1979 Washington Diplomats Statistics

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 19-11 - 172 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Gordon Bradley (19-11)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 179,600, Avg. 11,973 in 15 home dates

1979 Washington Diplomats Roster

The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 19 wins and 11 losses for 172 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

The Diplomats netted 68 goals and allowed 50. Alan Green scored 16 goals for Washington, while Paul Cannell, Sonny Askew, Joe Horvath and Bobby Stokes each contributed five or more also. Joe Horvath accounted for 18 assists. Bill Irwin recorded a 0.97 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.

Gordon Bradley coached the team. The 1979 Washington Diplomats lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts
Alan Green	F	23	16	9	41
Joe Horvath	M	26	7	18	32
Paul Cannell	F	23	10	6	26
Sonny Askew	F	29	8	6	22
Bobby Stokes	F	29	8	6	22
Ken Mokgojoa	F	19	4	1	9
Sakib Viteskic	M	17	1	6	8
Rene Breevoort	M	20	2	3	7
Don Droege	D	23	2	1	5
Jim Steele	D	17	1	3	5
Robert Iarusci	D	28	0	4	4
Andries Maseko	F	9	1	1	3
Mike Dillon	D	24	1	1	3
Tommy O'Hara	D	29	1	1	3
Mike Bakic	F	3	0	3	3
Carmine Marcantonio	M	13	1	0	2
Tony Crescitelli	F	7	0	2	2
Ane Mihailovich	D	10	0	1	1
Dragan Radovich	G	1	0	0	0
Gary Darrell	D	1	0	0	0
Danny Molendyk	F	1	0	0	0
Bob Stetler	G	2	0	0	0
Bill Irwin	G	28	0	0	0
Totals		382	63	72

Goalkeepers:

Player	GP	Min	SHO	GA	GAA	SVS
Bill Irwin	28	2603:00	4	42	1.45	134
Bob Stetler	2	195:00	0	4	1.85	14
Dragan Radovich	1	32:00	0	1	2.81	2
Totals	31	2830:00	4	47	1.49	150