1979 Vancouver Whitecaps Statistics

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 20-10 - 172 points
in the NASL's Western Division

Won Championship
Coach: Tony Waiters (20-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 344,436, Avg. 22,962 in 15 home dates

1979 Vancouver Whitecaps Roster

The Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 20 wins and 10 losses for 172 points in the NASL's Western Division.

The Whitecaps led the league with just 34 goals allowed. Vancouver chalked up 54 goals. Kevin Hector scored 15 goals for the team, while Trevor Whymark and Allan Ball tallied five or more as well. Willie Johnston recorded 12 assists. Phil Parkes recorded a 0.64 goals against average, pacing regular keepers.

Tony Waiters coached the team. The 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps won the Championship.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts
Kevin Hector	F	25	15	6	36
Allan Ball	M	15	8	10	26
Trevor Whymark	F	27	10	2	22
Carl Valentine	F	29	4	7	15
Willie Johnston	F	27	1	12	14
Jon Sammels	M	29	3	7	13
Bob Lenarduzzi	M	28	3	3	9
Derek Possee	F	18	3	2	8
Ray Lewington	M	29	2	4	8
Bob Bolitho	M	27	0	8	8
Les Parsons	F	22	1	5	7
John Craven	D	12	1	0	2
Peter Daniel	D	27	1	0	2
Steve Nesin	F	2	0	1	1
Roger Kenyon	D	10	0	1	1
Phil Parkes	G	29	0	1	1
Bruce Grobbelaar	G	1	0	0	0
Bob McNab	D	2	0	0	0
Carl Shearer	D	2	0	0	0
Dan Lenarduzzi	D	6	0	0	0
Totals		367	52	69

Goalkeepers:

Player	GP	Min	SHO	GA	GAA	SVS
Phil Parkes	29	2705:00	7	29	0.96	100
Bruce Grobbelaar	1	90:00	0	2	2.00	6
Totals	30	2795:00	7	31	1.00	106