1981 Carolina Lightnin' Roster
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 16-9-3 - 127 points
Finishing 1st in the ASL
Won Championship
Coach: Rodney Marsh (16-9-3)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
1981 Carolina Lightnin' StatisticsTeam Record: 16-9-3 - 127 points
Finishing 1st in the ASL
Won Championship
Coach: Rodney Marsh (16-9-3)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
The Carolina Lightnin' of the American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 16 wins and 9 losses and 3 ties for 127 points finishing first in the ASL.
Carolina recorded 46 goals and allowed 31. Tony Suarez scored 15 goals for the Lightnin', and Mal Roche tallied five or more as well. Don Tobin recorded 7 assists.
Rodney Marsh coached the team. The 1981 Carolina Lightnin' won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Avila | F | September 11, 1958 | 5'9" | 160 | Cartagena, Colombia |
| David Blum | D | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| George Borg | M | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Pat Fidelia | F | April 16, 1959 | 5'9" | 170 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Joey Fink | F,M | July 31, 1951 | 5'11" | 165 | Ridgewood, NJ |
| Bill Finneyfrock | G | 6'0" | 180 | Lakewood, NJ | |
| Santiago Formoso | D | July 4, 1953 | 5'9" | 140 | Vigo, Spain |
| Rick Garrett | F | ||||
| Sandje Ivanchukov | D | June 23, 1960 | 5'9" | 150 | Howell Township, NY |
| Marwan Kamaruddin | M | ||||
| Redmond Lane | M | April 21, 1956 | 5'8" | 148 | Cork City, Ireland |
| Curtis Leeper | D,M,F | December 28, 1955 | 5'11" | 165 | Lebanon, PA |
| Scott Manning | G | September 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 170 | Rochester, NY |
| Rick Marvin | D | ||||
| Gerry McKeown | M | ||||
| Len Mercurio | M | December 20, 1958 | 5'8" | 154 | Palermo, Italy |
| Stuart Metcalfe | , England | ||||
| Aleks Mihailovich | M | 5'8" | 145 | , Yugoslavia | |
| Kevin Murphy | D | July 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Trenton, NJ |
| Manny Neves | M,F | April 13, 1960 | 5'7" | 140 | Azores, Portugal |
| Hugh O'Neill | F,M | July 16, 1954 | 5'11" | 160 | Kearney, NJ |
| Andy Papoulias | M | June 4, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | , Greece |
| Dave Philpotts | D | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Dave Pierce | D | October 19, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Denville, NJ |
| Dave Power | D | March 5, 1954 | 5'8" | 155 | Liverpool, England |
| Mal Roche | F | September 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Coventry, England |
| Steve Scott | F/M | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Derek Smethurst | F | October 24, 1947 | 6'1" | 165 | Durban, South Africa |
| Tony Suarez | F/M | February 2, 1956 | 5'11" | 160 | Havana, Cuba |
| Don Tobin | M,F | November 1, 1955 | 5'8" | 150 | Liverpool, England |
