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1978 Portland Timbers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Portland Timbers |
| season | [1978](1978-north-american-soccer-league-season) |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | ENG Don Megson |
| chairman | Oregon Soccer, Inc. |
| chrtitle | Owner |
| stadium | Civic Stadium |
| league | NASL |
| league result | **Division:** 2nd |
| **Playoffs:** National Conference final | |
| cup1 | [U.S. Open Cup](1978-u-s-open-cup) |
| cup1 result | Did not enter |
| league topscorer | |
| BER Clyde Best (12 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| BER Clyde Best (14 goals) | |
| highest attendance | League: 23,536 |
| vs. VAN (Jul 21) | |
| All: 24,515 | |
| vs. NYC (Aug 18) | |
| lowest attendance | 6,495 |
| vs. COL (Apr 19) | |
| average attendance | League: 11,803 |
| All: 12,902 | |
| American | true |
| prevseason | [1977](1977-portland-timbers-season) |
| nextseason | [1979](1979-portland-timbers-season) |
Playoffs: National Conference final BER Clyde Best (12 goals) BER Clyde Best (14 goals) vs. VAN (Jul 21) All: 24,515 vs. NYC (Aug 18) vs. COL (Apr 19) All: 12,902
The 1978 Portland Timbers season was the fourth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.
Squad
The 1978 squad
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North American Soccer League
Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 1978 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–1 | ||
| March 19, 1978 | Colorado Caribous | H | 2–0 | 7,877 | Scullion, Roboostoff |
| March 25, 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1–2 | Bain |
Regular season
National Conference, Western Division standings
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 30 | 24 | 6 | 68 | 29 | +39 | **199** |
| 2 | **Portland Timbers** | 30 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 36 | +14 | **167** |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 45 | +5 | **138** |
| 4 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 30 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 69 | −33 | **88** |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 1978 | California Surf | A | 0–1 | 15,206 | |
| April 8, 1978 | Oakland Stompers | H | 1–0 | 10,554 | Roboostoff |
| April 15, 1978 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2–3 | 8,355 | Best (2) |
| April 19, 1978 | Colorado Caribous | H | 2–1 | 6,495 | Scullion (2) |
| April 22, 1978 | Rochester Lancers | H | 3–2 (OT) | 8,667 | Bain, Scullion, Anderson |
| April 29, 1978 | San Diego Sockers | A | 3–5 | 3,830 | Gant, Best, Scullion |
| May 3, 1978 | California Surf | H | 2*–1 (OT) | 8,328 | Seale |
| May 7, 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 0–1 | 13,155 | |
| May 10, 1978 | Detroit Express | A | 1–0 | 6,729 | Howard |
| May 13, 1978 | Memphis Rogues | H | 1–0 | 6,955 | Flater |
| May 17, 1978 | New York Cosmos | H | 2*–1 (OT) | 12,484 | Best |
| May 20, 1978 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 3–2 | 13,856 | Bain, Best, Flater |
| May 24, 1978 | Washington Diplomats | H | 2*–1 (OT) | 10,558 | Bain |
| May 29, 1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 4–1 | 5,206 | Seale, Best, Scullion, Flater |
| June 7, 1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 1–0 | 9,054 | Conway |
| June 10, 1978 | Seattle Sounders | H | 1*–0 (OT) | 15,526 | |
| June 16, 1978 | New England Tea Men | H | 2*–1 (OT) | 14,615 | Scullion |
| June 21, 1978 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 0–2 | 13,777 | |
| June 24, 1978 | Washington Diplomats | A | 1–2 | 10,816 | Best |
| June 28, 1978 | Rochester Lancers | A | 1–0 | 5,025 | McNeill |
| June 30, 1978 | Minnesota Kicks | H | 1–0 | 14,125 | Best |
| July 4, 1978 | Oakland Stompers | A | 1–0 | 15,890 | Flater |
| July 7, 1978 | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 5–1 | 15,827 | Best, Scullion, Anderson, Flater (2) |
| July 13, 1978 | Tulsa Roughnecks | A | 0–1 | 9,620 | |
| July 15, 1978 | Dallas Tornado | A | 3–1 | 6,388 | Seale, Best, Flater |
| July 19, 1978 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | A | 1–3 | 6,490 | Best |
| July 21, 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 0–2 | 23,536 | |
| July 25, 1978 | Dallas Tornado | H | 2–1 | 11,971 | Gant, Anderson |
| July 31, 1978 | Seattle Sounders | A | 2–3 (OT) | 22,042 | Gant, Best |
| August 2, 1978 | Colorado Caribous | A | 3–1 | 8,638 | Bain (3) |
***** = Shootout win Source:
Postseason
Playoff bracket
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= Portland Timbers (OT) | RD1-score1= 2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= Washington Diplomats | RD1-score2= 1
| team-width=170px | leg-width=25px | score-width=25px
| RD1-team1= Portland Timbers | RD1-score1-1= 1 | RD1-score1-2= 2 | RD1-score1-agg=— | RD1-team2= Vancouver Whitecaps | RD1-score2-1= 0 | RD1-score2-2= 1 | RD1-score2-agg=—
| RD1-team3= Minnesota Kicks | RD1-score3-1= 9 | RD1-score3-2= 0 | RD1-score3-agg= 0 | RD1-team4= New York Cosmos (MG) | RD1-score4-1= 2 | RD1-score4-2= 4 | RD1-score4-agg= 1
| RD1-team5= Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (MG) | RD1-score5-1= 4* | RD1-score5-2= 0 | RD1-score5-agg= 1 | RD1-team6= Detroit Express | RD1-score6-1= 3 | RD1-score6-2= 1 | RD1-score6-agg= 0
| RD1-team7= San Diego Sockers | RD1-score7-1= 0 | RD1-score7-2= 2 | RD1-score7-agg= 0 | RD1-team8= Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) | RD1-score8-1= 1 | RD1-score8-2= 1 | RD1-score8-agg= 1
| RD2-team1= Portland Timbers | RD2-score1-1= 0 | RD2-score1-2= 0 | RD2-score1-agg= — | RD2-team2= New York Cosmos | RD2-score2-1= 1 | RD2-score2-2= 5 | RD2-score2-agg=—
| RD2-team3= Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | RD2-score3-1= 3 | RD2-score3-2= 1 | RD2-score3-agg= 0 | RD2-team4= Tampa Bay Rowdies (MG) | RD2-score4-1= 2 | RD2-score4-2= 3 | RD2-score4-agg= 1
| RD3-team1= New York Cosmos | RD3-score1= 3 | RD3-team2= Tampa Bay Rowdies | RD3-score2= 1 ***** = Shootout win; MG = Series decided by 30-minute mini-game (score of mini-game in 3rd column) Source:
Playoff results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 1978 | Washington Diplomats | H | 2–1 (OT) | 14,230 | Bain, McNeill |
| August 12, 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 1–0 | 16,437 | Best |
| August 16, 1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 2–1 | 32,266 | Best, Anderson |
| August 18, 1978 | New York Cosmos | H | 0–1 | 24,515 | |
| August 23, 1978 | New York Cosmos | A | 0–5 | 65,287 |
Source:
International friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1978 | Galasca (Guatemala) | H | 5–0 | 6,715 | Scullion (2), Gant, Flater (2) |
| June 1, 1978 | Bristol City F.C. | H | 0–1 | 8,038 |
References
References
- "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys.
- "The Year in American Soccer – 1978". American Soccer History Archives.
- "1978 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page.
- "NASL-North American Soccer League Jerseys".
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