1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
1978 indoor season
President United States George W. Strawbridge, Jr.
Manager England Gordon Jago
Stadium Bayfront Center
Top goalscorer League:
All:
South Africa Derek Smethurst (14 goals)
Highest home attendance 6,410
(Feb. 3 vs. Diplomats) &
(March 10 vs. Kicks)
Lowest home attendance 2,600
(May 3 vs. Norwich City)
Average home league attendance 5,641
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the fourth indoor season of the club's existence.

Overview

Though it had appeared, after the success of an international friendly between Tampa Bay and Zenit Leningrad in 1977,[1] that the North American Soccer League was finally poised to sanction a full indoor season for 1978,[2] the owners ultimately pulled the plug on the idea for the second straight year with a majority "no" vote.[3][4] The NASL however did not restrict teams from scheduling matches on their own.

Tampa Bay scheduled nine indoor games for 1978, eight of which were played. The Rowdies first match on January 28 against the Washington Diplomats also marked Gordon Jago's debut as Rowdies head coach.[5] [6] What would have been the fourth match of the season was canceled because the roof of the Hartford Civic Center Coliseum, where the Rowdies were scheduled to take on the Rochester Lancers, collapsed under the weight of a heavy snowfall in the early morning hours of January 18.[7][8] The Rowdies' final match was an international friendly against Norwich City on May 3. All home games were played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Club

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Hammond, PaulPaul Hammond      England
2 Defender Quraishi, FarrukhFarrukh Quraishi      England
4 Defender Auguste, ArsèneArsène Auguste      Haiti
5 Forward Robb, DavidDavid Robb      Scotland
6 Defender Connell, MikeMike Connell      South Africa
7 Midfielder Wegerle, SteveSteve Wegerle      South Africa
8 Midfielder McLeod, WesWes McLeod      Canada
9 Forward Alston, AdrianAdrian Alston      Australia
10 Forward Marsh, RodneyRodney Marsh      England
11 Midfielder Paddon, GrahamGraham Paddon      England
12 Forward Smethurst, DerekDerek Smethurst      South Africa
14 Forward Fink, JoeyJoey Fink      United States
15 Midfielder Linday, MarkMark Linday      England
16 Defender Newman, GuyGuy Newman      United States
17 Forward Eagan, KevinKevin Eagan      United States
18 Goalkeeper DuBose, WinstonWinston DuBose      United States
19 Defender St. Lot, FrantzFrantz St. Lot      Haiti
20 Forward Bandov, BorisBoris Bandov      United States
23 Defender Crudo, TonyTony Crudo      United States

Competitions

Match reports

Statistics

G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points

Player G A Pts
Derek Smethurst14432
Rodney Marsh91129
Joey Fink10323
Wes McLeod8016
Steve Wegerle6416
Farrukh Quraishi4412
Kevin Eagan3612
Adrian Alston339
Mark Lindsay328
Boris Bandov157
Tony Crudo226
Frantz St. Lot215
Mike Connell113
Arsène Auguste102
David Robb102
Graham Paddon102

See also

References

  1. ↑ Martz, Ron (March 11, 1977). "NASL considering adoption of indoor season approved". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1C. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ LeNoir, Bob (May 3, 1978). "NASL owners approve 1978 Indoor season approved". St. Petersburg Times. p. 5C. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Chick, Bob (March 29, 1976). "Indoor Kicks May Go Awry". Evening Independent. p. 1-C. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Martz, Ron (March 12, 1977). "Indoor soccer season approved". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1C. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ Meyer, John (January 28, 1978). "Diplomatic Debut For Jago". Evening Independent. p. 1-C. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Meyer, John (January 30, 1978). "Rowdies' Jago Proves Point". Evening Independent. p. 1-C. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tons of snow and ice cave in roof of Hartford Civic Center". The Deseret News. January 18, 1978. p. 1A. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ Schneider, Dick (February 1, 1978). "Express Coming To Lakeland May Bring Exhibition Games". Lakeland Ledger. p. 7D. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ Marcia Schallert, editor. (1979). 1979 Indoor Tournament match program. Tampa, FL. Tampa Bay Rowdies. p 32
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