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1975 Portland Timbers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Portland Timbers |
| season | [1975](1975-north-american-soccer-league-season) |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | WAL Vic Crowe |
| chairman | USA John Gilbertson |
| chrtitle | President |
| stadium | Civic Stadium |
| league | NASL |
| league result | **Division:** 1st |
| **Playoffs:** Soccer Bowl '75 | |
| cup1 | [U.S. Open Cup](1975-u-s-open-cup) |
| cup1 result | Did not enter |
| league topscorer | |
| ENG Peter Withe (16 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| ENG Peter Withe (18 goals) | |
| highest attendance | League: 27,310 |
| vs. SEA (Jul 26) | |
| All: 33,503 | |
| vs. STL (Aug 17) | |
| lowest attendance | 6,918 |
| vs. ROC (May 27) | |
| average attendance | League: 14,503 |
| All: 17,274 | |
| American | true |
| nextseason | [1976](1976-portland-timbers-season) |
Playoffs: Soccer Bowl '75 ENG Peter Withe (16 goals) ENG Peter Withe (18 goals) vs. SEA (Jul 26) All: 33,503 vs. STL (Aug 17) vs. ROC (May 27) All: 17,274
The 1975 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers, an expansion team in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Timbers first year of existence, the club won the Western Division title while amassing more points than any other club in the league. In the playoffs, the Timbers needed overtime to get past the Seattle Sounders and then defeated the St. Louis Stars en route to a berth in Soccer Bowl '75. Portland lost the championship game 2–0 to fellow expansion side Tampa Bay Rowdies at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California on August 24.
Squad
The 1975 squad
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North American Soccer League
Regular season
Western Division standings
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **Portland Timbers** | 22 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | **138** |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 22 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | **129** |
| 3 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 33 | +9 | **107** |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 28 | +10 | **99** |
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | **83** |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Source:
League results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1975 | Seattle Sounders | H | 0–1 | 6,913 | |
| May 7, 1975 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | H | 1–0 | 8,500 | Withe |
| May 11, 1975 | Denver Dynamos | A | 1–3 | 4,267 | Withe |
| May 16, 1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 2–0 | 7,815 | Powell, Betts |
| May 27, 1975 | Rochester Lancers | H | 3–2 (OT) | 6,918 | Godfrey, Withe, Anderson |
| May 30, 1975 | Chicago Sting | H | 2–0 | 9,526 | Withe, Anderson |
| June 7, 1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 3–2 (OT) | 11,335 | Day, Godfrey, Betts |
| June 14, 1975 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–2 | 17,889 | Kelly |
| June 18, 1975 | Dallas Tornado | H | 3–0 | 14,688 | Powell, Betts, Kelly |
| June 21, 1975 | San Antonio Thunder | H | 1–0 (OT) | 14,080 | Anderson |
| June 27, 1975 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 2–1 (OT) | 6,609 | Withe (2) |
| June 28, 1975 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 2–1 | 18,883 | Withe, Dangerfield |
| July 3, 1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2–1 | 18,278 | Betts, Dangerfield |
| July 8, 1975 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 4–1 | 17,765 | Withe, Betts, Kelly, Dangerfield |
| July 11, 1975 | Hartford Bicentennials | A | 3–1 | 2,582 | Day, Withe, Betts |
| July 12, 1975 | Boston Minutemen | A | 1–2 | 2,800 | Dangerfield |
| July 16, 1975 | New York Cosmos | A | 2–1 | 13,423 | Godfrey, Withe |
| July 19, 1975 | St. Louis Stars | A | 3–2 (OT) | 6,902 | Lynch, McLaren, Withe |
| July 26, 1975 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2–1 | 27,310 | Withe (2) |
| July 29, 1975 | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 3–2 | 23,003 | Withe (2), Powell |
| August 2, 1975 | Seattle Sounders | A | 2–3 (OT) | 17,925 | Powell, Withe |
| August 9, 1975 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 0–1 | 10,231 |
Source:
Postseason
Playoff bracket
Bracket
| score-width=25 | team-width=150px | RD1-seed1 = W1 | RD1-team1 = Portland Timbers | RD1-score1 = 2 | RD1-seed2 = W2 | RD1-team2 = Seattle Sounders | RD1-score2 = 1
| RD1-seed3 = C1 | RD1-team3 = St. Louis Stars | RD1-score3 = 1***(5)*** | RD1-seed4 = W3 | RD1-team4 = Los Angeles Aztecs | RD1-score4 = 1*(4)*
| RD1-seed5 = E2 | RD1-team5 = Miami Toros | RD1-score5 = 2 | RD1-seed6 = N1 | RD1-team6 = Boston Minutemen | RD1-score6 = 1
| RD1-seed7 = N2 | RD1-team7 = Toronto Metros-Croatia | RD1-score7 = 0 | RD1-seed8 = E1 | RD1-team8 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | RD1-score8 = 1
| RD2-seed1 = W1 | RD2-team1 = Portland Timbers | RD2-score1 = 1 | RD2-seed2 = C1 | RD2-team2 = St. Louis Stars | RD2-score2 = 0
| RD2-seed3 = E2 | RD2-team3 = Miami Toros | RD2-score3 = 0 | RD2-seed4 = E1 | RD2-team4 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | RD2-score4 = 3
| RD3-seed1 = W1 | RD3-team1 = Portland Timbers | RD3-score1 = 0 | RD3-seed2 = E1 | RD3-team2 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | RD3-score2 = 2
Playoff results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 1975 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2–1 (OT) | 31,523 | Powell, Betts |
| August 17, 1975 | St. Louis Stars | H | 1–0 | 33,503 | Withe |
| August 24, 1975 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | N | 0–2 | 17,009 |
Source:
References
References
- "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys.
- "The Year in American Soccer – 1975". American Soccer History Archives.
- "1975 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page.
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