerry Daly and Keith Weller netted 9 goals each for the Tea Men, while Salif Keita and Brian Alderson contributed five or more, too. Keith Weller accounted for 10 assists. Kevin Keelan recorded a 1.07 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Noel Cantwell coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Weller | M | 30 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Daly | M | 23 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Alderson | M | 26 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Salif Keita | F | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Gibbins | F | 27 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juan Cantillo | M | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Turner | D | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alhinho | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Welsh | F | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Reid | F | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Wit | M | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Artur | D | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Keelan | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Palumbo | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Feeley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Hourne | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Branco | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Mishalow | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Porto | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabriel DeCastro | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Teixeira | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Peterson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alberto Alves | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manuel Silva | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kirk Pearson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Lignos | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juan Cano | M | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Simpson | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Carr | D | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 377 | 0 | 40 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Keelan | 25 | 0 | 2234:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1.61 | 0 | 133 | |
| Kirk Pearson | 5 | 0 | 302:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.98 | 0 | 16 | |
| John Feeley | 1 | 0 | 90:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | |
| Bill Mishalow | 1 | 0 | 90:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 2716:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 1.86 | 0 | 162 |
